overthought
Overthought refers to the process or result of thinking about something excessively or repeatedly, often to the point that it interferes with effective decision-making or well‑being. The term is used both adjectivally (an overthought plan) and descriptively for patterns of rumination or worry that focus on causes, consequences, uncertainties, or hypothetical scenarios.
Cognitive mechanisms associated with overthought include rumination, worry, attentional bias toward negative information, and unhelpful metacognitive
Overthought is a transdiagnostic phenomenon: it appears across a range of psychological conditions (including anxiety, depression,
Interventions commonly used to address problematic overthought include cognitive‑behavioral strategies (cognitive restructuring, behavioral experiments), mindfulness and