When You Worry About What Others Think

A short, gentle reminder for those moments when you find yourself worrying about what other people might think of you.
Sometimes we get caught up in a spiral of overthinking, imagining what others are thinking, saying, or feeling about us. This talk offers a simple reminder to step back, reconnect with your own wisdom, and remember that you don't have to carry the opinions of others.
Take a few minutes to pause, breathe, and come back to yourself.

Transcript

Have you ever walked away from a conversation? And then spent the next hour wondering what the other person thought about you. Did I say too much? Did that sound stupid? They'd think I was awkward. I wonder what they really thought of me. If you recognise this. This little reminder is for you. Because here's something that might help you breathe a little easier today. You don't actually know what other people are thinking about you. And so often. What we experience as what they think of me. It's actually just a thought about what we imagine they're thinking. Here's a beautiful quote. You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you. If you realized how seldom they do. And I think there's so much freedom in that. Think about your own day. How much time do you spend thinking about what other people are doing, Saying, Wearing or thinking? Probably not very much. You're busy with your own life. And other people are busy with theirs. Yet somehow. When it comes to ourselves, We can imagine that everyone is noticing us. Analyzing us. And judginess. But most of the time they probably aren't. And here's the really important part. What other people think about us is not something we can know. What we think they think about us is simply a thought. I'll say that again because it's worth remembering. What you think someone thinks about you is still just a thought. And thoughts aren't facts. So the next time you notice yourself worrying about someone else's opinion of you. CV can pause. Instead of following the thought down the rabbit hole. Gently say to yourself. I don't actually know what they're thinking. This is just my mind guessing. And then let yourself come back to the present moment. Because there's something else that's interesting. Your mind is capable of imagining that someone is thinking something negative about you. It could also imagine that they're thinking something positive. Perhaps they actually enjoy talking to you. Perhaps they thought you were lovely. Perhaps they didn't notice the thing that you're worrying about at all. And perhaps the truth is simply that they're not thinking about you one way or another. And that's okay. You don't need to know. You don't need to control other people's opinions. You don't need everyone to approve of you. Can allow people to think whatever they think. And still be completely okay. So throughout your day. If you catch yourself worrying about someone else's opinion. Just notice. Ah, Here's that thought again. And remind yourself. I don't know what they're thinking. I only know what I'm thinking. Then gently bring your attention back to your own life. Because your life is happening right here. And perhaps you don't need to spend quite so much of it wondering what is happening inside somebody else's head. You might simply give yourself permission to be yourself. And let that be enough. Thank you for listening.

Reviews

Namaste Cathy 🙏🏽 A gentle and timely reminder that 'thoughts aren’t facts’… Much appreciated 🌱

Thank you. 🫂🤍🙏
I So often think about what others might think and see it as a reality.
It's good to listen to this track and say myself "it's just a thought"