Overthinking is like quicksand. The more you fight it, the deeper you sink. Worry and fear flood your mind. Even simple situations can seem complicated when they are filtered through overthinking. Instead of protecting you from a potential problem or helping one to solve a real challenge, overthinking stresses you out, leaves you anxious and depletes your energy supply. It can also cause tension headaches and other physical problems, drain your emotional joy and strain relationships with its confusion-causing force. The Overthinker’s Loop It usually starts with a single thought, perhaps a brief worry about something or an issue you need to make a decision on. But instead of thinking…