How to Quiet the Overthinking Mind During an Intense Time of Change/Spiritual Awakening
Spiritual awakenings are powerful experiences that shake up everything we thought we knew about ourselves and the world. They often come with deep realizations, profound moments of clarity, and unfortunately, intense discomfort. If you’ve found yourself in what feels like a whirlwind of overwhelming thoughts and emotions, you’re not alone. This phase, often referred to as the "dark night of the soul," is not a detour—it’s part of your soul’s path, guiding you toward monumental change.
The Role of Discomfort in Spiritual Growth
It’s easy to wish away the discomfort of a spiritual awakening. After all, the emotions and difficult experiences that arise can feel unbearable at times. However, these very experiences are your most important and transformative spiritual moments. They are here to put you on your soul’s path.
The part of you that feels stuck, overwhelmed, or lost is actually preparing you for a deeper alignment with your true self. Awareness of this discomfort—the ability to recognize that you are going through a "dark night of the soul"—is the precursor to a profound shift in your consciousness. It signals that you are about to level up in your soul’s journey, even if it doesn’t feel that way right now.
Why Your Overthinking Mind Won’t Let You Rest
As you move through this awakening, you may notice that your mind becomes overactive, running loops of overwhelming thoughts. It’s common for the mind to overthink every decision, second-guess your worth, or bombard you with self-doubt. This overthinking mind wants to protect you. It believes that if you can anticipate every possible outcome or stay constantly alert, you’ll be safe.
It’s important to understand that this part of you is not your enemy. It serves a purpose: to keep you safe. The overthinking mind is often times emotionally young, trying to keep you protected from what it perceives as dangers, even if those dangers are just uncertainties about the future.
Working with Your Overthinking Mind
Rather than shaming or blaming yourself for these thoughts, or pushing them away, your job is to work with this aspect of yourself. The overthinking mind is here to help you, even though it often makes you feel stuck in patterns of self-doubt, disconnection, and emotional overwhelm. It’s trying its best, but it needs guidance from the wiser, more grounded aspects of you.
In my work, I help clients reconnect with these emotionally young aspects of themselves. Together, we recognize and honor their purpose while learning how to shift control away from the overthinking mind and toward your higher self—the part of you that thrives in peace, trust, and flow.
Creating Change and Embracing Peace
The ultimate goal is not to banish the overthinking mind but to quiet it so you can hear the voice of your inner wisdom. By connecting with your true self, we work on transforming self-doubt into confidence, disconnection into deep self-awareness, and emotional overwhelm into peace. Through this process, you can start to feel more aligned with who you truly are, live with more ease, and embrace your spiritual awakening as the powerful transformation it’s meant to be.
In my work, I help people who struggle with perfectionism, control issues, and emotional overwhelm reconnect with their inner calm and self-worth. Through hypnosis, somatic coaching, and sound healing, I guide you to release the need for control, manage stress, and embrace peace—so you can stop feeling like life will fall apart if you don't do it all and start flowing with confidence and ease.