You’re creating problems in your head again. Stop it.

I know because I do it too. One small thing goes wrong, and suddenly, my mind is a crime scene, investigating every possible way I messed up. A text left on read? They must be mad at me. A slight change in someone’s tone? Clearly, they don’t like me anymore. It’s exhausting, isn’t it? Carrying these invisible battles, fighting wars that don’t even exist. I catch myself spiraling, building entire scenarios in my head, and for what? Nine times out of ten, nothing is actually wrong.

I was lying awake last night, thinking about something I said in passing; something the other person probably forgot five minutes later. But here I was, dissecting every word, as if I could go back and edit the moment. And for what? I don’t have an answer. But I do know this: I’m tired. Tired of letting my own mind turn against me. Tired of stressing over things that don’t deserve this much space in my head. So today, I’m catching myself. If my brain starts its usual nonsense, I’ll whisper back: You’re creating problems in your head again. Stop it.

Oluwademilade from MANI