Term

Rumination

The compulsive replaying of the same anxious or sad thoughts, which is difficult to escape.

The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative, Florence Williams

Explained in

• The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative, Florence Williams
• The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer, Elizabeth Blackburn, Elissa Epel

  Chewing over the same thought: replaying the same unpleasant thought repeatedly without moving toward a solution.

• Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?, Julie Smith

  Going over the same unpleasant thoughts again and again without moving towards a solution.

• Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life, Nir Eyal

  Going over the same unpleasant thought again and again without moving any closer to a solution.

• How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, Dale Carnegie

  obsessively replaying the same anxious thought in a loop without moving toward a solution

• Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World, Mark Williams, Danny Penman

  compulsively replaying the same anxious thoughts over and over, which doesn't solve the problem but only deepens the anxiety

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