India, July 26 -- Everyone worries over something or the other, but when the mind constantly keeps worrying on a loop, intensely mulling over worst-case incidents, 'what ifs,' and past regrets, then it becomes a concern. It turns into a chaotic hotchpotch of the past, present, and future, as if stuck on a thought treadmill, relentlessly running even if it's overheating and starting to smoke. While to you it may feel like your way of preparing for or solving the situation at hand, in reality, overthinking backfires, taking a toll on overall health significantly.

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Vinaya V. Bhandari (Neurologist and Neuromuscular Disorder Specialist) at Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre shared how overthinking triggers ...