Well, overthinking is common during a time of crisis. One does have to try very hard to calm down and not over react yes.

I think that when outside occurances do not allow the mind to settle down than ultimately the mind does become exhausted.

I think that many therapists are realizing that doing constant revisits often can train a mind to constantly focus or even fixate on something traumatic. As suggested in ruminating leading to depression and lack of normal function, well, that may be one study that therapists are taking into consideration.

Yes past events can crop up and cause distrubance, but to constantly have to focus on that more than necessary, in my personal belief is only constantly reliving trauma.
Yes, to let out the disturbing thoughts and be validated is important. However to allow the mind to constantly submit facts to only be constantly denied is not allowing the mind to settle down at all and move on.

Even as therapists are addressing the ongoing issues of PTSD and ways to help patients recover.
I really think the therapy is being geared towards finding explainations and answers and most importantly VALIDATION AND RECOGNITION, so that a patient can be allowed to address and let out the disturbance and then progress. Remember our brains are problem solving and survival oriented and so, while addressing past issues is important, it must be allowed to then move forward. Well living for today is difficult if yesterday is not resolved and is constantly being pushed into today and each day.

Therapists must be careful and not train the brain to constantly relive the past and feel it necessary to have the past enter into everyday life. Why is it necessary to have to completely outline past traumas, making sure every detail is remembered with each visit to a therapist. I really think that they are questioning that now as not being theraputic. While we cannot surpress things from the past and consider our lives unworthy of the present, well, therapy needs to inforce RECOGNITION, VALADATION, PROPER GRIEVING, AND PUTTING THE MIND AT EASE FOR TODAY. Therefore encouraging ruminating has to be carefully considered. How much is too much?

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