“Overthinking usually starts before you even notice it”

I’ve been noticing something about “overthinking.”

It doesn’t actually start as thinking.

It starts as uncertainty.

Something small feels off — not clear, not settled — and the brain tries to resolve it fast.

“Did I say something wrong?”
“Are they pulling away?”
“Am I overreacting?”

And once that starts, it looks like overthinking.

It’s the mind trying to close a gap that hasn’t clicked yet.

The interesting part:

When the situation does become clear…
the thinking usually stops on its own.

Curious if that’s how it feels for anyone else.