I get obsessed over simple things (like dialogues) that I feel like I didn't fully understand (when in reality I do) and my mind gets stuck in a loop. I find myself overanalysing a sentence, a dialogue. It's like if I were stuck in an endless circle of thought. Has anybody ever felt like this?

Appreciate the answer although mine is something a bit different. I constantly rewind a scene because I feel like I didn't pay enough attention or fully understood the dialogues to the point that I get stuck watching the same scene over and over and can't move on. Like when I was watching Arcane. One episode lasts 40 minutes but I finished it after 1 hour.

have you ever felt something like this?

@Nameless000 Oh , I got you and yes I’ve done that multiple times . In fact , I do that with mos things if I’m being honest . I noticed that I would honestly have to dial in , remove distractions , and clear my mind . That helped me the most . When I stressed about it , my mind became even more cloudy and more forgetful . I would revisit something that wa suppose to take 5 mins and make it 20mins

@Junior96! Yeah the forgetting part is very relatable. It's almost like my mind self-sabotages itself by immediately forgetting something important that i KNOW that I don't want to forget.

So, in short, I just keep the information I gathered in my head and recall it only when I need it?

I meant like when I watch a movie or a tv show, or when I read a book, I'm sorry for not being more specific. But, in general, when I feel like I didn't fully understand a sentence, I get lost in my head trying to understand it and overanalyze it, which causes me to get stuck in a thought loop.

@Nameless000 I believe once we realize that we keep getting caught in a loop , we are keeping ourselves there because that’s what we focus on . You’re now automatically convince yourself that whenever it’s time to read , watch tv , or even converse with people that you’re going to forget and have to over analyze . The minute we realize a problem that we don’t like or have experienced , we give it so much attention and now we allow it to distract us moving forward . I believe different exercises to help you focus on whatever you’re doing is going to help you overall .

@Junior96! thx for answering my questions and helping me, have a good day!

@Junior96! so in conclusion I redirect my focus from the loop to whatever I need to actually do, and move on

@Nameless000 Keep your focus on whatever you’re doing . When you start questioning if you’ve forgot , or will you forget , now you are missing out on whatever show , conversation or etc . You are spending time in your mind so you can’t focus .

@Nameless000 But to answer your question , yes . Easier said than done . I’m no counselor but from my own experience , yes .

@Junior96! I think is a concentration problem, maybe I don't focus enough on my tasks and I get distracted so easily that I get immediately absorbed by the thought loop. I'll try to focus harder, thanks for everything.

@Nameless000 No problem!