Post-Event Overthinking: The Mental Detox You Never Learned

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Since the last article discussed mental psoriasis (overthinking), I want to address a specific overthinking issue that steals time and attention; one that I’m sure is common, but that no one talks about.

Imagine this: 

You just finished an important presentation in front of hundreds of people. You exit the stage you were speaking on and leave the speaker’s room. As you walk/drive back to your dorm/house, you remember there’s another big deadline you have to meet that’s looming. So, you sit down at your desk and open your laptop, ready to finish this assignment…but something’s fogging your focus.

Every line you said, every reaction from the audience, and every stutter during the presentation won’t stop playing on repeat in your mind. You focus on trying to dispel these thoughts, believing that – with enough effort – they’ll go away. But they don’t…until suddenly, you realize that way too much time has passed, and you still haven’t made any progress meeting your next deadline

As a high-achiever who also has an introverted nature, this happens to me way too much. The moment the event ends, my mind stays in the presentation or meeting. In these specific moments, I become very frustrated with my overthinking: the worst part isn’t the overthinking itself, but feeling trapped in the moment I am desperately trying to move past. However, as stated in my psoriasis article, there is a way to mitigate this habit…

In part 2, I’ll tell you exactly how.

To be continued :)

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