Overthinking often tries to fill an information gap. When we do not know what another person is thinking, the mind starts creating scenarios to reduce uncertainty.

The difficulty is that more thinking does not always produce more information. It may simply repeat the same doubt in different words.

Try separating what you know from what you assume. “They have not replied for three hours” is a fact. “They no longer care” is one possible interpretation, not certainty.

When real communication is possible, one clear question is usually more useful than twenty internal scenarios.