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Hi
Can someone break down what is rumination and how to stop it pls?
Can someone break down what is rumination and how to stop it pls?
From my knowledge rumination is when you replay past events or thought constantly. The best way to stop it is too not interact with thoughts by simply letting them pass by without panicking about it or doing any compulsions. Its scary because your gonna think you don’t care about your thoughts and you’ll think your a bad person but its not true. Its a thought and the best thing to do is acknowledge and continue with your day
Where I'm confused is because I always remember the thoughts n I'm wondering if it's rumination to think about the situation for example i have a fear of going crazy and it always pops up in my head and I'm wondering if I'm purposely trying to remember n how do I stop
Here is a different prospective on ruminating. The human brain has limited capacity for storing memories. Periodically, it employs a process akin to a computer's "Garbage Collection," identifying old or irrelevant memories and presenting them for review to determine if they can be safely discarded. While non-OCD individuals can easily dismiss these memories, those with OCD become indecisive. As the brain urgently seeks to recycle these areas, it repeatedly presents these memories, causing discomfort akin to the pain experienced when something is wrong with our body. This cycle perpetuates itself.
😂can you summarize this in a more humanely way 😂pls
Are you saying the thought I'd going to come but I just need to let it be until it stops
Yes, those memories and thoughts are NOT being created by you. Your mind is simply clearing out old clutter for renewal. There's no need to dwell on or feel anything about those trivial matters—just allow them to pass, and understand that you're undergoing a process of mental cleansing.
-How To Stop Rumination Video: https://youtu.be/CkcspsmLh9k?feature=shared -What is Rumination? https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/the-rumination-trap
Here is an article that helped me with rumination: https://drmichaeljgreenberg.com/how-to-stop-ruminating/
sometimes, to try and prove my fear wrong i’ll be like “ okay, let me think of this REALISTICALLY. would i REALISTICALLY feel this way or do this thing? “ then i come up with scenarios in my head on how i think i would realistically ( or logically ) do something but then my feelings go against that thing i thought of then i start getting anxiety and start to fear that i would actually want my fear to happen or that i’d feel a certain way that proves my fear true. it’s basically just checking how i feel about something i think of to try and prove my fear wrong, checking my emotions or checking how i think i’d realistically feel towards it.. but then i may react “ unrealistically “ it goes wrong and i freak out
So maybe the title wasn't the best to to put it but when you guys start having obsessive thoughts how do you stop them before it turns into compulsions and anxiety?
Two things are happening: I get thoughts that just keep looping. They almost feel like song stuck in my head. Also, I’ll imagine something and I feel my stomach drop. Then as the seconds go by I keep getting fragments of the this thought but with different details. For example, it’s kinda like how a “vision” is portrayed. I’ll get a glimpse of the thought and then it’ll rapidly expand into something worse every few seconds. I don’t know if I’m causing this or if it’s just an automatic thing like any other intrusive thought. It feels unavoidable, idk if this is a compulsion or if it’s just another manifestation of an intrusive thought. Apart from that remembering an intrusive thought triggers the full thought again and then it just keeps looping or expanding. I don’t know how to stop any of this. Help?
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