How I Know If My Thoughts Are Obsessive

I tend to always obsess over one particular thought pattern which then gets replaced by another. As soon as a knew subject takes over, the previous thought pattern seems irrelevant or stupid and I can't believe I spent time worrying about it. Anyone else have this?

Hello milez: I see this is your first post here on PC. So... welcome to PsychCentral! I hope you find the time you spend here to be of benefit.

Here are links to some articles on the subject of rumination, from PsychCentral's archives, that may be of some interest:

https://psychcentral.com/blog/5-prac...cing-thoughts/

https://pro.psychcentral.com/recover...sive-thoughts/

https://psychcentral.com/blog/some-i...top-obsessing/

https://psychcentral.com/blog/9-ways...tuck-thoughts/

https://psychcentral.com/blog/8-tips...op-ruminating/

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I think it is just common anxiety.

Sometimes.