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    Explore how poets throughout history have captured the universal experience of overthinking, from 'mental war' to 'late night labyrinths,' and discover how poetic wisdom can help tame your racing mind.

    Midnight Thought Spirals: Poetry's Answer

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    Overthinking is a paralyzing end where the destination is an internal hell of confusion, delusion, and pain. It is like a burrowing thought dragging deeper and deeper into tissue that was never meant to open.

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