Constantly Thinking Disorder: is it a real thing?

After some years of studying psychology, I haven't come across one with that exact name. However, there are a few disorders that are characterized by intense overthinking and constantly thinking. The main ones are: - OCD: an obsession with something that drives you to a certain act (the compulsion) to quiet raging thoughts about it. Though this tends to be more specific than general. - GAD: This is mainly characterized by constant anxiety, present night and day, and is well known to be linked to uncontrollable thoughts and feelings, that never seem to go away and are very difficult to control. - Social Anxiety: Uncontrollable thoughts and feelings when put in a certain social situation that the individual can't handle These are three of the more "mundane" ones that I listed, but there are many more than can be worth exploring.

Constantly thinking disorder, can be a sign of mental illnesses, like obsessive-compulsive disorder and other anxiety disorders. So, yes, it is a real thing. Many of us get entangled in a loop of thoughts, often negative thoughts. The intensity of this obsession can be such that it hinders your ability to do routine work. It drains out your energy and constantly puts your mind on the run making you feel exhausted and depressed. Speaking from personal experience, I would often lose sleep because of constantly thinking about what happened during a day or why would someone behave the way they did. Such thoughts would even rule my mind for days. In the process, I felt like someone else was controlling me. While I felt dejected, I could barely stop myself from constantly thinking. How I dealt with it? One day , I decided that it was enough, that nobody else (my thoughts) had control on me, except me. For a year now, I have been practicing this one exercise- feel what you want to feel and let go. Easier said than done, it comes with practice and requires immense determination and self control to do that. By saying that, I would like to emphasise on the words "let go". How to do that? Examine and evaluate. Not simple. Very tricky to do it. Like I said, it comes with practice. Examine a thought: One way to do is to identify the trigger points- what is causing you to think non-stop? Evaluate: Is it worth my energy and time? Does it help me? Do I have a solution to resolve a certain situation or a problem I am thinking about? If yes, then you could work out a solution. If no, that means it is out of your control, there's nothing you can do about it. That's a hint that we need to stop worrying about it and let it go. Once we get a hang of stopping ourselves from constantly thinking by taking help and practicing mindfulness, one can witness how rejuvenating it feels to have that free space in one's mind to think amazing things for oneself.

Hyperactive thinking is something everyone experiences at times. It could be excitement over a new opportunites which causes your thought to overflow with ideas. But at other times, it can take a negative character. Maybe we are anxious before a social event, dwelling on the possible awkward situations we could end up in, or maybe we are worried aboubt how we will be perceived when something we feel is very personal becomes public knowledge. The key point here is that thinking constantly can be a very normal experience. However, that shouldn't overshadow that thoughts can be incredibly intrusive and distressing. A common symptom of the whole range of anxiety disorders is the inability of our minds to just be at ease. This takes many forms. We may have a habit of automatically talking ourself down when we enter a room full of peers or even reflecting on a bad memory or trauma when we are alone, idle in a quiet room. In this sense, constantly thinking can have a serious impact on our mental health and wellbeing; and for that reason, it can be a symptom of an underlying disorder. Recognising when our thoughts become an uncontrollable and intrusive problem is the first step to remedying the issue.

obsessive thinking patterns emanate for the first time either in childhood, adolescence or early adulthood. obsessive compulsive disorder comprises thinking way too much, which can spearhead compulsive behavior. this disorder involves surging of ideas, impulses and images in a person’s mind over and over again. it involves thinking, fantasizing, ruminating, etc. and is considered to be an emotional defense technique, used by people to dissociate from the emotional pain one has experienced.

Well this depends on what you are thinking about really. Your brain never stops thinking, even when you sleep. So when it comes to your constantly thinking is it because of past situations? Is it because you feel nervous and thinking of all the outcomes from future events. Normally over thinking is trigged with anxiety and conflict avoidance. These are normally the two most often kind of anxieties that keep you over thinking. If you are feeling like this may be "Day Dreaming" that might be because of stress or depression. Your brain is often trying to escape the reality you are currently in by thinking of things to produce dopamine or serotonin to make you feel less depressed.

It is a real thing. Multiple studies have been done on it, including constantly day-dreaming, which is included in the umbrella of the constantly thinking spectrum. It's not a bad thing, if you learn how to harness it for good, healthy behavior. Rather than constantly thinking about the "what ifs, and what could bes," we need to train our constantly thinking towards, "What can I do right now, that is helpful, healthy, and makes me feel better?" That way, we don't get lost in anxiety and worry over things that we cannot control. Instead, we focus on the things that we can influence and will make us feel better.

It's not a diagnosable mental health condition no (as in not in the DSM). However constantly thinking or ruminating is often a feature of anxiety disorders.

There are disorders that include such symptoms of hyperactivity and constant overflow of thought. ADD, ADHD and anxiety disorders tend to match this description. It can be difficult to focus on a single idea and bouncing from thought to thought or escalating ideas are common.

yes it is, because of our imaginary thoughts that sometimes we couldn't understand it made us fell anxious

As humans, we like to think a lot and over-complicate simple stuffs in life, it may be very true. But it is good only if it helps adds value to our life.