The Psychology of Overthinking and Why Smart People Suffer More
Overthinking is rarely loud. It does not arrive as panic or chaos. It arrives quietly, disguised as intelligence, responsibility, and self awareness. It feels like preparation, reflection, or caution, but slowly it becomes a mental prison.
Smart people suffer from overthinking not because they lack control, but because their minds never stop searching for meaning, patterns, and consequences. What looks like depth on the outside often feels like exhaustion on the inside.
“The mind that sees too much also carries too much.”