Hamster Wheel Brain

Posted by Michaela Dowd on 8/6/2026 7:16:28 AM

(my first time writing for my self since I was a teenager, just getting feelers if I have any potential. I don't wanna be famous, I just wanna relate to others)

The wheel is fast, and it never stops. There are many thoughts that are racing, some at the same time, some competing with each other. 

Negative self talk always comes in first, with impending doom coming second. 

Laying in bed trying to sleep, the thoughts don’t creep, they gyrate. Aggressively, impulsively, gyrate. 

You can try to fight it, “you’re amazing, you’re awesome, don’t let these thoughts win” 

But in the end the wheel never stops.

When will I learn, the wheel doesn’t ask for permission. 

It just spins. 


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