One way to overcome rumination or obsessive thought patterns is to clarify the difference between rumination and reflection. ...

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The tendency to replay conversations can also come from experiences rooted in early relational environments. This is especially the case for individuals who grew up in environments where ...

Co-authored by Nina Bakoyiannis, Ph.D., and Amy Vigliotti, Ph.D. What is rumination? Whether it is worrying about the uncertainty of the future, fretting about an upcoming decision, or fixating on a ...

No one goes home talking about right notes. “Wow, can you believe how many right notes she played!” said no one ever.

People’s perceptions of their sleep also proves to have stronger associations with their worry and rumination than objective sleep quality monitored with a device. It’s common knowledge that a good ...

We don’t think of emotional states as passing from one person to another, but a new study suggests some depressive thoughts can go viral. Researchers studying a group of college students found that ...

Ruminating about being lonely, as opposed to being lonely, is linked to depression, found a new study. The findings were published in Nature Mental Health and have implications for treating depression ...