When self-reflection becomes too much
2025 wasn’t the best year. I spent a lot of time doing deep self-reflection. At first, I thought it was a good thing. I wanted to understand myself better. But somewhere along the line, it became emotionally and mentally exhausting. My thoughts started becoming like: Why do I think this? Why do I react like that? What should I fix? What do others think about me? Why did I say that to him? Why did i say that to her? At this point, I wasn’t reflecting anymore. I was spiraling. Understanding myself matters. But living my life matters too. So now, when i notice myself spiraling, i take a step back and instead of focusing on my thoughts, i focus on doing deep breathing exercises and noticing how my body functions. Like i would look at my hands and remind myself that these hands have helped me wipe my tears. They take care of me everyday. I also think about all the red blood cells and white blood cells in my body that have been working hard to keep me alive. They're incredib...