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This Week’s Parasite: “Overanalyzer” Parasite
You know when life finally feels light again…
Your energy is good.
Your relationship feels normal.
Work is flowing.
Your body feels regulated.
And then suddenly you catch yourself analyzing… everything.
“Is he being distant?”
“Was that message weird?”
“Why did she say it like that?”
“Should I be worried?”
“Is this… too good?”
Welcome to this week’s spiritual parasite:
The Microscope Mind.
It convinces you that safety comes from scrutiny.
That if you zoom in enough, you’ll stay ahead of disappointment.
But here’s the trick:
The more you zoom in, the less you can actually see.
This parasite thrives on magnification, it turns small, neutral signals into emotional headlines.
How This Parasite Hooks In
It usually attaches itself when:
You feel stable for the first time in a while
Someone is showing up for you and it feels foreign
Your body is used to adrenaline and doesn’t know how to sit in calm
You’re scared of repeating an old pattern, so you look for proof it’s happening
The parasite whispers:
“Look closer.”
“Analyze that tone.”
“Check again.”
“You missed something.”
“Don’t relax yet.”
Symptoms
If you’ve been infected, you might notice:
Your nervous system turns harmless moments into mini emergencies
You reread texts like they're legal documents
You pick apart good moments instead of letting them land
You confuse vigilance with wisdom
You create fear just to feel in control of it
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Why It Shows Up
Because your system doesn’t yet trust peace.
When the body has lived in fight-or-flight, neutrality feels empty.
Stability feels suspicious.
Calm feels like a setup.
Microscope Mind shows up not to ruin your life,
but to pull you back to a level of stimulation you’re used to.
It feeds on overthinking.
It starves when you choose presence.
The Antidote: The 3-Foot Rule
This week, try this:
When your mind zooms into a moment…
zoom out to a 3-foot view.
Ask yourself:
What’s actually happening right now, not in my imagination?
If this exact moment happened to my best friend, what would I tell her it means?
Is this fear… or a fact?
Calm doesn’t need to be analyzed.
It needs to be practiced.
Reflection of the Week
Where do you tend to over-examine what’s already working?
And what part of you is still learning how to feel safe in ease?
Until next week,
Gabi & Bea