Mental Breaks Through Work

I work, all the time. When I am not working at one job, I am working at the other and it is beginning to feel overwhelming. I am one of those people that constantly needs to be busy though, otherwise I get too much in my own head and bury myself into a mental depression. I have a tendency to over think EVERYTHING and when I have too much time, I over think more than usual. I can not remember a time in my life when I did not do this, so I just have to accept it as a natural part of my personality. Those who know me well find this quality about me endearing, okay not endearing, but they tolerate it, and joke about it. I am drifting off onto a tangent. Anyway, work. Work distracts me from my thoughts and lets me slip into another mode of operation where my actions reflect the people and the company I work for. I appreciate this part about work because in a weird way it allows to become a person that's constantly cheery, upbeat, and helpful. I am not sure I would be this way ALL THE TIME with people if work did not encourage these traits within me. Work keeps me from slipping into my own thoughts because I can not afford to be distracted by anything other than the task at hand. So while work feels overwhelming at the moment, I guess my point is that I am thankful it saves me from my own thoughts when I desperately need the mental break.