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Aug 2024
48m 3s

89: Why You Overthink And How To Stop

The Sabrina Zohar Show
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Sabrina shares her journey with overthinking, explaining that it often arises from the brain's attempt to protect us through fear and coping mechanisms learned in childhood. This process involves the amygdala's fear response, which can shut down the prefrontal cortex, causing further overthinking and misinterpreting neutral signals as negative in dating, lea ... Show More
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