LATE BLOOMERS OVERTHINKING OLYMPICS: Why your brain won't shut up (and what to do about it!)
Sep 24, 2025
Dive into the Overthinking Olympics, where insomnia, worst-case scenarios, and decision paralysis take center stage. Discover how ADHD fuels racing thoughts and leads to social anxiety. Rich and Rox explore the toll of overthinking on relationships and happiness, revealing the perfectionism trap. Packed with humor and relatable insights, they offer practical strategies like journaling, movement, and grounding techniques to escape the mental spiral. It's a refreshing blend of lightheartedness and hope for anyone looking to quiet their mind.
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Social Gymnastics Anxiety
- Rich calls the Social Gymnastics Floor Routine the knot-tying before, during and after social events.
- He lists pre-event worries, in-event self-monitoring, and post-event replay of every social interaction.
ADHD Wiring Fuels Overthinking
- Rox links ADHD wiring to racing thoughts and internalised hyperactivity, especially in women.
- She notes many people with ADHD also experience anxiety, which fuels overthinking.
Anxiety, Safety Seeking, Perfectionism
- Rox and Rich connect anxiety, safety-seeking and perfectionism as drivers of overthinking.
- They explain overthinking aims to control outcomes after repeated experiences of criticism and mistakes.