Songs to Listen to When You’re Stuck in Your Head

🎧 Mood: Anxiety · Overthinking


Sometimes the best way out of your head is through your headphones.

You know the feeling: one thought becomes twelve, every conversation gets replayed, and suddenly you’re conducting a full internal investigation into something you said three Tuesdays ago. This playlist isn’t going to make your brain magically go quiet, but it might make sitting with the noise feel a little less impossible.



Pair It With

🫖 “Why Can’t I Stop Replaying Every Conversation?”

Sometimes you need a song that gets it. Sometimes you want to know why your brain is doing this in the first place.


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A quick note: The playlists shared in Mixtape are meant to keep you company, not tell you how to feel or take the place of therapy. Take what resonates, skip what doesn’t, and if you’d like more support, I’d be honored to help.

Shannon Nisley, LPC, LPCC