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Overthinking patterns

How much your mind loops on the past, the future, and decisions — and which kind of looping is loudest.

Thinking styleactivelow riskmedium

Time

5 minutes

Prompts

12 prompts

Tone

reflective

Use

Written for this app for self-reflection; not a validated psychological instrument.

1. I replay conversations in my head long after they end.

2. I imagine worst-case scenarios before they happen.

3. I struggle with small decisions because I keep weighing options.

4. I go over past mistakes again and again.

5. I lie awake thinking about things I need to deal with.

6. I ask several people for their opinion before deciding.

7. I find it hard to let go of something embarrassing I did.

8. I mentally rehearse conversations that may never happen.

9. After deciding, I keep wondering whether I chose wrong.

10. I analyse why I feel the way I do without reaching an answer.

11. Worrying about something feels like I am doing something about it.

12. I keep researching long after it stops helping.

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