06/10/2026
Are you an overthinker?
Rumination. Obsessive loops that steal your joy.
Analysis paralysis.
You lie awake replaying the day, trying to solve a problem that doesn’t need solving at 2am.
Overthinking feels productive, but its real function is often avoidance — avoiding an uncomfortable feeling, avoiding taking action.
And here’s why it’s so addictive: every time you overthink, your brain gets a tiny hit of dopamine. “I’m doing something!”
So the pattern forms. And forms. And forms.
Until you’re overtired. Over-analyzing. Trying to be perfect.
Frustrated, caught in a loop, and completely exhausted.
Sound familiar?
How do we get out of analysis paralysis?
We need to tell the nervous system it’s safe to stop.
That’s where EFT Tapping helps. We calm the cortisol, so the mind can finally rest.
Try tapping with me now:
Pause and notice — where do you feel this in your body? Just notice, don’t overwhelm yourself. Rate it out of 10 , then watch the number fall .
Tap through the points as you say:
Setup (karate chop point):
“Even though I overthink, I deeply accept myself.”
“Even though I ruminate — whatever time this happens for you — I accept myself anyway.”
“Even though I’m feeling this in my chest, my jaw, my lower back or my stomach, I accept how I feel.”
Round 1 - Acknowledge it:
Eyebrow: “All this overthinking”
Side of eye: “I can feel it in my chest”
Under eye: “Tension in my jaw”
Under nose: “Or tightness in my lower back”
Chin: “Or churning in my stomach”
Collarbone: “Overtired and over-analyzing”
Under arm: “Trying to be perfect”
Top of head: “Caught in this exhausting loop”
Round 2 - Release it:
Eyebrow: “What if it’s safe to pause?”
Side of eye: “What if I don’t need all the answers tonight?”
Under eye: “I can let my mind rest”
Under nose: “I can come back to this tomorrow”
Chin: “My body deserves rest”
Collarbone: “I’m choosing to release this loop”
Under arm: “It’s safe to let go, just a little”
Top of head: “I accept myself, even when I overthink”
Take a breath.
You don’t need to be perfect. You just need to be kind to yourself .
Keep tapping until the number drops.❤️