Wow...just ask. That's awesome Chickie. Good job. Now you know it's okay to ask too. It's a twofer.

When I get into an obsessive loop of thinking (OCD issues) I usually find 10 minutes and call a truce with my brain. I think totally about it, focusing on my WORST fear...the absolute WORST turn out for what I am thinking of. Then I think "can I live thru that?". If not, I decide what I will do if indeed that worst thing happens. From there on in when I start to ruminate I remind myself what I decided and think about something else.
Something I can change.

I know it sounds dumb, but it works for me. Usually the obsessive thinking is actually a fear, and when I figure out exactly what the fear is, I am better.