Overlapping Thoughts

[Wyska]

Does anyone have this? Where you have your brains initial reaction to things like opinion or emotion but you immediately think over it with something else and then think over that? Can someone tell me if this has an official term or how to help fix this issue? It literally feels like my personality and creativity and intelligence is lost underneath all these thoughts. Because of this I have trouble connecting the dots and really putting things together and I feel kind of stupid because I can't do things that other people (who are not as smart as me) can do them very easily.

 

[Sparkletrish]

I have the same thing! And I can relate to what you are saying about feeling stupid. Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[J'qel]

You mean overthinking a situation?

ALL.THE.TIME.

Seriously... every single night I spend hours while my brain chews over *everything*. From what I wore to what someone said, to ... just everything.

It isn't that you're stupid-in fact, often it's just the opposite. You have an overly analytical brain, and it just keeps going and going and going. It isn't that you don't think enough-it's that you think too damned much.

The way I deal with it during my waking hours is to have several projects on the go, read news, keep a puzzle or two on hand, and a few philosophical quandries. That's usually enough to keep my brain going without returning to the same topic ad infinitum.

I wish I knew a cure for overthinking and racing thoughts, but if I did, I wouldn't be an insomniac. :P

 

[Wyska]

You mean overthinking a situation?

ALL.THE.TIME.

Seriously... every single night I spend hours while m...

Perhaps that's what it is? Maybe it's that I overthink so fast and so much the stuff gets jumbled up and lost. Sorta like tangled wires that are also unplugged...

 

[J'qel]

Yup. Same things happen with people who stutter. Everything gets stuck-think of it like a strainer, only so much can get through at once. It all gets clogged up and turned into a mess.

Honestly I only have the same part go back over and over if I can't distract it with something. Maybe it's more like a hyper three year old, then?

mommy, mommy, mommy...

hey honey, daddy has cookies...

OH COOKIES!

hehehe

Seriously I keep it distracted with as much as I can during the day, though during the night it kicks my butt (since I have to lay there and wait for sleep).

If you find any cure, do keep me in the loop, I have pretty much tried it all. Meditation, six different meds, two herbals, sounds.....I need a brain gag.

 

[MoriMermaid]

Honestly I only have the same part go back over and over if I can't distract it with something. Maybe it's more like a hyper three year old, then?

mommy, mommy, mommy...

hey honey, daddy has cookies...

OH COOKIES!

hehehe

That's me in my brain, for sure. When I overthink, the things that go through my brain repeatedly aren't positive. I wish the word was cookies that my mind was saying. :woot: Found recently that art, coloring, exercising, or getting out in nature really helps...at least for a bit anyway.

 

[J'qel]

While awake? Oh yes.

I paint, draw, write, read, do the social media thing here and on facebook, have three news sites I keep up with, and anything else I can fill my brain with.

Anything you can stuff in there can keep it from going on repeat, though, if you have some real problems, I found an interesting side effect (for me) with Valerian Root. I won't recommend until you talk to a doctor, but for me, with my racing thoughts, it doesn't help me sleep, just keeps me mentally clear as a bell. I can't get off the track of a thought until I follow it to the end (why I don't take it-I've gotten used to my mental mess), but it does make me really really mentally clear.

Again, talk to a doctor first-just because it's herbal doesn't mean it's safe and that there aren't side effects-also go for an actual root and a grater, bot packaged supplements, a lot of those don't go through checks to make sure they contain anything worthwhile at all. A natural food store might be able to supply you if it seems like you may want to give it a go.

 

[MoriMermaid]

@J'qel I'm thinking of going on melatonin since I'm not on any meds at the moment that interact. Might even try the Valerian root.

 

[J'qel]

I tried melatonin-no reaction whatsoever. Might be that it helps you. I mean it's not like a neurochemistry is all different or anything :P

Do what works for you, but always check with your doctor and try to get as pure sourced as you can. Capsules are just as often filler as not.

 

[MoriMermaid]

@J'qel I'm willing to try something to see if I can get some sleep. That's all I know.

 

[J'qel]

Yup, me too.

On my worst days it's beer and nyquil on top of my regular meds (cipralex 40mg and seroquel 50mg) which I take late at night. I have another sleep test here shortly (for a CPAP) because I didn't sleep enough for their last test to count. We also have a specialist here I may see who uses A form of brain wave mapping that I may try if all else fails.

Really tired of doing things that may cause damage to my liver and kidneys (alcohol and meds) just to get more than a bare minimum of sleep (don't do it).

 

[Wyska]

Idk, just nothing seems to help. It's present in everything I do so there really isn't a distraction from it...or even anything to help it...