When you notice yourself ruminating, snap the rubber band and refocus on something else. The next time you start obsessively ruminating, stop and ask yourself: what do I need right now? Do I need to eat something? Do I need to move around or go outside? Or get in touch with a good friend? Noticing that you are ruminating and redirecting your focus retrains your mind to loosen up and not get pulled into a vortex of your thoughts.Here are some suggestions to get you started: Just as it took some time to develop the habit of overthinking, it will take some effort to overcome it. We can get so stuck in our heads that we miss the beauty and joy of life and the calm clarity that can come from being in the present-the smile of a friend, the drops of rain hitting the leaves outside the window, the way the setting sun lights the clouds on fire. But a tendency to ruminate about our problems can set us up for anxiety and depression. We all have problems adversity is part of life. Yet, in fact our mind can turn a problem or experience over and over again without ever solving anything or seeing things more clearly.
#LETTING GO OF OBSESSIVE THOUGHTS FREE#
It’s as if part of us believes that by ruminating on a problem we can solve it and get free of it. The problem that arises for many of us is when we can’t turn off our thinking mind. It also allows us to make sense of and giving meaning to the past. It allows us to anticipate problems and plan for the future.
Our ability to think and reflect on our experiences is a trait that distinguishes us from most other animals.
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