My Support Forums - View Single Post - Article about rumination, overthinking and the harm it can do

divine1966 · Dec 12, 2019 at 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by BethRags

"Idle hands are the devil's workshop"

But seriously, if I'm stuck in a manic rumination it doesn't matter what I'm doing, not doing, etc. My mind races like on a hamster's wheel. Stuck on one subject, then stuck on another subject. The only way I can stop ruminating is by falling asleep. But the ruminating I'm referring to might be slightly different than what this thread is about; I'm not sure.
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Okay, yeah...I just read the article and it refers to what I would call "normal" obsessing or ruminating.

Yeah it didn’t sound like it was talking about rumination due to legitimate OCD or being manic. Being busy wouldn’t necessarily help there. My husband has OCD and he uses certain strategies he learned over the years to stop the cycle, well plus he takes meds. I think article means like regular ruminating and overthinking not caused by mental illness