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Stories for loud minds, tired nervous systems, and people doing their best.

Relatable stories and lived experiences about anxiety, depression, ADHD, focus struggles, workplace pressure, burnout, sensitivity, and healing while still showing up for everyday life. Basically: emotional support, but with punctuation and a tiny bit of side eye.

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Overthink Short Stories

Small stories for the thoughts that take only a minute to arrive and somehow occupy the rest of the day.

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A lively office with colleagues gathered near a coffee station

Workplace anxiety and observation · 8 min read

Office Gossip

Every office has an unofficial newsletter. It runs on coffee, raised eyebrows, and information that somehow arrives before the official email.

A stylish home scene that hints at the cost of keeping up appearances

Money, appearance and self worth · 8 min read

Lifestyle and Bankruptcy

Sometimes the outfit is thriving while the bank account is quietly requesting a meeting.

A person carrying the hopes of a new beginning into a new community

Hope, sacrifice and belonging · 9 min read

The Immigrant Story

Behind every polished photograph is a suitcase, a sacrifice, and a budget doing emotional gymnastics.

A new employee arrives at a calm office while imagining passwords, meetings, names, lunch and coffee machine problems

Editorial 005 · New job anxiety and belonging · 12 min read

My New Job Started in My Head Three Weeks Early

The offer was exciting. Then anxiety began onboarding itself.

A tense office team works around a smiling inflexible coworker whose shadow resembles a witch

Workplace anxiety, teamwork and boundaries · 10 min read

Do You Have a Wicked Witch at the Office?

They call it collaboration, as long as everyone collaborates with their way of doing things.

A woman considers two paths, one toward parenthood and another toward becoming a loving aunt

Parenthood, family history and personal choice · 13 min read

The World Asked If I Want Children. I Asked to See the Terms and Conditions.

Sometimes the desire is there. The decision is still no.

Original Overthink Press editorial illustration for When Fear Decides Someone Else’s Faith Is a Threat

Faith, fear and human connection · 8 min read

When Fear Decides Someone Else’s Faith Is a Threat

Sometimes fear does not protect belief. It turns another person’s belief into a danger that was never there.

Original Overthink Press editorial illustration for I Still Like People. My Anxiety Just Requires Reservations.

Anxiety, identity and social energy · 8 min read

I Still Like People. My Anxiety Just Requires Reservations.

I thought I stopped liking people. It turns out my nervous system had simply placed socializing behind a very complicated approval process.

Original Overthink Press editorial illustration for We Were Both in the Room. Only One of Us Was in the Conversation.

Communication, avoidance and anxiety · 11 min read

We Were Both in the Room. Only One of Us Was in the Conversation.

Some people disappear emotionally while still sitting three feet away from you.

Original Overthink Press editorial illustration for The Ex Had No Chair but Somehow Still Had a Place at the Table.

Marriage, family and boundaries · 11 min read

The Ex Had No Chair but Somehow Still Had a Place at the Table.

Nothing says welcome like entering a room where the ex still seems to have an invisible place card.

Two women with contrasting styles forming an easy friendship while a closed social circle remains in the background

Friendship, love & self worth · 10 min read

Chemistry Left My Application on Read.

Rejection can make you question everything about yourself. Sometimes the truth is much simpler: the connection was not mutual.

A professional notices and stops a small spark between an office connection and a peaceful home garden

Relationships, work & boundaries · 11 min read

Do Not Set Fire to Your Own Backyard

Workplace attraction may begin innocently. What happens next is still a choice.

A woman inside a symbolic cage of threatening speech bubbles with a door opening toward warm light

Courage, safety & mental health · 12 min read

Fear Built the Cage. The Threat Kept the Key.

When someone frightens you into silence, speaking may feel dangerous. But silence should never become a life sentence.

A thoughtful man in his forties man beside a loading symbol and unfinished personal goals

ADHD, confidence & personal growth · 12 min read

His Life Is Permanently Loading

He wants confidence, connection, and a better life. Wanting change and practicing it, however, are two different hobbies.

A woman at a café with caring friends turns toward the open door because she is not ready to talk

Friendship, anxiety & boundaries · 10 min read

I Came to Spend Time With You, Not Explain Myself

Sometimes I need your company, not a press conference about the worst week of my life.

A married couple sit apart at a kitchen table while one spoon is lit like courtroom evidence

Marriage, anxiety & emotional repair · 10 min read

We Got Too Comfortable. Respect Left the Room.

It was never just the spoon. It was the tone, the silence, and every small moment that came before it.

An anxious person surrounded by loud advice while one calm companion offers quiet support

Anxiety, support & communication · 11 min read

10 Things People With Anxiety Wish You’d Stop Saying

Well-meant words can still make a loud mind louder. Here is what helps instead.

Original Overthink Press editorial illustration for They Told Me to Try Therapy. My Brain Had Other Plans.

Therapy, readiness & self-trust · 12 min read

They Told Me to Try Therapy. My Brain Had Other Plans.

Everyone suggested help. My brain responded with objections, appeal forms, and absolutely no intention of cooperating.

Original Overthink Press editorial illustration for Nobody Asked Me to Prove Myself. Why Was I Already Defending My Case?

Confidence, bias & anxiety · 10 min read

Nobody Asked Me to Prove Myself. Why Was I Already Defending My Case?

When one ordinary question activates a thousand silent doubts—and an entire closing argument.

Original Overthink Press editorial illustration for I Left My Problems at Home. Now They’re on My Desk.

Workplace emotions · 9 min read

I Left My Problems at Home. Now They’re on My Desk.

Personal problems do not respect business hours—but they do not have to run the meeting.

A professional woman with short hair looking puzzled in a meeting room

Workplace anxiety & pressure · 11 min read

The Idea Was Free. The Emotional Packaging Cost Extra.

When a good idea needs evidence, diplomacy, and emotional cushioning just to enter the room.

A professional reflecting on the difference between praise and genuine appreciation

Workplace appreciation · 8 min read

I’m Not Looking for Praise. Just Appreciation.

A small sentence can change someone’s entire Tuesday.

A capable professional working while her anxious thoughts compete for attention

Anxiety while functioning well · 7 min read

I Can Still Perform, but My Mind Wants to Be the Main Actor

For the people who get things done while privately hosting an emergency meeting inside their head.

A busy mind represented by too many open browser tabs

Focus and ADHD · 6 min read

My Brain Has Too Many Tabs Open

For anyone whose thoughts keep opening new windows before the first one finishes loading.

A person continuing everyday responsibilities while quietly living with depression

Depression and daily life · 7 min read

Depression Does Not Always Look Like Staying in Bed

For the people who are still showing up, still doing the dishes, and still quietly hurting.

An unexpected calendar invitation triggering workplace anxiety

Workplace anxiety · 6 min read

The Calendar Invite With No Agenda

A tiny rectangle on your calendar. A full emotional crime scene in your mind.

A dependable person carrying many worries behind a calm response

The dependable one · 6 min read

No Worries, But Actually Many Worries

For everyone who says “no worries” while spiritually holding seventeen worries and a backup plan.

A sensitive observer noticing subtle emotions and details around them

Sensitivity · 7 min read

A Love Letter to People Who Notice Everything

For the people who read tone, feel the room, catch patterns, and quietly translate emotions.