How to stop overthinking?!

[Lollipop20]

Ok so anxiety has been building over the last couple of months and that’s due to a few things such as just general anxiety and then some of my relatives falling quite poorly and also find that when I’m tired my anxiety is worsened which is tough when you have a 3 year-old who wants to get up at 6 o’clock in the mornings. However, yesterday I made a mistake at work which could’ve lost us quite a big amount of work moving forward. It was completely innocent and non offensive etc however, could be costly to who we are working with. It was careless and I think because I feel like I’m juggling too much and holding it in silly mistakes are now seeping through and this is the straw that’s broke the camels back.Anyway, I know this mistake and feeling has the potential to consume my whole weekend and ruin my down time with my husband and daughter so I wondered if anybody had any tips on what helps them when they feel like this and what helps stops their anxiety taking over completely. Thanks

That sounds really hard for you.
I don't think these will be new ideas to you but some things I find help are meditation (a 10 min one, I have an app but you can find them on YouTube), breathing exercises (eg breathing in a square), imagine it is a friend going through this what advice would you give them, write your thoughts down to get them out of your head (normally realise most things I don't need to/can't do anything about and the important stuff I can make a plan and focus on)

Stay busy today doing small easy errands like the food shop, call a friend that you can chat to, do some exercise to get endorphins flowing or get outdoors for a walk. Rationalise the work problem by telling yourself it might not happen, is it really that bad etc. Let your dh get up early with dd so you can feel more rested. I find that when I'm indoors my issues feel worse

Read,. Do a jigsaw, spend time with your daughter (take her swimming, dance with her in living room, play board games, bake)
Try to do some excercise so when it's bedtime your more likely to sleep.
Stay off Google!

Hi Lollipop20 it sounds like you are juggling a lot and lack of sleep is a big factor in increasing anxiety.
That said I think you have recognised the most important thing already, which is that your mistake was innocent human error.
Try and focus on what's in your control eg. does your line manager know how you feel, are you able to talk to them and would they be helpful?
When I feel anxious I just try and slow down, I do med-tea-tation as I call it, with a cuppa. Then pick up a hobby that will keep my hands busy, do some gardening, watch a favourite programme.
I hope you will be able to feel calmer soon and enjoy some of your time off.

Thank you for all your comments. They were all read and taken on board. I actually had a lovely weekend with my husband and daughter and we probably did more than we ever had on a weekend due to me wanting to not overthink which benefited us all. I’ve just had my first morning meeting and after trying to contact the manager who was working on this with me however he has chosen to ignore me the whole morning (I also tried to call him Friday and when we were all on the teams meeting this morning I said I’ve been trying to call to which he said he’s been busy although I know he called my other colleague on it and has just forwarded me an email with no context to it and still hasn’t responded to me) so hasn’t acted in the best way nor a way that I manage my staff, weirdly I had someone message me headhunting me for a potential new role this morning, so I think it’s safe to say I will be taking that phone call! Haha thanks again x