Lately, I’ve been living in my head a lot. I’m always overthinking; I think about every single thing, and it’s ruining my life. I just want to live without this constant anxiety and stay present. I’ve become so negative; the first thought that comes to mind in any situation is always incredibly negative.
I wasn’t like this before. It’s been this way for a year now (possibly triggered by my breakup & cutting people out of my life and with that taking a gap year too before college).
I hate how I’m constantly comparing myself to others, feeling as though if someone else gains something, I must be losing something.
I hate being this way.
Books help me think better. Plz suggest me something.
by curiositical_one
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Sounds like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy would be perfect. One of the key lessons of CBT is understanding what are called cognitive distortions—a in which our thinking is skewed, creating an unnecessarily intense emotional response.
My go to recommendation is to pick up a copy of David Burns’ classic, Feeling Good, and read the first few chapters to cover this topic (51 pages or so; don’t let the size of the book put you off). If you’d like to read more afterward, then chapters specific to issues you’d like to address are there but not necessary.
For another approach to CBT, I recommend How to Think Like a Roman Emperor by Donald Robertson. He blends Stoic philosophy (which greatly influenced the cognitive therapies) with CBT in an accessible and broadly applicable way.
If you have access and means to seek therapy professionally, I’d recommend that as well.
Thanks for the recommendations🌷
Ans yess, I feel the need of therapy too.