What Is Rumination?
4:22:44 2024-08-21 844

Rumination is our tendency to keep thinking about bad experiences. It’s quite different from healthy self-reflection.

If you’ve ever chewed over something in your mind that you did, over something that someone did to you, or over something that you don’t have but wanted, over and over again, seemingly unable to stop thinking about it, you’ve experienced what psychologists call rumination.

This “passive comparison of one’s current situation with some unachieved standard,” as described by the authors of a study on rumination, can manifest in self-critical thoughts such as, “Why can’t I handle things better?”

Another study notes, “By reflecting on what went wrong and how to rectify it, people may be able to discover sources of error or alternative strategies, ultimately leading to not repeating mistakes and possibly doing better in the future.” A potentially valuable trait — but, boy, can it make us miserable.

Rumination impairs decision-making  and worsens physiological stress responses, and it’s correlated with not only leading to depression and anxiety but also increasing their severity. It can prompt us to distraction, and it’s one of four psychological factors that drive us to dissatisfaction.

Thankfully, some studies have found a way to rewire our rumination into wisdom.

 

Reality Of Islam

A Mathematical Approach to the Quran

10:52:33   2024-02-16  

mediation

2:36:46   2023-06-04  

what Allah hates the most

5:1:47   2023-06-01  

allahs fort

11:41:7   2023-05-30  

striving for success

2:35:47   2023-06-04  

Imam Ali Describes the Holy Quran

5:0:38   2023-06-01  

livelihood

11:40:13   2023-05-30  

silence about wisdom

3:36:19   2023-05-29  

MOST VIEWS

Importance of Media

9:3:43   2018-11-05

Illuminations

be creative

8:25:12   2022-03-09

good people

11:34:48   2022-06-29

loneliness

9:39:36   2022-12-28

your thoughts

8:15:37   2023-02-16

remember who supported you

2:2:13   2022-10-08

anti racism

9:30:2   2021-11-12



IMmORTAL Words
LATEST The Impact of Education on Economic Development Interpretation of Sura Hud - Verses 90-92 Patience Against Unpleasant Events (Tragedies) Softgel Capsules Draw Concerns Over Toxic Shells. Here is What to Know This Breakthrough Sponge Could Change How the World Gets Clean Water Antarctica Just Lost a Greenland Worth of Ice — And That Not the Scariest Part Increase Your Learning Ability Interpretation of Sura Hud - Verses 87-89 Permanence and Victory Massive Review Finds No Safe Level of Processed Meat Consumption Not All Uranium Can Be Used in Weapons. Here is What Enrichment Means. Spider With No Venom Has a Deadly Trick to Poison Its Prey