“I wish for a speedy death to the chill girl within all of us, a kiss of death to the malleable shell of ourselves surviving only on our socialized compulsion to people please. And a long and fruitful life to the woman who has patiently been waiting underneath.”— Martine Thompson, vogue.com
“Perhaps the most exhausting part of the charade was time spent watching myself through the lens of others; contorting myself into something more palatable for the next person; shouldering guilt and expectations that weren’t mine to bear.”— Martine Thompson, vogue.com
“He has seven miserable days of anxiety ahead of him, to think about it, ruminate over it, worry about it, overexaggerate it in his mind...over and over again.”— Thomas A. Richards, socialanxietyinstitute.org
“Good morning! Everything is shit! Time to act impulsively. But first let's start by getting into imaginary fights with people from the past. Next let's catalog everything that's wrong with you and your life. Also, I want to remind you of everything you don't have—and everything you should be scared…”— Melissa Broder, amazon.com
“Ana, honey, you've always had a tendency to overanalyse everything. Go with your gut”— E.L James, amazon.com
“Over thinking ruins you. Ruins the situation, twists things around, makes you worry and just makes things much worse than it actually is.”— Unknown, puckermob.com
“Smart girls are the over-thinkers, the insecure ones, the different ones. They know what the real world is like. They analyze every little thing in life. Why? To avoid getting hurt. To find happiness. They stay up at night trying to think about every possible situation to get through all the problem…”— Unknown, puckermob.com
“Don't overanalyze what you see. I have a feeling that you're over-thinking things. Give it some time, and the pieces of this puzzle might come together.”— Jessica Park, amazon.com