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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Ellie-Mae Hammond

A Neuroscientist Told Me to "Let It Be"—and The Mental Reframe Taught Me a Lot About Joy, Anxiety and Control

Overthinking the small stuff.

How do you stop overanalysing? It is a question I’ve asked therapists - and my own brain - way too many times. Overthinking is, frankly, second nature to me, with even the smallest wins getting a full post-mortem before I can enjoy them. A perfectly lovely moment, a great date, a kind text, a small win at work - gets stretched, twisted, and examined from every angle until it’s been scrutinised within an inch of its life.

​Was I too enthusiastic? Did they really mean that? What was that tone of voice? I can’t just let a good thing be… good.

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