85 Quotes on Overthinking to Help You Calm Your Mind

Overthinking can have severe consequences for mental and physical health. It can lead to anxiety, depression, insomnia, and decreased productivity.

The first step to overcoming overthinking is to find out you’re thinking too much, and that should be stopped.

It’s not easy to calm your mind from overthinking, but taking a second step, which is to put some effort into learning to handle overthinking, can positively impact your situation.

In this article, I’ll share the best quotes on overthinking that can help slow down your thoughts and relax your mind and heart.

85 Positive Quotes on Overthinking to Calm and Relax Your Mind

1. “Thinking too much leads to paralysis by analysis. It’s important to think things through, but many use thinking as a means of avoiding action.” – Anonymous

2. “The hallmark of overthinking is that it is unproductive.” — Stephanie Anderson Whitmer

3. “Overthinking, also best known as creating problems that are never there.” – Anonymous

4. “Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.” – Anonymous

5. “The more you overthink, the less you will understand.” ― Habeeb Akande

6. “Don’t get too deep; it leads to overthinking, and overthinking leads to problems that don’t even exist in the first place.” ― Jayson Engay

7. “The sharpest minds often ruin their lives by overthinking the next step, while the dull win the race with eyes closed.” ― Bethany Brookbank

8. “This is probably the advantage of being stupid. Stupid people just do tend to overthink. If we could eliminate the “over” and just think, then we could do, too. Only we’d be smarter doers because we’d be thinkers.” ― Sarah Strohmeyer

9. “While you were overthinking, you missed everything worth feeling.” ― Nitya Prakash

10. “If you want to conquer overthinking, bring your mind to the present moment and reconnect it with the immediate world.” ― Amit Ray

11. “Overthinking is not a disease; it is due to the underuse of your creative power.” ― Amit Ray

12. “The easiest way to complicate things is to overthink” ― Sukant Ratnakar

13. “I do invest intelligence in ignorance sometimes; it helps me reduce overthinking and tiredness.” ― Santosh Kumar

14. “People who overthink are constantly annoyed by people who think just the same.” ― Sarvesh Jain

15. “Life stops when one stops dreaming for better because of overwhelming pressure of fear that arises from his overthinking..” ― Srinivas Mishra

16. “When the cycle of your thoughts pedal up and down the same stretch of highway without stopping or exiting, then you’re overthinking.” — Sandip Roy

17. “If you’re obsessing over something you don’t like about yourself that you either can’t change or have no intention of improving, it’s not self-reflection — it’s overthinking.” -Katie McCallum

18. “When you don’t overthink, you become more efficient, more peaceful and more happy.” — Remez Sasson

19. “Stop overthinking. Put more energy on what you really want to do.” — Amit Ray

20. “It’s time to just be happy. Being angry, sad and overthinking isn’t worth it any more. Just let things flow. Be positive.” — Anonymous

21. “I don’t think they realize how sleepless nights can affect you, or how overthinking slowly kills you. I don’t think they know how it can turn your mind into thoughts you wish weren’t yours.” — Anonymous

22. “Overthinking will not empower you over problems, it will overpower you with them.” – Anonymous

23. “Overthinking is just a painful reminder that you care too much, even when you shouldn’t.” – Anonymous

24. “Overthinking is the biggest cause of our unhappiness. Keep yourself occupied. Keep your mind off things that don’t help you. Be optimistic.” – Roy T. Bennett

25. “The more you think, the more you stifle your creativity. The more you think, the more you drown your dreams. The more you think, the more you damage your future.” – Debasish Mridha

26. “If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don’t do it, and it won’t happen.” — Desiderius Erasmus

27. “Overthinking, also, best known as creating problems that are never there” ― David Sikhosana

28. “Put your thoughts to sleep. Do not let them cast a shadow over the moon of your heart. Let go of thinking.”— Rumi

29. “If you can’t sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It’s the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep.”— Dale Carnegie

30. “Overthinking will not empower you over things that are beyond your control. So, let it be if it is meant to be and cherish the moment.” ― Mahsati A

31. “Sometimes, you overthink things so much that you ruin something before it even begins, then you beat yourself up, replaying everything to your friends and in your mind.”— Kirsten Corley

32. “Don’t overanalyze what you see. I have a feeling that you’re over-thinking things. Give it some time, and the pieces of this puzzle might come together.” ― Jessica Park

33. “Don’t think. It complicates things. Just feel, and if it feels like home, then follow its path.”— R.M. Drake

34. “Overthinking ruins friendships and relationships. Overthinking creates problems you never had. Don’t overthink, just overflow with good vibes”.— Anonymous

35. “Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in’ – Napoléon Bonaparte

36. “Your addiction to thinking will come back to haunt you.” ― Natsume Sōseki

37. “Worrying is like sitting in a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but it doesn’t get you anywhere” – Emma Bombeck

38. “Don’t overthink yourself out of something good!” ― Akosua Dardaine Edwards

39. “The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation, but your thoughts about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking.” – Eckhart Tolle

