hmm
i kind of have this problem too
like.. if anything stressfuls happening, i blow it off. tell myself i dont care. then if something bigger happens, or even something little if ive held it in for long i just completely blow up and can barely handle myself
and im definitely an over thinker..
but you should just find healthy ways of dealing with stress
keep a journal, get a punching bag? =) something that even if you dont feel stressed, do everyday. you let it all out and nothing really builds up for you to blow up at.
idk if your looking for something to deal with stress or to make you not think
i have yet to find a solution to not thinking so much..
the rubber band idea seems kinda smart.. just dont let it turn into a self injury thing..well thats what it is already isnt it? meh, idk, overthinking again -clicks post-

Thing is I want to stop overthinking, but after what you said it seems as though i need to do something to release stress because thats when it happens the most.

Ive tried the journal thing, it doesnt help much. I need something to make me think, to break the stress wierd i know lol..

- Sobs and moaps as he nods his head -

I was also thinking that the rubber band idea is brilliant untill ktthefreak mentioned the self injury thing...So far I have avoided it, but I have had this urge to burn my self with my cigarette while smoking cus I feel anxiety and stress and...yes...OVER THINKING!

At times, I would also start thinking about something that happened AAAAGES ago and my anxiety would just shoot to the moon...never mind through the roof...no matter how minor the incedent was at the time.

You need to look into cbt if you want to learn to manage your stress and anxiety. It take some work but I think you will really be pleased with the results if you are anything like me. Try and join a group or read the book by sam obitz which is generally easy to read and identify with and teaches you the right and wrong way to use a tea form. I learned the tea form exercise in my group and it has become a staple in my life that helps me keep my anxiety at a minimum and I have not had a panic attack or any physical symptoms since the begining of my group and I was having them almost everyday when I joined my group. Once you learn to counter your thoughts in the tea form you will begin to make a lot of progress faster than you thought possible :d

Well, I read the cbt information. I currently took steps outside of myself to fix the overthinking problem. I currently am in counseling to fix my problem. Not what I wanted to do, but its for the better.

CBT is not easy but it works great. Anything you are trying is better than nothing

How are things going with you now ot30? I hope you are doin good.

Hello,
Sorry to hear that you are going through this. I know that handling stress and everything is not an easy thing. To start off with..you should not be doing the rubber band thing to yourself as a way of stopping yourself about thinking. Thinking is a naturally thing and you can't punish yourself by snapping a rubber band on your wrist. Thinking about it..that is basically the same thing as cutting because you are doing physical harm to yourself as a way of like punishing yourself and that's not good. That could become a habit just like cutting. You really need to find different healthier ways of handling your stress. Just because you don't want to go on medication doesn't mean that you can't go to a psychologist...talking about your problems is very effective and does let go a lot of stress which would help you. You really shouldn't hold all your feelings because then later of course you are going to explode because you are keeping it all in..that's normal. You really shouldn't do that..it's very unhealthy and can lead to violence and lots of other stuff..that is why I think going to a psychologist would be very beneficial for you so that you can get out what you need to say and that way it doesn't build up. Hope my suggestions and advice were helpful to you!
Let me know how it goes.

I am doing lots better! I have got to the point where with the meds and the counseling i can cope better with my overthinking. I am able to relax more and get more done, and i feel quite a bit better now too, not as much tension as before. I will continue to get better, cause i have alwasy lived by the philosiphy never give up.

Thanks for everyones advice, it helped me with making my decisions I did.

That is so great to hear!!! I love your philosophy and live by that one myself though it was hard at times when I used to get really down. Keep up the good work and keep in touch

I so totally know how overthinking is. I stress myself out to the point where i have anxiety attacks and major feelings of guilt!! Well i also have issues with bipolar and depression, so that doesnt help either! And its mainly in my relationship!! its hard to cope with!

Try and counter your thoughts in a TEA form to keep yourself from getting all riled up

I have been an overanalyzer all of my life. If someone is just joking around with me, for instance:
We were eating in a restuarant, and a guy friend jokingly says, "Jeeze, you sure are eating a lot, you're going to get fatter..." He was being completely sarcastic, now that I look back on it, but I overanalyzed what he said. I'm not even overweight, but the only thing I was thinking of was what compulsive thought caused him to say that. Even 30 minutes after leaving the restuarant, I was still fuming inside and constantly pondering it, thinking, why would he say that?
Being an analytical person is a burden let me tell you...I have over thought things to the point of having panic attacks. It seems that I can't take a joke, or someone playfully teasing me. You don't know how many times I've lost a potential date when a guy is playfully joking around with me and I over-think it and take it too seriously and actually adopt a frown on my face for the rest of the night. I even have had major troubles with sleeping because I could not turn my mind off at night.
The only thing I can say is to adopt a different state of mind. Meditate, while thinking about a piece of white paper. Just clear your mind, and think about NOTHING. It will be difficult at first, but you could even play some relaxing music while your doing this. Then when someone says something that you may over analyze, you can just go to your happy place. It's helped me, I'm also prescribed to valium now and that helps too.