How to Stop Overthinking and Trust Your Intuition (A Somatic Approach)

Overthinking doesn’t feel like thinking -

It feels like being trapped.

Looping the same thoughts. Replaying conversations. Trying to find the “right” answer.

And the more you think—

the further away clarity seems to get.

I know this place well.

The place where every decision feels heavy. Where you don’t trust yourself.

Where your mind becomes louder than anything else.

And for a long time, I thought the solution was simple:

👉 think better👉 analyze more👉 figure it out

But the truth is—

overthinking is not a thinking problem.

It’s a nervous system problem.

Why You Overthink (It’s Not What You Think)

Overthinking is your body trying to create safety.

When something feels uncertain, your system goes:

👉 Let’s solve this. Let’s control this. Let’s make sure we don’t get hurt.

So your mind:

• analyzes every outcome

• searches for certainty

• tries to eliminate risk

But here’s the problem:

👉 there is no certainty!

So the thinking never ends.

Overthinking is your body trying to create safety.

Overthinking vs Intuition (The Core Difference)

Let’s make this clear:

Overthinking	Intuition
loud	quiet
repetitive	clear
future-focused	present-focused
fear-based	grounded
exhausting	simple

Overthinking feels like: anxiety fueled👉 What if… what if… what if…

Intuition feels like: calm, steady knowing, saying👉 This.

Why You Can’t Access Intuition When You’re Overthinking

Because they come from different states.

Overthinking = dysregulation

Intuition = regulation

When your nervous system is activated:

• everything feels urgent

• everything feels important

• everything feels like a decision you must solve NOW

And intuition—

which is subtle—

gets drowned out.

👉 This is why this matters, go deeper here: Why Your Nervous System Might Be Blocking Your Intuition

The Shift: From Thinking to Feeling

You don’t stop overthinking by thinking less.

You stop overthinking by coming back into your body.

Because your body:

• doesn’t loop

• doesn’t spiral

• doesn’t need certainty

It responds...

Immediately.

👉 If this concept feels unfamiliar, start here: Why You Feel Disconnected From Your Body

How to Stop Overthinking (Practically)

Not by forcing your mind to be quiet, but by shifting your state.

1. Interrupt the Loop (Physically)

Overthinking is mental—but the exit is physical.

Try:

• standing up

• shaking your body

• walking slowly

• changing environments

TSounds simple, but does wonders and breaks the pattern.

2. Regulate Before You Decide

This is crucial.

Don’t make decisions from a dysregulated state.

Instead:

• breathe slowly

• feel your body

• ground yourself

Then ask:

👉 What feels true now?

3. Ask the Body, Not the Mind

Instead of: What should I do?

Ask:

👉 What feels like expansion?

👉 What feels like contraction?

This is intuition.

👉 You can go deeper with this here: How to Feel Your Intuition in Your Body

4. Limit Decision Time

Overthinking feeds on time.

Give yourself a container.

👉 “I’ll feel into this for 10 minutes.”

Then decide.

Not perfectly—

but honestly.

5. Accept That Discomfort Is Not Danger

This is where most people get stuck.

Sometimes:

• intuition feels uncomfortable

• growth feels scary

• new paths feel uncertain

That doesn’t mean it’s wrong.

It just means it’s unfamiliar.

6. Use a Tool (When You Don’t Trust Yourself Yet)

Sometimes you need a bridge.

Not forever—

but for now.

For me, that was a pendulum.

👉 I focus more on that in this blog post: A Beginner's Guide to Pendulums

7. Practice Not Knowing

This might be the hardest one, speaking from experience!

Overthinking is often fear of uncertainty.

But intuition doesn’t need certainty.

It moves with what feels true right now and trusts the next step will reveal itself when the time is right.

What Happens When You Stop Overthinking

Life doesn’t become perfect all of a sudden.

But it becomes clearer.

And so, decisions feel:

• lighter

• faster

• more aligned

You stop:

• outsourcing your choices

• second-guessing everything

• needing constant validation

And start trusting yourself! Huge win!

My Turning Point

For me, I had to truly stop asking myself the question that pushed me deeper into overthinking every single time:

“What’s the right decision?”

And started asking:

“What do I already feel? How does a certain decision feel in my body?”

At first, it was subtle.

Easy to ignore.

But the more I listened—

the louder and clearer my inner voice became.

Finally,

Next time you find yourself spiraling—

pause.

Not to think.

But to feel.

Step out of your mind.

Back into your body.

And ask:

👉 What feels true—right now?

Not forever. Not perfectly.

Just now.

Because that’s where intuition lives.

And it’s been there all along. 🤍

With Love,