{"id":1098,"date":"2023-02-07T09:40:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T13:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/how-to-get-out-of-your-head-13-ways-to-release-anxiety\/"},"modified":"2023-02-07T09:40:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T13:40:02","slug":"how-to-get-out-of-your-head-13-ways-to-release-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/how-to-get-out-of-your-head-13-ways-to-release-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Get Out of Your Head (13 ways to release anxiety)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hey Mr. or Ms. Worry-Wart with the furrowed brow \u2014 we see you.<\/p>\n

Are you stuck in your head<\/strong> again<\/strong> \u2014 re-running old conversations, thinking up better responses, and ruminating on someone\u2019s hurtful remarks? <\/p>\n

Do you worry about your worry and how to get out of your head?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your brain keeps piping up with invitations to dwell on familiar, self-defeating thoughts and the memories that back them up.<\/p>\n

When your mind wanders, it tends to default to negative thoughts. Don\u2019t you just love that?<\/p>\n

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What Does It Mean to Be Stuck in Your Head?<\/h2>\n

In short, it means you can\u2019t stop thinking those negative thoughts. <\/p>\n

Thinking and thinking and thinking until your brain is exhausted. And you are too.<\/p>\n

You ruminate, worry, question yourself, review past events ad nauseam, and play out worst-case scenarios. <\/p>\n

It feels like quicksand \u2014 the harder you try to extricate yourself, the more stuck you become.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s like an addiction. A thought addiction. <\/p>\n

Why Am I Constantly in My Head?<\/h2>\n

The primary reason is that you believe your thoughts represent \u201cYou\u201d<\/strong> \u2014 the mini-me King Self that resides up there in your skull. You become attached to your thoughts as though they are all-important, and you must pay attention to them.<\/p>\n

Attaching to your thoughts becomes so habitual<\/strong> that it\u2019s hard to escape being in your head. But most thoughts are like innocuous clouds floating through the sky of your consciousness. They don\u2019t mean anything unless you ruminate on them and give them meaning.<\/p>\n

Another reason is that we are wired for a negativity bias<\/a>, <\/strong>an evolutionary adaptive way of thinking meant to protect us from threats\u2014real threats, not imaginary ones.<\/p>\n

Even knowing you tend to think more negative thoughts than positive, you\u2019re still addicted to your thoughts. <\/p>\n

You might believe, \u201cIt\u2019s not so bad being stuck in my head. Never a dull moment in there.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

But at some point, you need a break from the same, stultifying thoughts. <\/p>\n

You need to get some distance from them and refresh yourself.<\/p>\n

And you know that the solution isn\u2019t just to learn how to get something off your mind<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a very important point to remember<\/strong>: It\u2019s not the thought that\u2019s the problem; it\u2019s the attention<\/em> you keep giving it.<\/p>\n

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