There are a lot of things that happen to me that I can't just let roll of my back. But I wish I could. Some people are so good at that. Things happen, they take it in, and they move on. But not me, I carry it with me forever. I once overheard a coworker…
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I’m Terrified Of Getting Old
This may be a weird thing to admit, but when I was younger I always had a hard time picturing my future. Like I never thought I'd make it this far. Maybe I'd die young and leave a bittersweet memory, maybe I'd just vanish. But here I am, about to be 27 years old, with…
Offering Advice To Complainers
We'll just start with: don't. If you've ever watched Parks and Rec (spoilerrrrrr) - remember when Anne was pregnant and Chris kept offering her one thousand solutions when all she wanted was for him to be like "that sucks." I'm a lot like Anne in that way. Mostly because I'm an overthinker, so if I…
Comprehending The Randomness Of Life
I'm an overthinker which sometimes leads to me being stuck in this rut of confusion because I can't comprehend life. I can't comprehend death. I just don't get it. As yesterday was 9/11, I read this article. And watched a video that included a lot of audio from the day. The correspondence from plane to airports,…
Dealing With Embarrassment
I'm embarrassed all the time. And when I get embarrassed, it never leaves my mind. Most recently I've had days where everything is going right and I'm so thrilled and then one little thing will happen that throws the whole day off. Like when someone scolded me for dragging some chairs on "historical" floors or…
When Stress Becomes Too Much
Do you ever just become one big ball of stress? Like every daily activity just comes with new stresses to add to the old stresses? I always find these things tend to pop up when I've let my guard down and things have been going well for a while. Then all of a sudden things…
What You Don’t Know About Overthinkers
A lot of people say they're an overthinker, kind of like the way people casually and incorrectly say they have OCD. Like you may think a lot, but do you truly know what an overthinker goes through? I'm pretty introverted and socially awkward - I have not always been this way, but it's something I…