Maybe both

Perhaps instead of thinking too much, you're "Analyzing" too much. I used to get told off about that all the time. In a lot of social situations, others can fling off statements without realising that people take those statements personally, or may look beyond the superficial meaning. This is only an educated guess, but I'd say that you're not weird, probably just more sensitive than other people around you. Besides, thinking is a good thing.

Im sure no one on AB can be positive about this without having the chance to talk to you and have the experience to diagnose you properly. I would think by just a guess that the lack of sleep that you have been getting that it could be a sign of some sort of mental imbalance but then again it is just a guess. I never heard of a doctor telling someone they think too much I think I would ask another doctor if it were I. hope all goes well.

I would only feel it was problematic if it was interfering with the quality of my life.

I like to think that we all suffer from a little bit of mental disorder :-) I would speak honestly to your therapist, because your over-active thoughts may be obsessive, manic, anxious, or depressive. or, they could be normal for you. Listen to your therapist and your doctors, and get a few opinions. Perhaps you are analyzing things too much; on the other hand, you may just have a high level of mental activity. If it keeps you up at night, try exercising more often. If you still can't fall asleep at night because of excessive thought, then maybe you have an anxiety-related sleeping disorder, or are manic... anything could be happening. If you are able to sleep anyway, then you one step ahead of most people who have overactive heads. You also have to consider how long and intensely you can focus on one thing. If you can't concentrate because thoughts flood your head too much, then it could be a neurological disorder. I think there is a book out there titled, "The Unquiet Mind". The author is a psychologist with hypomania; if you don't feel like people understand, try reading it and see if you might meet the requirements of a mood disorder. In all, it could be many things. It could be nothing. I would try some extra exercise and see if it helps. You should definitely talk to your doctors/therapist more, and even seek another opinion. Nobody can post an answer for you here that is worth anything. Trust a professional, not the people that answer questions here.

You sound like my wife, and she has been diagnosed with various anxiety disorders. Most ogf them agree on PTSD and a need to be perfect; if you knew her upbringing, you would understand. The fact that you think you are normal troubles me though. At least my wife is clear-headed enough to know that nobody who went through what she's been through is quite right.

Depends...do you land on the right answer...and still question it... are you constantly worried that you don't have the right answer...

This is a very ironic question. I've been told that I over-think or over-analyze things by many people as well. It's not an inherently negative quality, but if it is having a negative impact on your life, it may be a symptom of deeper issues. I wouldn't say it's a symptom of a mental disorder, but it is possible that there are underlying causes for why you do this. If it is not having a negative impact on your life, then just continue doing what you're doing and don't over-analyze what other people say about you. :)

You sound like me.....just in the time it took to load this page I was going to reply "you're me" then pondered implications of that statement, possible reactions, how what I said would be interpreted, what I meant to portray, then jumbled around other simple 2 or 3 word phrases....pondered them...then wound up saying fuggit and transposing my thoughts as best I could remember them as they rambled on for 500 wpm faster than I could type while I yearned for a direct OC-48 brain-to-net connection to get whatever it was that I really wanted to say through in the first place only to be stifled by physical movements of having to type out thoughts while information is being lost in the translation. Fuckem....you grow most when you can explore your thoughts at the speed you live with them. If "they" can't keep up that's their problem...not yours. Embrace your supernatural self...might not be easy but it's who you are. Deal with it. Grow. Flourish. Drop any therapist that tries to "fix" you because *they* can't operate at your intensity....you're not broken. You're a freak, sure...but for a reason and certainly not "in need of brain repair". Find out why you don't fit where you are then move towards where you do fit.....and you'll transcend any accepted realm of possibility in your forte. Be you....the REAL you.

Maybe they just tell you that you think too much as a way of diagnosing other problems that they'd rather not confuse themselves over....or maybe I watch too many of those miracle medicine shows....