'For many of us, rumination will occur after a trigger, so it is important to identify what it is,' explains Eék. It's possible that there is a pattern in your worries, and this means you can help identify potential causes and use practice preventative measures. 'It may sound like a terrible idea, but actually, having a viable solution ready will leave you feeling calmer and less anxious, as well as pleasantly surprise you if things turn out better than expected, which is often the case,' says Eék. If you are constantly ruminating on something that happened, imagine the worst case scenario and how you would deal with it. What to do if anxiety is affecting your work 'Some people are more likely to experience this than others, especially if they have an anxiety-prone personality.'Įxamples include repeating in your mind negative experiences in the past, replaying conversations, dwelling on injuries or injustices or asking seemingly unanswerable questions such as "why me?" The key in all instances of rumination is that the person in question gets 'stuck' on a single subject, experience or emotion. 'The process of dwelling on past events that can't be changed is called rumination,' says Eék. When people ruminate, they overthink or obsess about situations or life events.
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We speak to psychologist Niels Eék about how to stop ruminating and free your mind from constantly dwelling on negative thoughts: What is rumination?
If you really struggle to let things go and constantly feel the need to try and untangle old thoughts and feelings, then it sounds like you might be suffering from rumination. Worried about work, your relationship, a dispute you had with the milkman, or if you left the boiler on before you left the house? If you constantly replay old events or worries in your head and fret about what you could have done differently, you might think you're being productive by trying to solve problems, but obsessively dwelling on past events can actually do more harm than good.
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