Ruminating is when the same thoughts are going around and around in your mind. Common examples are mentally replaying a mistake or an angry conversation. If you're ruminating, you need to notice and ...

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 ...

Rumination is a type of obsessive thinking that’s common across many types of OCD. If excessive rumination is starting to add stress to your life, therapy can help you learn to break the cycle. Have ...

It happened again: you got home late and started venting to your partner about your boss pulling you into a meeting just as you were about to leave. Then it’s your partner’s turn to complain about ...

Have you ever thought back on an experience again and again, for years after it happened and potentially years to come? It could be as small a moment as tripping in front of people or saying the wrong ...

Stuck in a mental loop of worries and problems that seem to have no end? Here’s what you can do. By Hannah Seo Perhaps you spend hours replaying a tense conversation you had with your boss over and ...

Mental wellness Instagram brims with gentle reminders for scrollers to keep in their back pocket like “your anxiety is lying to you” and “you are not your depression.” The assertion that your anxiety ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. The habit of staying up at night and replaying all the embarrassing moments of ...