Mercury in the 8th = Overthinking makes life feel complicated.

Mercury in the 8th house. Endless inner noise. Thoughts never stay simple. They sink into darker depths. You question everything around you. You search for hidden meanings. Silence feels heavy and loud. Emotions carry secret messages. Nothing feels fully explained.

This placement brings deep intensity. You don’t live on surfaces. You move through unseen layers. Life becomes something to study. Conversations echo for days. Words replay inside your mind. Choices feel painfully important. Every decision holds shadows. Your mind keeps digging deeper. Even when you need rest.

Overthinking becomes a quiet weight. You hesitate before taking steps. Not because you feel weak. But because you want certainty. Yet certainty rarely exists here. The 8th house holds change. It holds endings and beginnings. It holds intimacy and loss. It holds transformation and mystery. The unknown feels unavoidable.

There can be hidden mistrust. Not always toward other people. But toward life’s unfolding itself. You sense unseen motives everywhere. You wonder what might break. You fear what might disappear. Ordinary moments feel complicated. Your awareness never fully sleeps. The mind stays on guard.

Feeling stuck comes from heaviness. You carry too much inside. You replay the painful past. You imagine betrayal too easily. You picture endings before starts. The mind becomes a shield. But also becomes a prison. Holding you back from living. Keeping you safe, yet trapped.

But this placement holds gifts. Mercury here brings deep insight. You understand pain and healing. You see what others avoid. You transform through awareness alone. You can speak hidden truths. Your mind was made for discovery. Not for drowning in fear.

The way forward is softness. Not silencing your thoughts completely. But loosening their sharp grip. Returning to the present moment. Accepting uncertainty as part. Growth doesn’t need all answers. Sometimes it needs only trust.

Mercury in the 8th house asks wisdom. To turn shadows into strength. Your mind is powerful, yes. But it need not suffer. You do not carry alone. When control begins to release. Life feels lighter in mystery. Even with melancholy lingering.