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13 Signs Your Brain Has Had ENOUGH And It Needs You To Practice Some Self-Care

It's ok to take some time to work on you — you deserve it!

Jessica Lynn Fisgaer

Mar 03, 2020

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13 Signs Your Brain Has Had ENOUGH And It Needs You To Practice Some Self-Care

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Most of us spend all day thinking, whether we are conscious and aware of it or not. It's very easy to get caught up in our thoughts and overthink, especially when we are under a lot of stress or struggling with an underlying mental health issue. Here are some signs of overthinking to be on the lookout for so you can take care of yourself or someone else when you/they need it.

1. You are second-guessing things a lot

2. You are constantly analyzing things

3. You frequently catastrophize situations, or expect the very worst

4. You are experiencing insomnia

5. You develop hate for making decisions and would often rather have someone else to make the decision for you

6. You often have regrets

7. You have a hard time letting things go

8. You tend to take things personally when they aren't necessarily meant to be taken that way

9. You feel like a "perfectionist"

10. You criticize yourself frequently

11. You never feel 100% certain

12. You feel tense

13. You feel like you can never turn your brain off

If any of these sounds like you, please don't be afraid to reach out to someone you trust if you need help. It's ok to take some time to work on you — you deserve it!

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Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

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Summer is hot and humid, and it's almost like summer was made specifically to drink the refreshing, cold, crisp wonderful, delicious, nutritious nectar of the gods. Which is none other than beer; wonderful cold beer. With summer playing peek-a-boo around the corner while we finish up this semester, it's time to discuss the only important part of summer. And if you haven't already guessed, it's beer. There are few things I take more seriously than my beer, in order are: sports... and beer. Here are my favorite summer brews:

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13 Signs Your Brain Has Had ENOUGH And It Needs You To Practice Some Self-Care

It's ok to take some time to work on you — you deserve it!

1. You are second-guessing things a lot

2. You are constantly analyzing things

3. You frequently catastrophize situations, or expect the very worst

4. You are experiencing insomnia

5. You develop hate for making decisions and would often rather have someone else to make the decision for you

6. You often have regrets

7. You have a hard time letting things go

8. You tend to take things personally when they aren't necessarily meant to be taken that way

9. You feel like a "perfectionist"

10. You criticize yourself frequently

11. You never feel 100% certain

12. You feel tense

13. You feel like you can never turn your brain off

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Appreciation for some of life's most discredited pleasures.

1. Sun showers

2. Smiles

3. Tight hugs

4. Discovering new foods you like.

5. Laying in bed after a long day.

6. And being completely relaxed

7. "This reminded me of you"

8. Breakfast foods

9. Over-sized clothes

10. Contagious laughs

11. Car rides with that one person

12. Random (I miss you/ I love you) texts

13. The city at night

14. Surprises

15. Blanket cocoons

16. Good hair days

17. Really good coffee

18. Days where you're in a good mood naturally and for no particular reason

19. Conquering a fear

20. When they give you a lot of guac at Chipotle

21. Being so comfortable with someone that you can literally talk about anything

22. Home-cooked meals

23. Tattoo stories

24. Leaves changing color in fall

25. Butterflies in your stomach

26. Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches

27. When you can't stop laughing

Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

Coors Light Summer Brew:

Leinenkugel Summer Shandy

Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat

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Sam Adams Summer Ale

Hell or High Watermelon

Blue Moon Summer Honey

LandShark Lager

Corona

75 degrees and sunny, plus, no humidity. I mean do I really need to say more?

Perfect Weather

You'll get an effortless tan

You can exercise with a view

You don't have to worry about bug bites

In n Out all day, every day

We have outdoor concerts

We live where people vacation

Because let's be honest, we all use lyrics.

1. “Don’t get too close, it’s dark inside. It's where my demons hide.”

2. “Tonight, we are young.”

3. “Cuz I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.”

4. “Tell me how they got that pretty little face on that pretty little frame.”

5. “I can’t wait to fall in love with you, you can’t wait to fall in love with me.”

6. “Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin with no makeup on.”

7. “Why you so obsessed with me?”

8. “We ain’t ever getting older.”

9. “I didn’t know that I was starving until I tasted you.”

10. “Didn’t they tell you I’m a savage?"

11. “I’m gonna make you miss me.”

12. "Cheers to the freakin weekend.”

13. “Love’s a game. Wanna play?”

14. “You don’t know about me, but I bet you want to.”

15. “Let’s set each other’s lonely nights, Be each other’s paradise.”

16. “Trippin’ on skies, sippin’ waterfalls."

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1. "Talk about a dream
Try to make it real
You wake up in the night
With a fear so real
Spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)