How to Stop Overthinking During Identity Crisis

When your mind won't stop spinning with catastrophic thoughts about who you are and what happens next, you need more than positive thinking. This guide teaches the CONNECT grounding technique—a present moment awareness practice that stops overthinking by anchoring you in direct sensory experience. Not as a quick fix, but as a skill you can return to again and again during divorce, job loss, midlife crisis, or any major life transition where you've lost your sense of self.