What is rumination?
As you might imagine, a nasty rumination habit can take a major toll on your mental health.
13 ways to stop ruminating:
Find healthy distractions.
Get to know your triggers.
Set a boundary and limit those triggers."
Practice mindfulness.
Move your body.
Challenge your negative thoughts.
Go to a different location (or change something about the location you’re in).
Learn how to accept and love who you already are.
Get curious about your relationship to perfectionism, and remember thatno onehas it all figured out.
Sometimes we put undue pressure on ourselves, and ruminating on those pressures only exacerbates already low self-esteem.
Get your thoughts out on paper.
They define expressive writing as “writing about emotionally upsetting experiences without paying attention to grammar or spelling.”
Grant yourself “worry time” for a part of the day.
Here’s how she suggests doing it:
Watch your caffeine intake.
Speak with a mental health professional.
FAQ:
How do I stop obsessive rumination?
What is obsessive rumination disorder?
What triggers rumination?
The takeaway
Rumination involves the repeated preoccupation with the samenegative thoughts and feelings.
