Are You An Overthinker? 4 Tangible Tips To Stop, From A Mindset Coach 

So many of us are overthinkers, especially when things are uncertain—and since we don't have control over anything outside of us, we tend to worry our days away trying to maintain control of our inner world.

I used to suffer from constant overthinking. A couple of years ago, I found myself rabbit-holing down a deep, dark path of doomsday predictions. From potential tsunamis to meteor strikes, to losing everything I'd worked for, every day was filled with, "What's going to rear its ugly head today and try to harm us?"

Manipulated by my own fear, I told myself I was being prepared and educating myself, not realizing this was worry that manifested into a preparation project.

To stop the worry, I started to turn to my spirituality and daily routine. Practicing mindfulness and compassion was key to transforming that fear into faith.

We may feel hopeless and powerless against the negative forces in the world, but we have more power than we've been taught to believe. As spiritual author Wayne Dyer once said, "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."

Our thoughts are powerful directives. They will either help us or hurt us, depending on where we give our attention. The mind will analyze, judge, blame, and try to make sense of the world, but your heart trusts, allows, and loves.

Instead of focusing on changing the world, you can change your thoughts about the world, and this happens when we drop from our head into our heart. It's often been said that our thoughts create our outcome, so if this is the case, we must ask ourselves what we are thinking and projecting about a situation.

Instead of resisting things in your life you don't like, channel all the energy into assisting. Where can you help others and turn your pain into purpose? Go inward and ask yourself, "What is coming up for me, and how can I channel this energy into support for others?"

You can stabilize your focus by assisting others and helping those in need. Sometimes we don't have control of what is happening, but we can take a step to help the collective and the planet.

It was Deepak Chopra who said, "If you and I are having a single thought of violence or hatred against anyone in the world at this moment, we are contributing to the wounding of the world."

When the world seems upside down and nothing makes sense, it can be so easy to fall into judgment and blame. With so much angst, there can be a lot of separation.

Look at what's triggering you and causing you distress. Hold up the energetic mirror and ask yourself, "How is this showing me what I need to heal within myself?" Your external world is a reflection of your internal state, mirroring the deepest truths of your soul. Use this time to recognize all areas, relationships, and situations that feel strained.

You have a divine assignment not to take things personally. Look at who and what is triggering you and what it is bringing up for you. When you feel your feelings, you release them, and as you do, you connect to the deeper message they can bring.

We can choose peace, but it must start on the inside. You can access freedom from fear right here and now. No matter what is happening outside of you in the world, you can be calm in the chaos as your inner world is the only world you truly have control over.