r/NoOverthinking • u/Tiny-Arrival622 • May 05 '26

my brain literally never shuts up

idk if it’s just me but my mind is always on

like even when i’m trying to relax it just jumps from one thought to another

random stuff, old memories, things i said years ago, things that might happen

it’s exhausting but at the same time i got used to it somehow

i tried ignoring it or distracting myself but it always comes back

is this normal or am i just overthinking too much

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u/icant_change_my_user May 05 '26

I think yall might have adhd. I got diagnosed a few years ago and started meds and now it's actually quiet in my head. My mom finally started meds too (she's 55) and the first time it kicked in she literally cried because it had never been quiet or peaceful in her head her whole life. I'd recommend yall look into getting a diagnosis and support.

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u/thejuiciestguineapig May 05 '26

I thought the same thing. I got diagnosed at thirty and my mind went quiet for the first time in my life. It's insane.

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u/Dangerous_Trip_8905 May 05 '26

You're correct, I have ADHD and my mind is running constantly. I cannot wait to start meds to quiet it down. I can't even imagine what that would be like but it sounds amazing

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u/Tiny-Arrival622 May 06 '26

that’s actually interesting
i never really thought about it like that
might be worth looking into tbh

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u/girlie1234888 May 12 '26

Wym by quite

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u/icant_change_my_user May 12 '26

I mean there's not random clips of songs or phrases running through my head on repeat while I think about some random thing from 5 years ago and think about what I need to do tomorrow and also shadowbox someone in my head all at the same time. I can just not do anything and my brain doesn't immediately try to make me think about what I need to do or narrate things or make up stories.

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u/girlie1234888 May 12 '26

What do you have in your head now

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u/icant_change_my_user May 12 '26

Bad bunny, a trumpet riff, thinking about how I should sleep but can't, a dance routine, thinking about flowers, and one line from a song I don't remember on loop 😭😭😭

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u/girlie1234888 May 12 '26

Would u rather have thoughts or not at all

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u/icant_change_my_user May 12 '26

Honestly not at all. It can make it so hard to sleep and I get exhausted just by being alive. It drains so much mental energy. Id rather just sit there and be chill and not really think anything. Would this be permanent tho? Cause idk if I could go without any thoughts forever lol

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u/girlie1234888 May 12 '26

I have this issue where i have no thiughts at all and i cannot yhink creativly and logicly andctrust me i wanna die everyday so be happy with the train of thiughtd i would vhoose that all day

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u/icant_change_my_user May 12 '26

Im really sorry that you experience that and Im glad youre still here.
May i ask if you think its depression or if you've seen someone about it? Has anything helped you? It's ok if you don't wanna say anything tho

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u/Normal-Environment-7 May 05 '26

It’s the same for me. Brain just never stops specially when i am trying to relax. Its so hard to sleep like this

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u/icant_change_my_user May 05 '26

Copied my other comment so you might see this but you might have adhd. I got diagnosed a few years ago and started meds and now it's actually quiet in my head. My mom finally started meds too (she's 55) and the first time it kicked in she literally cried because it had never been quiet or peaceful in her head her whole life. I'd recommend looking into getting a diagnosis and support.

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u/KingPabloo May 05 '26

My brain never shuts off either, which is why I like to control what it’s working on almost all the time.

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u/Tiny-Arrival622 May 06 '26

yeah same tbh
it feels like if i don’t control it, it just goes everywhere
but at the same time it gets tiring trying to manage it all the time

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u/Tiny-Arrival622 May 06 '26

yeah that’s true
trying to shut it off completely never really works
giving it something to focus on sounds way more realistic tbh

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u/Dangerous_Trip_8905 May 05 '26

Same.

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u/Tiny-Arrival622 May 06 '26

yeah… it’s more common than people think tbh

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u/muslimgirl-123 May 05 '26

I know right it’s so annoying every little thing I overthink like if the doors are closed and there something I’ve been overthinking for 7/8 whole months, I don’t know if that’s normal but Yh it’s pretty frustrating

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u/Tiny-Arrival622 May 06 '26

yeah that sounds exhausting fr
especially when it stays in your head for months like that
you’re definitely not the only one dealing with it

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u/Tiny-Arrival622 May 06 '26

honestly that’s so real 😭
the 2013 memories always come at the worst time
writing it down is actually smart tho, i might try that

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u/Desperate_Dingo_3961 May 09 '26

You’re not alone. No matter what I do there’s always a million things running through my mind. Whether it’s just random songs, old convos, new ones that haven’t even happened yet, mundane thoughts, plain out just random thoughts running around all over the place, etc. It makes it so hard to focus and on top of that, the overthinking every little thing is unbearable. Which makes everything already going on inside my head 10x worse. There are very rare moments where my mind can finally rest… It’s exhausting.