Overthinking Is My Full-Time Job

In Episode 2 of Stupid Sh*t My Brain Tells Me, we talk about what it’s like to live inside a mind that won’t stop replaying, questioning, and taking responsibility for everything. The guilt for resting. The urge to over-explain. The mental spiral that starts with “Did I say the wrong thing?”, turns into “Do people even like me?”, and somehow ends with “This is my fault.” We get into: Why overthinking isn’t a flaw — it’s something your brain learned to do Feeling responsible for other people’s feelings (even when no one asked you to) The pressure to care, fix, and hold it all together How to start putting things down instead of carrying them forever This episode isn’t about shutting your brain off. It’s about learning when you don’t have to work so hard inside your own head. If overthinking feels like a second job you never applied for — you’re not alone.