Why Overthinking?
Overthinking is widely referenced in everyday conversations as a habit and is often trivialized as a legitimate mental health concern. The preoccupation of the mind with repetitive maladaptive thoughts and beliefs like rumination about the past or worry about the future leads to a detrimental impact in multiple domains of psychosocial functioning.
The cognitive looping can severely impair the self concept, emotional well-being, decision-making, interpersonal relationships, and overall quality of life. Unresolved overthinking, can lead to or be an indicator of more severe mental health conditions, such as, Anxiety disorder, Social Anxiety and Depression .
The Declutter Health Circle
The Declutter Health Circle allows you to take the first step which is to acknowledge it and accept the need to address it. This space is designed to maintain anonymity and eliminate judgement, with the objective of normalizing the discussion about mental health and finding appropriate social support.
The emphasis of the Circle is on the notion that you are not alone and that your mental health challenge is distinct from your identity.
The structure of the Circle is based on the Health Triangle where importance is given to Mental, Social and Physical Health. We not only address these but have also inculcated them in the structure of the Circle.
What You Can Expect
- Understanding Overthinking and its Subjectivity
Exploring the intrusive nature of the dysfunctional thought patterns, their psychopathological relevance (impact) and clinical predispositions (risk factors) .
- Identifying Your Triggers
Learn to distinguish behavioral and social signs that characterise overthinking and the adverse influence of overthinking on psychological and functional outcomes in a more subjective light.
- Practical Techniques
Develop insight on therapeutic techniques aimed at generation and enhancement of metacognitive awareness, attentional control, behavior activation and cognitive flexibility. The practical techniques are derived from various Therapy approaches like Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Based Therapy (MBT) and Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT).
Key Principles of Declutter Health Circles
- Clinically and Socially Safe Space
A confidential space with unconditional positive regard paired with empathetic attunement and non coercive environment. Co-facilitated by trained professionals, we strive to provide a contextually grounded and queer affirmative space which gives each individual an opportunity to explore their concerns independent of fear and stereotyping.
- Psychoeducation + Perspective building + Peer Interaction
Promoting client empowerment through generation of awareness about mental health and coping mechanisms, insight oriented reflection and empathetic peer engagement.
- Community and Continuity
Clinical and non clinical support structures, grounded in ecological system and shared experience models, are facilitated with the vision to foster a sense of belongingness and emphasize on the availability of psychosocial support.
Why You Should Attend
The Circles are deliberately designed to allow discussions on mental health challenges and their emotional aftermath in an inclusive and constructive manner to enhance psychological resilience. By seamless knowledge integration, Interaction, and Relaxation, the design fosters an experience that is engaging and transformative.
- Gain Insight: Insight oriented reflection on the contributing factors and symptomatic manifestations of overthinking through a healthcare-informed lens. Develop awareness about prevalence,etiology and risk factors of overthinking.
- Practice Self-Compassion: Emotion regulation through self-kindness using structured reflection techniques and discussions. It is not about validation but being honest and accepting yourself.
- Reflection on Unhelpful tendencies: Behavioral self monitoring and development of insights on alternate healthy behaviors in order to alleviate the distress.
- Value Building: Value based goal setting through identification of the important aspects that drive you and act as the motivators for your actions.
- Psychological Input: The collaborative formulation gives you the access to professional psychological expertise and support throughout the circle, integrated with the circle activities and also made available for personalised consultation. This allows you to address concerns that you want to acknowledge in your own space.
- Take Measurable Steps Forward: The outcome driven interaction provides you with incremental change strategies or actionable goals in order to facilitate the onset of your therapeutic journey. The focus of such strategies is on modification of psychosocial stressors, behavior regulation and identifying and challenging unhelpful thought patterns.
“We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.”
-Seneca the Younger (a roman stoic philosopher).
