when thinking about thinking becomes too much.

Part 2 on intellectualization and intellectualizers in therapy.

Refresh my memory.

What is intellectualization?

If you want to re-read part 1 in its entirety, here it is! Simply put, intellectualization is going up into your thoughts, focusing heavily on facts, rationality, and logic in a situation, and analyzing it from a detached perspective.

Now, let’s be clear that thinking and rationality are not bad; in fact, t…