Thinking too much

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I think all day every day. I'm constantly thinking. I think when I'm talking, reading, writing, watching T.V. no matter what I'm doing I'm thinking. I think about anything and everything, everything and nothing I think about thinking I think while I'm thinking. I constantly have thoughts running through my head ALL day. I can't stop, I sometimes get headaches from thinking so much. I will think about a conversation that I may have with someone before said conversation ever happens. Simply put, I can't stop thinking and it's driving me insane.
I don't feel anything is wrong with me I'm simply wondering if it's normal to think so much or why I think so much

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  • Summerlove87
    12 years ago

    I do it too. I wish I could stop.

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  • Chillpill
    12 years ago

    I'm not sure how much thinking is normal, but imo there could be such a thing as too much. If your mind's always busy thinking, does it allow you to take in new information, new impressions and more importantly are you able to really live in the moment and enjoy it?
    I have quite an active mind, too, but sometimes I just zone out for a bit. Idk if that's normal lol. If you're unable to switch off, have you thought of doing meditation or relaxation exercises, just 5-10 mins a day, just to try to clear your head a bit. You might find that it's good to take a break, to just breathe and be.

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    • darthsomething
      12 years ago

      Trust me I've tried meditation, self hypnotism and anything else I could think of. When I sit in an empty house with no noise and I try to clear my mind... Then I start thinking about 'How does one clear the mind' I've never been able to just stop thinking so I honestly don't know how to do so. It's gotten to the point where I have full on conversations with myself in my head. And when I'm home alone I speak my mind and will just talk and talk and talk, sometimes I answer myself or cut myself off. I'm able to think about two things at the same time. I can even sing and talk in my head at the same time. It's like a thought within a thought. It's gotten to the point where I'm thinking about just going and seeing a psychiatrist about it. Give me something to help me stop thinking or at least tell me why I think so much.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Me too. I'd like a SHUT THE FUCK UP BUTTON to shut it off. I don't know why I think all the time either, I just do.

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  • kingboo
    12 years ago

    I do it too , its freakin annoyin' . It needs to stop .

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  • Rhuarc
    12 years ago

    Anyone who stops thinking is dead.

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  • joybird
    12 years ago

    I'm exactly like that. I think all the time and it always amazes me that my husband and son can just 'think blank' as in 'nothing'. However, no matter how much I think about things I find there's not enough time to get everything done. I just put it down to being a perfectionist and never considered having anything wrong. But, if I start weeding the garden in the morning I can look up and it is night time, I've been so engrossed that I forget to eat or even go to the bathroom!

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  • krazykat1980
    12 years ago

    ADHD or depression can both cause racing thoughts... mine is ADHD.... can't get to sleep because your brain won't shut up... cool description I read once was something about it's like having a radio tuned into hundreds of channels at once and no volume control. And even if you can concentrate that doesn't mean you don't have ADD... I can read for 6hrs straight no problem.

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  • Chillpill
    12 years ago

    ok, I'm not sure I completely understand your situation. How long has it been going on? Is it getting worse? You mention writing, is this a journal where you write down your thoughts to get some relief? When writing, what kind of other thoughts cross your mind? Do you have several trains of thought going on at the same time or is it a quick-fire succession of random thoughts? Can you focus on one thought at a time or do others intrude?

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    • darthsomething
      12 years ago

      No I don't write down what I think, those were just some activities I do that came to mind while typing this up. But to answer you're question, when writing I will think about what I'm writing, well depending on what I'm writing yes sometimes I do write down what I'm thinking which doesn't work well because it doesn't make sense and nothing is in order. For example, I've typed this three times just because things were out of order and it didn't make sense. I'll be writing something then something new will pop into my head and I'll write that but then something related to my previous thought will pop up so I'll erase/delete and go back to write that in. This happens with anything I'm writing about. And both actually, sometimes it's in-depth with only a few things or I'll start off thinking about a table then one thought will lead to another and I'll some how end up thinking about death (just as an exapmle). I can focus on one single thought, but not for very long before I start thinking about something else. This could be why I don't remember my dreams, or when I do they make no sense what so ever but seem natural because it's natural thought process for me. That's about as well as I can explain it. As for it getting worse, over the past few years yes, but it's seems to be stable and not getting any worse these past like 6 months.

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      • Chillpill
        12 years ago

        idk it's very different from the way I think. I sometimes get "sucked in" by my thoughts or imagination, but it's a lot more reflective and emotional (like remembering things), not racing and abstract.
        it sounds like your thoughts are racing ahead of themselves and you're having trouble keeping up with them. Krazykat might be right about ADHD. I'm not too familiar with it, but found a test you can do online (http://psychcentral.com/addquiz.htm) I hope this will help you find out more. Also make sure you get enough sleep as that should help with thought processing. If this keeps bothering you too much, seeing a specialist would be a good idea.

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  • Ldizzy1234
    12 years ago

    I do it too. And I think I think too hard sometimes to the point where I speak, and nobody understands what the hell I'm talking about!?!?! I used to know this girl back in HS who used to always say to me, "Damn girl, you need to write this shit down! Thats some deep shit right there." And I swear, I don't take anything, unless its prescribed.

    My mind is always going. Flashing thoughts constantly! Especially when I'm in bed. And there's times I'll be at work doing one thing, but I'll be thinking about another. And if I do think about the one thing that I'm doing, it's so intense! It's like extreme concentration. And I pay too close attention to the details, that it ends up looking like I'm a perfectionist but really I'm not.

    I think about yesterday, I think about six months ago, I think about 3 years ago, 10 years ago, I think about today, An hour ago, 4 hours ago, 10 minutes ago, And I'm wondering about tomorrow right now, and if I'm gonna fall asleep tonight.

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