IEMT & Hypnotherapy for Overthinking
Your mind doesn’t switch off.
You replay conversations.
You anticipate problems that haven’t happened.
You analyze decisions long after they’ve been made.
From the outside, it looks like you’re thoughtful. Thorough. Intelligent.
Inside, it’s exhausting.
Overthinking isn’t depth.
It’s a tension that never fully settles.
You replay conversations long after they are over. You question decisions you already made. You anticipate scenarios that may never happen.
It often feels responsible at first. You tell yourself that you are being careful or thorough. You believe it is always better to have plan A, B, C…ready to go and want to prepare for any “what if” that might or might not happen. But what is actually happening is that your mind does not trust that things are settled. And it is not certain that you are capable of finding solutions once something actually happens.
So it keeps searching for that certainty.
Overthinking is usually a form of anxiety. It is an attempt to prevent something from going wrong — being judged, making a mistake, losing control, disappointing someone.
The mind believes that if it thinks long enough, it can eliminate risk.
But it cannot.
What Overthinking Is Really About
Overthinking is not a discipline problem. It is not a lack of mindset. It is a nervous system pattern that gives you the illusion that you are in control and prepared.
At some point, something taught you that mistakes were costly, that being wrong had consequences, or that uncertainty was unsafe.
Your system adapted. It started scanning.
The thinking feels logical, but the driver is emotional.
Until that emotional layer shifts, the mind will continue trying to solve a threat that no longer exists.
Why Trying to Control It Rarely Works
Most people try to manage overthinking by forcing themselves to stop.
They distract themselves. They journal endlessly. They analyze the analysis. They try to “be more rational.”
Sometimes that brings temporary relief. But the pattern returns.
The reason is simple. Overthinking is not a thinking problem. It is a safety problem.
If your system believes that reviewing every detail protects you from future pain, it will continue to do so. You cannot argue your way out of that with logic alone.
You may understand perfectly well that you are overreacting. That insight does not switch off the pattern.
What Overthinking Often Hides
Underneath overthinking, there is usually a fear of being wrong, being judged, or losing control.
You may hold yourself to very high standards. You may feel responsible for everything. You may believe that if you just get it right enough, you will finally relax.
But the relaxation never comes because the standard keeps moving.
Overthinking creates the illusion of control. It promises safety through analysis. In reality, it keeps you tense and inwardly on alert.
How I Work With Overthinking
In our sessions, we do not try to silence your mind.
We identify the specific moments that shaped this pattern. The experiences that taught you that mistakes were dangerous or that uncertainty had consequences.
Using IEMT and focused hypnotherapy, we work directly with the emotional imprint of those moments.
When the emotional charge shifts, the compulsion to mentally review everything reduces on its own.
You still think. You still analyze when it is useful. But you are no longer trapped in repetition.
You make a decision and move on. You have a conversation and let it end. You go to bed without replaying the day.
That is not about becoming a different person. It is about removing the layer that keeps you tense.
If you are tired of living in your own head, this is where we work.
Introduction Christine Philipp – IEMT practitioner, hypnotherapist, coach, and artist
Online Support for Confidence – Worldwide Sessions
Sessions are available online, one-to-one, in English and German.
Location is irrelevant, because you take your mind everywhere you go.
If you are ready for focused work instead of endless coping, we begin there.
What Others Say
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“I can't thank Christine enough for the changes she has helped me make! I was skeptical at first but, after our first consultation, I knew I would be working with a real professional who understood the issues I was having and might actually be able to help me address them.”
— D. P.
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“Christine is warm, approachable, and funny - but also searingly perceptive and smart. Through her unique practice, she brought me on a journey that was not easy but was needed. Her space is a magical island where you feel anything could happen - but only good things. Meet her to identify where you are and where you could be going. "
— D. L., Creative Director
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“Working together with Christine was amazing. We established immediately a good connection. We addressed issues that I have being trying to fix since many years and in just two sessions it has been life changing. I highly recommend her.”
— Roberto B
Who Am I?
I am Christine, IEMT-Practitioner, Hypnotist, Mind Coach, Artist, and Author.
At happinesscoding.com I stand for fast emotional relief that feels as natural as breathing- where your past no longer dictates your present.
I live in Brussels, Belgium, and work worldwide remotely or in person in English and German.

