Lately, I’ve noticed that my mind just keeps spinning even after something as small as a casual conversation. For example, I’ll meet someone, and afterward I’ll replay the entire chat in my head wondering if I said anything weird, or if I came off the wrong way. It’s not just that—it could be sending an email, making a choice at the grocery store, or how I responded to a message. I end up sitting with this low-level anxiety and second-guessing things I’ve already done.
It’s not that anything catastrophic happens, and no one ever says anything to make me feel bad about it. But it’s exhausting mentally. I'm not trying to "fix" everything or be perfect—I just want to understand how to quiet that internal monologue a bit. Has anyone found a simple, consistent way to not spiral into thinking loops over things that aren't even real problems?
I can relate to how tiring it can be to ruminate; I’ve been down that same thought loop, especially when I was in law school. What I did to help was to build some boundaries in my mind, or to offload some work to mitigate stress overall. For example, I used law assignment writing services to get rid of some academic stress, but with everyday anxiety, I started to lessen my decisions, especially on small things, and lean into mindfulness, and that helped with my other forms of anxiety. Never forget, you are not alone.