Overanalyzing

Category: Life

I used to be such a simple individual. I've been told on numerous occasions that I tend to overanalyze things said, done, or just situations in general. The thing is I am very aware of this but feel it to be necessary to make it through life. I didn't used to be this way so I know it is the 25 plus years I've lived that has my mind go through this process. Sometimes I feel it to be a disadvantage because at times you can end up blowing something out of proportion or maybe come to an inaccurate conclusion or assumption. However at times it has also been to my advantage so the question is do I try to learn to process certain situations, words, and/or actions normally with just a simple analysis? Is it even possible once you have reached the point I have in overanalyzing things to discontinue that process? Would it be to my advantage to try to attain a different way of thinking? I know I am not the only one that has this same way of thinking so maybe it is my complexity of mind that prohibits me from doing anything other than overanalyzing. It is part of me and as much as I'd like to believe I am simple minded I am not naive to the fact that I am a complex individual and with that, simplicity doesn't usually coincide.