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How to stop overthinking?

Asmita Karanje
5 min readSep 22, 2019

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If your mind is wandering into a gazillion thoughts, can you keep calm?

Do you often feel you are reading in-between-the-lines lately when it is not required? Do you get easily stressed about small things? Do you regularly innovate fears where there is no real need? Sounds a lot like your mom, huh! But, it applies to anyone really who has been a victim of overthinking.

Sometimes it’s just the workload be it personally or professionally that doesn’t let you soak in and absorb everything that is happening around you, that leads to overthinking. Whatever be your reason we all as human are wired to worry. But more than the problem I am going to focus on the solution in this article.

Here’s what I do to unwind and calm those nerves

1. Declutter the space around you, Dust the furniture, vacuum clean and Light a candle

If you are a Marie Kondo fan, you’d already know the benefits of a clean space but if you aren’t then let me explain. A clean and tidy space helps to organise your thoughts as well. A lot of it is to do with what you see and how that makes you feel. So a clean house, organised wardrobes and a spotless place resonate good vibes and positive energy. When you sort your physical surroundings, it helps to…

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Asmita Karanje
Asmita Karanje

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