You Think Too Much!

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How many times have you had someone say this to you? "You think too much."

What exactly do they mean by this?

I've had friends, co-workers, teachers and therapists say it to me.

My current theory is that they really mean "You try too hard."

Or maybe they mean "I've suddenly lost interest."

Or maybe both.

I have had many people tell me that I tend to overthink things. I believe that a lot of the time it is because they are frustrated that I need to go over every scenario for a situation, whereas they can simply improvise when in that same situation.

It depends on the context in which they say it but I'm sure it means you overanalyze things. I get the same thing from people.
I think it might be when you respond to light-talk with serious discussion (thus confusing the NT's poor little brain) that someone says the "you think too much" line.

This has been said to me soo often, I hate it!

I JUST said this very thing to my partner. I was overthinking the hell out of something that happened last night (and really, anyone in there right mind would), but then it dawned on me...I always do.

I am terribly affected by perseveration!! !

OVERANALYZE THE HELL OUTTA EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME!

(pshhhhht....and all these years I thought it was a female thing;)

I think to much often about things people wouldnt usually think off,

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i get that line often and i agree with that. i over-analyze things and it's only natural thing to do for a person who doesn't create his decisions on subconscious level.

I get this from people ALL THE TIME!

All the time. I usually respond "you don't think enough." But secretly, I wonder if I do think too much sometimes.

My daughter has gotten this all throughout school.
Her teachers used to tell us they would barely get a sentence of explanation from most kids, but our girl would give them paragraphs! (proud papa! )

She has learned to scale things back a bit... we'll see how high school is though

Back when I was taking algebra at UAF, my wife tried to help me out with the work... I drove her CRAZY. So much so that she quit helping me.

Her: "All you have to do is just use this formula whenever you get this kind of problem."

Me: "But what I need to know is why this formula works for this equation!"

Her: "Well, I don't know and I can't explain it to you. You don't need to know that, JUST MEMORIZE THE FORMULA! ARRRGGGH!"

Me: {Geez! All I want is to figure out why this equation works for this problem. Why is she so upset about that!?}

I have a problem... 'Just memorizing' ... stuff like this. I know if I understand 'how' it works, then I stand a better chance of remembering it when I need it.

I also have trouble in school with turning in projects too late because I'm always adding too much or finding something new that I think is important and relative so I have to find a way to include it.

Tests, on the other hand, are not the same.
I just hunch over the test and blast my way through it.
I do not stop and 'think' about the answers.
Most of the time I know the material and if it's Multiple Choice, then it's even easier.
I had one class last semester where we took tests in class.
I could always finish the 25-30 questions in, like, 5 or so minutes.
I'd have to sit quietly and wait for everyone else to finish
I finally convinced the teacher that I should probably get up and leave the room until everyone else finished (she asked us not to get up because she thought it was distracting to anyone not done with testing ). It was either that, or have be bouncing around in my chair!

My mother says this all the time. She seems to mean that I should be more laid-back about things.

analysis paralysis.

analysis paralysis.

heard that alot. It turns out, it's true. Often times it prevents me from doing things that might actually be okay or fun. Things become more complex than they actually are. Sometimes its good to just do something (well unless it's hurting others or yourself) to show yourself that it wasn't half as complicated or bad as you made it out to be in your head.

I've been accused of thinking about everything going on in the Universe a number of times... lol

I get that to from work.