Kabhi notice kiya hai — jab problem chhoti hoti hai, tab bhi dimaag use bada bana deta hai?
Ek baat sochni hoti hai, lekin dimaag usi baat ke 10 possible negative versions bana leta hai.
Isi process ko hum overthinking kehte hain.
ye sirf “zyada sochna” nahi hai, balki ye dimaag ka self-protection mechanism hai jo kabhi-kabhi overactive ho jaata hai.
Psychology ke hisaab se, overthinking ke peeche kuch gehre mental reasons hote hain.
Psychology ke hisaab se overthinking ke 5 main reasons hote hain:
1.Fear of future (Bhavishya ka dar)
Human brain ko uncertainty pasand nahi hoti.
Jab future clear nahi hota, to dimaag assume kar leta hai ki kuch bura ho sakta hai.
Isliye brain sochta hai:
- Agar main pehle hi sab negative imagine kar loon, to shock kam lagega.
- Agar main har outcome soch loon, to control mere haath me rahega.
Lekin yahin se overthinking shuru hoti hai.
Dimaag problem solve karne ke bajay problem repeat karne lagta hai.
Overthinking ka matlab hota hai:
“Main future ko soch-soch kar secure karna chahta hoon.”
2. Past ka emotional load
Jo emotional pain humne kabhi properly process nahi kiya, wo dimaag me loop ban jaata hai.
Purani baatein jaise:
- failure
- rejection
- guilt
- regret
Ye sab dimaag me stored rehti hain.
Jab bhi similar situation aati hai, brain kehta hai:
“Ruk, pichhli baar dard hua tha… iss baar galti nahi honi chahiye.”
Isliye dimaag:
- purani baat yaad karta hai
- naye scenario ke saath compare karta hai
- phir usi par atak jaata hai
Overthinking asal me past ka unfinished emotional kaam hota hai.
3. Need for perfection
Bahut log sochte hain:
“Mujhe best decision lena hai.”
Lekin problem ye hai ki perfect decision naam ki koi cheez hoti hi nahi
Perfectionist log:
- har angle sochte hain
- har risk analyse karte hain
- phir bhi satisfied nahi hote
Isliye decision lene ke baad bhi dimaag bolta rehta hai:
- Aur better ho sakta tha
- Kahin kuch miss to nahi ho gaya?
Perfectionism overthinking ko janam deta hai, kyunki dimaag approval chahta hai, peace nahi.
4. Low emotional clarity
Jab hum clearly nahi jaante ki:
- hume gussa aa raha hai
- ya dar lag raha hai
- ya dukh hai
To feelings thoughts ban jaati hain.
Unexpressed emotions = repetitive thoughts
Isliye:
- jo baat mehsoos karni thi, wo sochi ja rahi hai
- jo baat kehni thi, wo dimaag me ghoom rahi hai
Overthinking ek signal hoti hai ki aap apni feelings ignore kar rahe ho.
5. Low Self-Trust
Jab hum apni decision-making ability par trust nahi karte, to har decision ke baad self-questioning shuru ho jaati hai.
Dimaag poochta rehta hai:
- Sahi kiya ya galat?
- Log kya sochenge?
- Agar fail ho gaya to?
Ye doubt dheere-dheere overthinking me badal jaata hai.
Overthinking ka ek hidden reason hota hai:
“Mujhe khud par bharosa kam hai.”
Brain Level Par Kya Hota Hai?
Overthinking me brain ka thinking part (prefrontal cortex) zyada active ho jaata hai.
Ye part normally planning aur analysis ke liye hota hai.
Lekin jab ye overactive hota hai:
- brain danger detect karta hai jab danger hota hi nahi
- body stress mode me chali jaati hai
Isliye overthinker ko:
- restlessness
- anxiety
- neend ki problem
mehsoos hoti hai.
Important Reality Check
Overthinking weak log nahi karte.
Zyada tar :
- sensitive
- responsible
- emotionally aware
- intelligent log karte hain
Bas problem tab hoti hai jab soch action me convert na ho.
Ye aapki kamzori nahi hai.
Ye is baat ka proof hai ki aap deeply sochte ho.
Solution ye nahi ki sochna band kar do,
solution ye hai ki soch ko clarity aur action ki direction do.
Jab aap feelings ko samajhne, accept karne aur express karne lagte ho —
overthinking dheere-dheere khud kam hone lagti hai.