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I always believed that a busy mind was a bad thing. And for a large part of my life, it was. Looking back, I don’t ever recall a time when I wasn’t caught up in my thoughts. There was always a “narrator” in my head. A constant commentary. I tried meditating but would spend ten agonizing minutes trying desperately to push my thoughts away or make them stop, which we know is impossible. Not thinking wasn’t unlike attempting to separate a limb from my body. Yup, such was my attachment to my thoughts. We might think that only “negative” overthinking is the problem. However, in my experience over analysis or overthinking of any topic or event (even really happy ones) generally leads to a bad feeling place. However, THINKING is the most essential task and one cannot term it to be alone GOOD or BAD. Thinking is growing, and growth in right direction is the thing one should aim for, tolling yourself with the facts that you cannot change or thinking only about the miseries you are abide to is bad, but thinking about the solutions to get out from the diminished law and order of your life is good. Overthinking is bad. I over-analyzed everything. My thinking knew no limits. It would scrutinize the past, present, and future. And could it create some intense stories—none of which were true, of course.