here in my location rumination goes hand in hand with OCD, its where a person constantly / obsessively focuses, thinks and rethinks and rethinks and on their mental disorders and all the what if's this and what if's that and in the end cant move forwards because they are so focuses on just thinking all angles out rather than trying things to see if something works.

here the treatment for this is writing out goals and then accomplishing those goals...

rather than sitting around thinking ....

Im so depressed, I want to get better maybe I can call my doctor and get some meds but what if the meds make me worse, what if the meds cause me to feel sick, man Im so sad, I dont find enjoyment in anything, maybe I will get dressed today but what if I do get dressed what will that accomplish what can I do after I get dressed what if I get dressed and then have no where to go, I dont feel like doing this or that, but I wish I could go here or there, but then that takes getting dressed ... in the end why bother getting dressed why bother with meds why bother with anything at all..

setting goals...

call doctor for meds..what if.. no no what ifs a goal is just writing a to do list.call the doctor.

get dressed. but what it no no no no we are making a list doesnt matter if we do it just write a list get dressed.

make breakfast.

go shopping

take meds

ok now I have a list and all these what ifs going through my head Im only going to pick on goal to do today and just do it no ands, if's and buts. get dressed heres my shirt heres my pants there im dressed now what if ...forget it I accomplished my one goal today

then the next day set another list of goals to pick one item from...