Library / Feelings

For when you feel

Overthinking / Analysis Paralysis

Thinking something through so many times that you can't move.

168 picks matched to this feeling

Films

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  Before Sunrise
  Film · 1995
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  He's Just Not That Into You
  Film · 2009

TV shows

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  The Good Place
  TV · 2016–2020
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  Master of None
  TV · 2015–2021
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  Peep Show
  TV · 2003–2015
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  The Rehearsal
  TV · 2022–2025

Anime

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  Welcome to the NHK
  Anime · 2006
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  Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
  Anime · 2019

Documentaries

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  Headspace Guide to Meditation
  Documentary · 2021
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  The Mind, Explained
  Documentary · 2019–2021
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  Wordplay
  Documentary · 2006

Books

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  Adolphe
  Book · 1816
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  The Bell Jar
  Book · 1963
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  The Bhagavad Gita
  Book · c. 2nd century BCE–2nd century CE
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  Dom Casmurro
  Book · 1899
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  Essays
  Book · 1580–1592
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  Letters from a Stoic
  Book · c. 63–65 CE
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  Meditations
  Book · c. 170–180 CE
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  Turtles All the Way Down
  Book · 2017
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  The Year of Magical Thinking
  Book · 2005
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  The Anatomy of Melancholy
  Book · 1621
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  Crime and Punishment
  Book · 1866
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  Fever Dream
  Book · 2014
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  Hamlet
  Book · c. 1600–1601
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  Notes from Underground
  Book · 1864
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  The Tunnel
  Book · 1948
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  Exciting Times
  Book · 2020
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  The Imp of the Mind: Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts
  Book · 2001
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  Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love
  Book · 1979
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  Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior
  Book · 1996
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  Modern Romance
  Book · 2015
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  Smitten: Romantic Obsession, the Neuroscience of Limerence, and How to Make Love Last
  Book · 2026
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  Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts: A CBT-Based Guide to Getting Over Frightening, Obsessive, or Disturbing Thoughts
  Book · 2017
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  What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming OCD
  Book · 2007
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  The Idiot
  Book · 2017

Games

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  PowerWash Simulator
  Game · 2022
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  SPARX
  Game · 2013
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  Tetris
  Game · 1984–1985
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  Alto's Odyssey
  Game · 2018
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  Dorfromantik
  Game · 2022
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  flOw
  Game · 2006
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  Tetris Effect
  Game · 2018
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  Townscaper
  Game · 2021

Songs

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  Self Aware
  Song · 2026
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  1/1
  Song · 1979
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  Breathin
  Song · 2018
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  Dream 3 (in the midst of my life)
  Song · 2015
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  get well soon
  Song · 2018
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  Aruarian Dance
  Song · 2004
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  Breathe (2 AM)
  Song · 2004
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  Canon in D
  Song · c. 1680–1706
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  Car Radio
  Song · 2013
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  Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: Prelude
  Song · c. 1717–1723
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  Clair de lune
  Song · 1905
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  Experience
  Song · 2013
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  Free Mind
  Song · 2020
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  Good Days
  Song · 2020
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  Good News
  Song · 2020
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  Gymnopédie No. 1
  Song · 1888
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  Hard Place
  Song · 2019
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  Heavy
  Song · 2017
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  Holocene
  Song · 2011
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  Le onde
  Song · 1996
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  Nuvole bianche
  Song · 2004
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  Only Time
  Song · 2000
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  Says
  Song · 2013
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  Spiegel im Spiegel
  Song · 1978
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  The Night We Met
  Song · 2015
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  Thinkin Bout You
  Song · 2012
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  Three Little Birds
  Song · 1977
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  Una mattina
  Song · 2004
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  Unwell
  Song · 2002
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  Day 'n' Nite
  Song · 2008
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  L'enfer
  Song · 2022
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  The Archer
  Song · 2019
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  Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
  Song · 1956
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  Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go to the Party
  Song · 2015
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  Freedom of Choice
  Song · 1980
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  Your Graduation
  Song · 2013
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  When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)
  Song · 1964
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  Losing My Religion
  Song · 1991
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  Should I Stay or Should I Go
  Song · 1981
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  Don't Delete the Kisses
  Song · 2017
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  Are You Bored Yet?
  Song · 2019
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  Valentine
  Song · 2022
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  Mr. Brightside
  Song · 2001
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  Don't Know Why
  Song · 2001
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  Title and Registration
  Song · 2003
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  Some Nights
  Song · 2012
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  There There
  Song · 2003
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  Paranoid
  Song · 2008

