One Thing I've Noticed About my Brain

Something that I've noticed about my brain would be how often I go back in the past. I constantly replay conversations, decisions, and moments, and think about what I could've done differently. Sometimes I even find myself planning things out as if I have the ability to go back and do things a second time, even though I know I don't.

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A lot of the instances that I think about are often small, like the way I responded to someone or how I wished I wasn't zoned out when someone was speaking to me. But for whatever reason, my brain refuses to let go of these stupid and menacing moments.

The hippocampus and the amygdala completely play a huge role in this. The hippocampus helps store memories while the amygdala attaches the emotional significance to those memories. Since the situation (i.e. responding to someone way after they said hi) feels unresolved, your brain keeps circling back to it.

What frustrates me the most is that overthinking these things will absolutely do nothing, and that it's way too late to be thinking about these things. No matter how much I think about it, I won't be able to change things, and it's just a pattern that's got me stuck. This pattern has made me realize that my thoughts work in various ways and that I get pulled into these thoughts quite easily. 

It’s a reminder that just because a thought keeps circling your head, it doesn’t mean that it has to be solved.