Dealing with Anxiety and Overthinking

Anxiety is a power that makes you sees things you want to avoid, but instead becomes its own self-fulfilling prophecy. What it aims to avoid actually ends up happening instead.

Something I've been realizing more and more recently is how much my anxiety shoots up whenever I'm thinking or doing something I care so much about. I tend to overthink, overanalyze, and wonder too much whether I'm doing things right.

The truth is, I want to be the best and I want what's best for things or for the people I care for.

But then my anxiety takes over and I end up doing all the wrong things. I get too caught up with what I'm doing, and I lose sight of the things that are more important.

I recently watched Inside Out 2 and this character in the film named Anxiety sounds pretty much like the voice in my head when I start to overthink and overanalyze.

Anxiety just takes over my brain and I see things in the future I want to avoid.

Anxiety is a power that makes you see things you want to avoid but instead becomes its own self-fulfilling prophecy. What it aims to avoid actually ends up happening instead.

Over the years I've observed this about myself and while I've been able to take hold of it in certain situations, I've had to relearn and practice it when new situations come up.

The main key I'm finding today that helps me reign over my anxiety is this prayer,

"Lord, I know You want what's best for this. So I leave it up to You. Show me what to do."

Whenever I sense anxious thoughts - and it often feels like a wave of thoughts that comes running in and my mind starts working on overdrive - I am able to relax when I remember that to be the best for the people and the things I care so much about, I need to surrender to the Lord and let Him guide my actions.

When it's Him guiding my actions, I know that the best outcome can happen.

When I let Him lead me and guide me in making the decisions, I know the best things can come to pass.

Nothing will be in vain and wasted.

This kind of mindset shuts off all the anxiety and overthinking that tries to ride my brain because now, I don't have control over the situation. Instead, I let GOD take control of the situation.

And that's how I can be the best for the people and the things that I care for.

Letting GOD take the reins and letting Him do the work.

And GOD gets all the glory!

"Lord, I know You want what's best for this. So I leave it up to You. Show me what to do."