Albums

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  Ambient 1: Music for Airports
  Album · 1978
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  Sleep
  Album · 2015
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  And Their Refinement of the Decline
  Album · 2007
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  Circles
  Album · 2020
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  Felt
  Album · 2011
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  In the Heart of the Moon
  Album · 2005
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  Kind of Blue
  Album · 1959
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  Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep.
  Album · 2016
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  Music for Zen Meditation
  Album · 1964
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  Promises
  Album · 2021
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  The Pearl
  Album · 1984

Podcasts

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  Feeling Good Podcast | TEAM-CBT – The New Mood Therapy
  Podcast · 2016–present
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  10% Happier with Dan Harris
  Podcast · 2016–present
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  ADHD Experts Podcast
  Podcast
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  Hidden Brain
  Podcast · 2015–present
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  Invisibilia
  Podcast · 2015–2023
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  Nothing Much Happens: Bedtime Stories to Help You Sleep
  Podcast · 2018–present
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  Sleep With Me
  Podcast · 2013–present
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  The Anxious Truth
  Podcast · 2015–present
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  Get Sleepy: Sleep Meditation and Stories
  Podcast · 2019–present
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  Radiolab
  Podcast · 2002–present
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  The OCD Stories
  Podcast · 2015–present
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  Your Anxiety Toolkit
  Podcast · 2016
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  Life Kit: How to deal with intrusive thoughts
  Podcast · 2025
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  Inner Cosmos: Why Can't Some People Stop Thinking Certain Thoughts? (Ep. 155)
  Podcast · 2026

Stand-up specials

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  Marc Maron: Panicked
  Stand-up · 2025
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  Bo Burnham: what.
  Stand-up · 2013
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  Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
  Stand-up · 2025
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  Marc Maron: More Later
  Stand-up · 2015

Videos

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  A Simple Way to Break a Bad Habit | Judson Brewer | TED
  Video · 2015
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  How to fix a broken heart | Guy Winch | TED
  Video · 2017
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  How to practice emotional first aid | Guy Winch | TED
  Video · 2014
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  Internal Struggles (The Chessboard Metaphor) by Dr. Russ Harris
  Video
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  The Struggle Switch - By Dr. Russ Harris
  Video
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  You aren't at the mercy of your emotions -- your brain creates them | Lisa Feldman Barrett
  Video · 2017
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  Catastrophizing: How to Stop Making Yourself Depressed and Anxious: Cognitive Distortion Skill #6
  Video · 2022 (unconfirmed; creator's site post dated Sep 2022)
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  Cognitive Distortions: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques 18/30
  Video · Unconfirmed (companion post on therapyinanutshell.com dated Jul 2021)
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  Depressive and Bipolar Disorders: Crash Course Psychology #30
  Video · 2014
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  Emotional Reasoning- The Cognitive Distortion that makes you Emotionally Reactive - Anxiety 18/30
  Video · Unconfirmed (companion post on therapyinanutshell.com dated Jan 2024)
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  Feeling All the Feels: Crash Course Psychology #25
  Video · 2014
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  How to Change How You Think 💪 Cognitive Distortions Part 2
  Video · Unconfirmed (audio version released Jun 2021; companion post Jul 2021)
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  How to cope with anxiety | Olivia Remes | TEDxUHasselt
  Video · 2017
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  How to stay calm under pressure - Noa Kageyama and Pen-Pen Chen
  Video · 2018
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  Managing Stress in Uncertain Times | Free 10-Minute Guided Meditation
  Video
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  The Dropping Anchor Skill
  Video
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  The surprising science of happiness | Dan Gilbert
  Video · 2004
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  Cognitive Dissonance: Emotion Processing 22/30
  Video · 2021
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  Daily Calm | 10 Minute Mindfulness Meditation | Be Present
  Video
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  Episode 2 - Masterclass: Unhooking Yourself from Unhelpful Thoughts with Dr. Russ Harris
  Video · 2022 (podcast episode date, 2 Aug 2022; YouTube upload date unconfirmed)
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  Why we choke under pressure -- and how to avoid it | Sian Leah Beilock
  Video · 2017
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  What causes insomnia? - Dan Kwartler
  Video · 2018
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  The 5-4-3-2-1 Method: A Grounding Exercise to Manage Anxiety
  Video · 2020
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  Here's the real reason you procrastinate | Fuschia Sirois | TEDxNewcastle
  Video · 2022
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  Do You Talk to Yourself? Here's How to Harness Your Inner Voice | Ethan Kross | TED
  Video · 2024