When Your Mind Will Not Rest

Description

Understanding Overthinking and Finding Your Way Back to Calm

Most advice about overthinking treats the mind as an enemy to be controlled. Think positive. Push the thoughts away. For many people, this only makes the thoughts louder.

Does this sound familiar?

• It is late at night. Your body is tired, but your mind keeps replaying a conversation from earlier in the day.
• A friend takes longer than usual to reply, and your mind has already imagined five reasons why.
• You cannot make a simple decision without examining it from every side, and then you question it afterwards.
• You have told yourself many times to "just stop thinking." It never works.

If you recognize yourself here, you are not weak and you are not broken. Your mind is working very hard. The question is, what is it working so hard for?

What this course is about

A mind that will not rest is very often a mind that is trying to protect you. From uncertainty, from making a mistake, from rejection, or from a feeling that is hard to face. It is using the only tool it knows, which is more thinking.

When you begin to understand what your mind is trying to do, you stop fighting it. And a mind that is understood can begin to settle.

The central question

"What is my mind trying to protect me from?"

What is included

• The book: When Your Mind Will Not Rest. Eight short, clear chapters (32 pages) on what overthinking is, what it may be protecting you from, where it begins and how to live differently with a busy mind. Each chapter ends with reflection questions.
• The workbook: Questions and small exercises for every chapter, with space to write. This is where you put the ideas into practice.
• The 30-day challenge: One small practice a day, most under ten minutes. Four weeks: noticing, understanding, calming and living differently.
• The quick-start guide and mind map: A simple plan for how to use everything, plus a one-page map of the main ideas.

What you receive

A download link for all the PDF files and the mind map, available right after purchase.

Chapter overview

1. When thinking becomes overthinking. Going over the past, worrying about the future, and how to recognize a busy mind.

2. What overthinking costs you. Its effect on your body, sleep, decisions, relationships and peace.

3. The question beneath the thoughts. What your mind may be trying to protect you from.

4. Where overthinking begins. The early experiences that can teach a mind to keep watch.

5. Noticing your triggers. Finding what sets off your overthinking, and preparing for it.

6. Working with your thoughts. Stepping back from thoughts, common thinking traps and honest questions.

7. Coming back to the present. Simple ways to use the breath, the senses and the body.

8. Living differently with a busy mind. Decisions, evenings, feelings and living with uncertainty.

How to use it

Everything comes as PDF files you can download right after purchase. Read on any device, or print the workbook and challenge to write in by hand.

It is fully self-paced. About ten to fifteen minutes a day is enough. The files are yours to keep.

About Atul K. Mehra

Atul K. Mehra is a Registered Psychotherapist, author and international speaker with more than 27,000 hours of client sessions. His work focuses on helping people understand the patterns beneath anxiety, emotions, relationships and behaviour, rather than simply fighting the symptoms.

Questions

Is this therapy?
No. This is a self-guided educational program for reflection and personal growth. It is not psychotherapy and does not replace personal care from a qualified professional. If you would like to work with Atul directly, you can book a psychotherapy session through this website.

Does this replace my doctor or medication?
No. Please do not stop or change any prescribed medication or treatment because of this program. Speak with the professional responsible for your care first.

Who is this not for?
If you are in crisis, thinking about harming yourself, or troubled by frightening thoughts you cannot shake, please reach out for direct support rather than a self-guided program. In Canada you can call or text 9-8-8 at any time. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

How will I receive it?
Right after purchase you will get a download link for all the files.

How long do I have access?
The files are yours to keep and use for as long as you like.

What is the refund policy?
Because these courses contain downloadable materials, we generally do not offer refunds for a change of mind once the files have been downloaded. If you have a problem or would like us to consider an exception, email contact@atulmehra.com with your order number and a brief explanation. We review requests individually and may offer a refund depending on the circumstances. Please contact us about duplicate charges, missing files or download difficulties so we can help resolve the issue. This policy does not limit any rights available under applicable consumer protection law.

Interested in more than one course? Contact me and I’ll be happy to help you choose the right combination, including questions about a multi-course discount.

Your mind is not your enemy.

It has been trying to protect you. This program helps you understand how, so it can finally begin to rest.