A lot of us overthink every situation in front of us on a daily basis and that leads to us making up situations in our head about things that haven't even happened. Most often than not, this leads to us being unhappy or anxious and keeps us aloof from the events taking place right in front of us. In the process, it can affect our mental health more than we realise leading us to forget about being in the moment and enjoy life as we know it. 

Devina Kaur, a radio host, producer, and the author of Too Fat Too Loud Too Ambitious shares a few tips that you can keep in mind if you have a habit of overthinking and wish to put a stop to it.

Know yourself
It is always encouraged to take time off the world and indulge more in ourselves and our thoughts. Spending time with our thoughts is essential to knowing ourselves better but diving into them more than necessary can become unhealthy. Overthinking can be addictive and it can be challenging to force yourself to stop it altogether and all at once but you can make efforts to know and understand your thoughts. Once we understand our train of thoughts and how much we spend time with our thoughts, we can start by discerning them into productive versus unfruitful ones. We can then make better mindful choices.