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Is there a nootropic that will stop me from over analyzing everything? I know that there is nothing wrong with analyzing things and thinking critically about the ideas we encounter in life.
But this has led me to avoid leaving the house or being around people. I don't have anxiety. But I over think everything. If someone invites me to hang out with them, I spend a long time thinking about whether I want to go. Or if they ask me what I want to do, I will spend a lot of time thinking about it. And if I can't think of anything that interests me, I will make an excuse not to go. Or sometimes I will make plans to hang out with someone, but by the time I have showered and gotten dressed, I will already be bored with the thought of whatever it is we were going to do, and I regret even making plans.
At work I will hesitate before approaching someone because I am wondering if they are busy or not, or if they are in a good mood or not. Or I will think that whatever I have to say is not important enough that it merits interrupting them.
If I see a pretty girl, I will get excited and imagine myself talking to her. But then I start to think about what it will be like to meet her parents, or her family, or what our life would be like together. And then I start thinking about the reasons why it would never work. About how we have nothing in common, or how our political beliefs might be different, or if she would want children or not- this before even talking to her- and then eventually I get bored with the idea and move on to something else.
Sometimes people will drop by the house to see my parents. And I will get stuck thinking "Should I go out to greet them right away, or should I wait a little while longer". So I will eventually wait. And then my parents will come to tell me that "so and so" is here, that I should go say hello to them. But then I will get stuck, and I will wait, not wanting to appear to eager to see them. And then eventually more time passes, and then I think to myself, "I should have greeted them right away. Now I will be in the awkward position of being the last person to show up in the living room, and all attention will be on me. And they will probably asking me too many questions about my life, etc." So then I eventually end up not leaving my room.
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