Overthinking Like a Pro: My Daily Time Thief Exposed

How do you waste the most time every day?

Overthinking.

Not just the usual spirals, though trust me, I’ve done my fair share of “what did that text really mean?” and “did I sound weird in that voice note?”

But it goes far deeper than that.

I waste time on all the could have beens and what if moments.

The job I didn’t apply for. The conversation I never had. The version of me I never let out.

The life I might’ve had if I’d believed I was allowed to want more.

I didn’t just wake up one day doubting myself.

That kind of second guessing gets planted early, when you’re told to be nice, not loud. To keep people happy. To make yourself smaller so no one feels uncomfortable.

So now, I overthink everything – literally.

Not because I’m dramatic or sensitive or bored, but because I was taught that messing up meant rejection. That being too much meant being left out. That other people’s opinions should shape who I am.

And that kind of thinking? It’s really hard to shut off.

I call it overthinking, but really, it’s just the residue of a life lived on mute.

So yeah. That’s where the time goes. Not scrolling, just surviving.