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Overthinking Quotes: Mark Twain's 'Monster'

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Lily Ford Professor Champion Kirkwood Composition 3-10-23 Monster "I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened,"(33 Overthinking Quotes: Inspirational Words of Wisdom). I agree with Mark Twain, I have had many unnecessary worries and thoughts cross my mind everyday. A monster is a person or creature that ignites fear in its victims; they are not one size fits all; they morph into what a person struggles with the most. Monsters could be hard to find. Sometimes they disguise themselves so well that their victims can not figure out where their monsters reside. A person’s monster might possibly be themselves. Mine comes in the form of racing thoughts and overthinking. Overthinking has been an issue that has haunted me for …show more content…

I have many memories of lying awake at night, wanting to fall away to dreamland. Instead, I had thoughts running a mile a minute in my head. These thoughts predicted every possible outcome of every choice I could make. My brain also went through all the possibilities of other people's actions that I could not control. One day, while in bed, I figured out what the monster that prevented me from peace and slumber. My monster was overthinking. Though overthinking is a battle I fight often, I have found ways to escape …show more content…

Now, whenever I feel these thoughts overcoming me, I have learned to push through them. Though this does not always work, it makes my life a lot better by winning the battles I can. In the past, I have struggled with doing what I want to do despite what others may think. I used to stop myself from doing activities that I enjoyed because I was afraid that people would judge me. Then, those people would not want to be around me, and then I would end up all alone. In middle school, I felt like I was the only person who liked to sing or make music. Everyone else around me did it out of obligation or parental force. I remember one of my oldest friends telling me to shut up because I did not sound good. From that point on, I was terrified to sing again by myself. Whenever I got the chance to make music by myself, I would accidentally let my monster run wild. It would fill my brain with thoughts of being alone or no one would like how I sound. Over the years, I have gained confidence back in myself with the help of new friends, my parents, and fighting the thoughts that tell me to stop. No one’s monster is the same, and that is one of the many qualities that make each person

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