What Erin Hay Hay suggests is very courageous. I don't think this would work for me. The last thing I would want to do is ask my mind for more anxiousness. I am sure my mind would be very generous and would throw in some panic attacks!

I looked at my journal and see that I have been trying to problem solve in it, but it slips into rumination very easily. I think keeping a journal would be okay as long as it outlines things I am DOING rather than things I am THINKING.

I meditated today and it went well, and I remember meditation helped me in the past so now I am going to keep a daily meditation practice.

Another thing I have done in the past is just GET MOVING. Sometimes I go out...even just to do a small errand...and changing the scenery helps.

I have gotten into a really bad habit with excessive and severe rumination, and now I see I have to be very forceful to decrease it. I think justafriend306's experience can serve as a warning of what can happen if we don't nip rumination in the bud.