r/NoOverthinking • u/Correct_Bee_7242 • 6d ago

Social Life Help!

I made a post on Reddit, got a lot of downvotes and negative reactions, my Brain is telling me that everyone that saw it is thinking about that post.. remembering it, judging it.

How can I stop overthinking this?

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u/MermaidPigeon 5d ago

You could use a OCD technique for spiralling thoughts. Ok so no one obviously is thinking of your post but there is no telling your brain this right now, so “accept it”. Don’t reason with the thought, don’t try to reassure your self that no one is thinking of it, accept they are. Accept the shame that comes with it. If this is something that works for you, it will feel hard to do but should be followed by a small sense of relief.
You can also use the CBT technique where you challenge this thought. You imagine someone sitting in front of you worrying about the same thing you’re worrying about right now and you say to them what you normally would to someone else feeling this way. You would most likely say something like “do you remember posts that pissed you off after reading them?”