I appreciate introspection. Taking time to look within and process the surrounding world births profound conclusions and important observations. There's always such thing as too much, though. In the case of thinking, you've overdone it when you no longer really cognitively connect to a world outside your own. It's when your mind begins to scratch itself raw. At that point, it seems difficult to open up again, but there are little ways to make progress.
Being with your most engaging friends pulls you out of your own head and into a sort of collaborative space between minds. Observing the living of people you care about is refreshing and reminds you that whatever negative thoughts are not necessarily reality. I've written a little bit more about this here.
Another path of exit is through books. Unlike movies, which although enjoyable, completely turn off the mind, books engage thinking both in following a story and processing its material. Reading is something I've found personally very helpful, as it can be relatable, offer new ideas, and sometimes pulls you into a completely different setting.
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