We’re Not OCD - We’re Deep Divers! (Why We Think in Lists, Loops & Lightning Bolts)
- Rosy Watson
- 20 hours ago
- 3 min read
You ever notice how your brain doesn’t walk - it sprints?
One minute you’re googling “how to ground your energy”..
..three tabs later you’re knee-deep in quantum healing, Peruvian shamanism, and the neuroscience of boundaries.
And somehow, it all makes sense.
Until someone says, “You overthink everything,” and you want to say, “I’m not overthinking — I’m pattern mapping!”
Sound familiar?
Let’s talk about the real reason your mind hops around, makes lists for everything, and can’t rest until it knows how it all fits together.
💫 1. Your Brain Isn’t Broken - It’s Brilliant
If your thoughts move fast and in spirals, that’s not chaos - that’s high-speed pattern recognition.
You’re not scattered; you’re tracking.
You’re sensing connections between ideas, people, and energies that others can’t see yet.
You don’t want random answers.
You want the root system.
The why behind the why.
That’s not OCD. That’s a nervous system seeking safety through understanding.
💫 2. The Need to Know — It’s About Safety, Not Control
When life’s been unpredictable (hello, chaos, trauma, burnout, spiritual awakenings that felt more like nervous breakdowns), your brain learns that knowing = safe.
You’re not trying to control the universe.
You’re trying to make it less confusing.
You’re collecting puzzle pieces so your body can relax.
Every Google search, every late-night theory dive, every “just one more article” is your nervous system saying, “If I can understand this, I can breathe.”
💫 3. Why We Make Lists for Everything
Ah, the lists.
Sticky notes. Notion boards. The Notes app graveyard.
You’ve got lists of:
Books to read
Ideas for posts
Things to research when you “have time” (spoiler: never)
Stuff you already did but added to the list anyway just for that sweet dopamine tick
You’re not obsessive.
You’re trying to manage a mind that holds multiverses.
Lists aren’t control freak behaviour. They’re compassion in bullet form.
They let your brain offload what it’s holding - so you don’t have to remember every thread of brilliance at once. it.
💫 4. The Real Reason You Can’t Turn It Off
Sometimes, though, your brain doesn’t know when to stop.
You close your laptop, brush your teeth, crawl into bed… and the inner narrator pipes up: “Quick question: how does quantum frequency relate to ancestral trauma healing?”
This is your cue to ground, not analyse.
Try this before sleep:
Hand on heart, slow breath out
Whisper: “It’s safe to pause now. My ideas will still be there in the morning.”
If you don’t believe it, write a 3-item “save for later” list and let your brain rest.
💫 5. The Multidimensional Thinker’s Regulation Map
Phase 1: The Dive Follow the curiosity. Research, read, explore. Don’t censor your joy in learning.
Phase 2: The Surfacing Notice when you’re overwhelmed. Step away. Drink water. Move your body.
Phase 3: The Grounding Do something sensory. Touch, warmth, nature, music. Remind your body it’s now.
Phase 4: The Integration Journal or voice-note what actually mattered. Not all of it - just the bits that feel alive today.
That’s your rhythm.
You’re not flaky - you’re cyclical.
You’re designed for depth, not straight lines.
💫 A Gentle Reframe to Take With You
You’re not scattered. You’re multidimensional.
You’re not controlling. You’re creating coherence.
You’re not OCD. You’re building safety through understanding.
You don’t need to “fix” your brain.
You just need to give it clear edges, kind rest, and the permission to not know everything right now.
You don’t think too much - you care deeply. And that’s your superpower.
So maybe your mind isn’t messy — it’s mystical.
It makes lists because it loves to weave meaning.
It loops because it’s building bridges between worlds.
It dives deep because it was never meant to stay on the surface.
If that feels like you.. then you’ll love what comes next. ✨
🌸 Start small - and safe.
My £3 Boundaries Micro Book is a gentle guide for the woman whose mind won’t quit but whose soul is whispering “rest.
”Inside, you’ll learn why your brain never truly switches off - and how to calm your nervous system so it finally feels safe to exhale.
🌙 Go deeper — with me beside you.
In my 1:1 Energy Healing sessions, we clear the energetic noise that keeps your thoughts tangled, so you can feel spacious, soft, and in flow again.
Because your mind isn’t too much.
It’s just multidimensional - and it deserves peace, too. 💛
With love,
Rosy
Energy Healer • Nervous System Guide • Empath Mentor
EMPATH ENERGETIC SOUL
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