for so long i thought overthinking was protecting me. like if i analysed every conversation, prepared for every worst case scenario and stayed “one step ahead”, somehow nothing bad could happen to me. but all it really did was make me anxious all the tim i used to carry situations in my mind that hadn’t even happened yet. trying to control people’s opinions of me, trying to predict the future, trying to avoid disappointment before life had even played out and honestly it was exhausting peace started finding me when i realised not everything needs to be solved immediately. not every unanswered text means something bad. not every delay means failure. not every moment of uncertainty needs panic attached to it some things are out of your hands and that’s okay you do not have to carry every possible outcome at once. you are allowed to trust that no matter what happens, you’ll handle it when you get there your reminder to: stop ruining the present trying to control a future you haven’t...