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My wife and I had a little tiff a few days ago. Afterward, she playfully came up to me with a smile and said something that really sank in. She said, "Hon, if jumping to conclusions were an Olympic sport, you'd win the gold medal." After laughing, I realized she was right. A brief comment or delayed reply can send my mind racing (filling in the blanks) before I have even asked a single question. Looking at this further, I realized I start to replay that explanation until it feels less like a guess and more like evidence.

Overthinking Sends Us Jumping to Conclusions

I have battled overthinking — contending with those maddening, incessant thought loops — all of my life, and I can see how it has trained me to be a highly skilled jumper — that is, a jumper to conclusions. I also see how often the overthinking/jumping-to-conclusions pattern plays out in the struggles of children, teens, adult children, and parents. A........

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