8 Holistic Hacks to Stop the Overthinking Mind

Andrew H Housley
5 min readJun 11, 2024

Overthinking can be a common challenge, especially for deeply reflective or analytical people. It can lead to anxiety and prevent us from living in the present moment.

Full disclosure: I’m one of these people.

I spent hours alone constructing worlds for my toy train set as a child. As a teen, I was lost in the art of songwriting, later becoming a painter and published fiction writer. It’s no accident that I was also drawn to the discipline of Zen Buddhism (which I still practice). Being in my head, solving problems, and…

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Andrew H Housley

Author of Gold Book Award Winner 'Invisible Sun' & 'Waiting Impatiently' | Zen Bodhisattva | I write about and discuss spirituality mental health & well-being.