Does your child second-guess their thoughts, feelings, and decisions? Do they ask for reassurance over and over, yet still feel unsure? Overthinking can emotionally paralyze kids, making them anxious, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Overthinking is the habit of excessively analyzing, dwelling on or worrying ...

New research shows how easily our imagined choices collapse under the weight of real consequences. Here’s why overthinking them never helps. For decades, the “trolley problem” has encouraged us to ...