I used ChatGPT to stop overthinking everyday decisions and my stress dropped almost instantly
The author struggled with chronic overthinking, which caused stress and decision paralysis in everyday situations. They turned to ChatGPT for strategies to reduce overthinking and adopted several suggested methods into their routine. As a result, their stress levels decreased significantly and decision-making became easier.
- ▪Overthinking affected the author’s ability to make even minor decisions, such as what to eat for breakfast.
- ▪ChatGPT explained that overthinking stems from trying to eliminate uncertainty and recommended reducing the perceived cost of decisions.
- ▪The author implemented six of ChatGPT’s ten suggested methods to combat overthinking and saw a noticeable reduction in stress.
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AI I used ChatGPT to stop overthinking everyday decisions and my stress dropped almost instantly Features By Elton Jones published 16 May 2026 Finding ways to combat my bad habit of overanalyzing When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Reddit Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter I find myself caught in a daily loop of being presented with a decision, then sitting in complete silence for far too long as I try to make it.Something as minor as figuring out what to defrost for dinner, to something as major as debating if I should tackle a certain topic for a future article, turns me…
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