overthinking isn't a thinking problem (it's your brain doing the opposite of what you told it to)

overthinking isn't a thinking problem. it's a predictable system error, and it has a name. covered in this one: Daniel Wegner's 1987 "white bear" experiment and ironic process theory (why trying not to think about something backfires), Susan Nolen-Hoeksema's distinction between reflection and rumination, and Ethan Kross's research on how switching from "I" to your own name changes the actual stress response to a thought. — new videos daily #Overthinking #HowToStopOverthinking #Rumination #IronicProcessTheory #Psychology #MentalHealth #SelfImprovement #PersonalGrowth #BecomingHer #OpenTabs #RealTalk #Unfiltered