India, Sept. 14 -- If you have the habit of overthinking things, you are likely to be familiar with the feeling of regret that usually comes afterwards. Taking quick decisions becomes a nightmare, and people often call you out over it. Getting over the habit is no easy task, irrespective of how difficult it makes your life.

Taking to Instagram on September 11, Florida-based therapist Jeffrey Meltzer highlighted three ways in which overthinking can control our lives, and what we can do to protect ourselves from it.

When a person is afraid of getting something wrong, they can think about it so much that they become paralysed and delay the very thing they need to do. "Overthinking can feel productive, but it often helps you postpone uncert...