40. “Don’t overthink things. Sometimes you can convince your head not to listen to your heart. Those are the decisions you regret for the rest of your life.” – Leah Braemel

41. “Overthinking ruins moods and kills good vibes.” –  SupaNova Slom

42. “We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by thinking about everything. Think. Think. Think. You can never trust the human mind anyway. It’s a death trap.” – Anthony Hopkins

43. “If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.” –Bruce Lee

44. Overthinking. A powerful drug of mentality.” ― A.M.L.

45. “Overthinking evaporates when you feel connected with your body, mind, breath and the soul.” ― Amit Ray

46. “Overthinking uses energy and leads to activity with no action. That is one particular problem many will face. Questology is the answer to cure this cancer.” ― Thomas Vato

47. “To end hunger of overthinking, you need to eat positive attitude and happiness.” ― Genereux Philip

48.  “Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do things.” — Ray Bradbury

49. “The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.” – Will Durant

50. “When you overthink you originate obstacles that never existed.” – Amit Kalantri

51.  “Once you start overthinking it, it’s like it ain’t a feeling no more.” – Dreezy

52. “My father taught me not to overthink things, that nothing will ever be perfect, so just keep moving and do your best.” — Scott Eastwood

53. “My mother said the cure for thinking too much about yourself was helping somebody who was worse off than you.” — Sylvia Plath

54. “Thinking will not overcome fear, but action will.” — W. Clement Stone

55. “You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.” — Dan Millman

56. “What if instead of wasting our time overthinking, we focused on the good we might do?” — Anna Bogel

57. “Overthinking can lead to worrying which leads to anxiety. Anxiety can at times be crippling, leaving people frozen and unable to act”.— Brien Blatt

58. “Overthinking is parasitic. It’s viral. It’s deadly, even.” — Genereux Philip

59. “Overthinking ruins you. It ruins the situation. And it twists things around. It makes you worry. Plus it just makes everything worse than it actually is.” ― Karen Salmanso

60. “Stop overthinking everything. Just let it be. Relax and go with the flow more. Worry less. And don’t take life so seriously… live a little!” ― Mandy Hale

61. “Overthinking is a dream-killer. Sometimes you can drown yourself in your own thoughts.” ― Steve Maraboli

62. “Your overthinking voice out of your head sounds like a strict adult who always counts your problems and points out your mistakes but doesn’t ever help you with solutions.” — Anon

63. “The more you overthink, the more your comfort zone becomes a forest of negative thoughts.” — Unknown

64. “Overthinking saps your energy. It’s like a hamster on a wheel — running fiercely but reaching nowhere.” — Anon

65. “When you overthink, you recycle sad scenes from your past and re-live the sadness of those moments again and again.” — Anon

66. “Don’t ruin a new day thinking about yesterday. Yesterday has gone; why drag it back by overthinking?” — Anon

67. “Awareness is the beginning of change. Before you can begin to address or cope with your habit of overthinking, you need to learn to be aware of it when it’s happening.” — Lolly Daskal

68. “Many overthinkers believe they’re actually doing themselves a favor by cycling through their thoughts. But the truth of the matter is that overthinking is a dangerous game that can have a lot of negative consequences on our well-being.” — Julia Ries

69. “Overthinking can be a hard habit to break because it feels like doing something. But on some level, you know it’s just wasting your time and effort.” — Seth J. Gillihan

70. “When you overthink, it doesn’t let you make a decision or take an action.” — Sandip Roy

71. “The best way to escape the prison of overthinking is to put your thoughts into action.” – Anonymous

72. “Overthinking is a type of mental torture. Learn to take control of your mind.” – Anonymous

73. “The interesting thing is that when I am with people who overthink, I relax. I let them do the thinking for me. When I am with underthinkers, this leads me to become overloaded because I sense I am not ‘safe’.” — Annalisa Barbieri

74. “So often people confuse overthinking with problem-solving.” — Dinsa Sachan

75. “If you are an overthinker, try not to spend too much time with underthinkers, as you will end up thinking not just for yourself, but for them, too.” — Annalisa Barbieri

76. “Anxious times can send the overthinker into overdrive.” — Annalisa Barbieri

77. “Overthinking sometimes involves beating yourself up for the decisions you already made.” — Amy Morin

78. “Overthinking is the enemy of logic and clear thinking.” – Toba Beta

79. “Don’t suffocate your moments with excessive thoughts; sometimes, simplicity is the key to true understanding.” – Anonymous

80. “Embrace the beauty of now; overthinking is a thief that robs you of the present.” – Anonymous

81. “In the garden of your mind, let the flowers of spontaneity bloom. Overthinking is the weed that stifles their beauty.” – Anonymous

82. “The best decisions are often made with a clear mind and a light heart. Overthinking only clouds your judgment and burdens your soul.” – Anonymous

83. “Overthinking is a puzzle with no solution. Sometimes, the best answer is to let it be and live free.” – Anonymous

84. “Serenity lies in simplicity, not in the labyrinth of overthinking.” – Anonymous

85. “Let your mind be a garden of ideas, not a jungle of worries. Don’t overthink, just plant the seeds of action.” – Anonymous