It happened again: you got home late and started venting to your partner about your boss pulling you into a meeting just as you were about to leave. Then it’s your partner’s turn to complain about ...

“Nothing in life is as important as you think it is, while you are thinking about it.” —Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow Do you ever get stuck in a mental loop, rehashing what happened, ...

Add it all up, and co-ruminating makes people feel worse today and worse tomorrow. Complaining also tends to cause a ripple ...

Rumination: We’ve all done it. Perhaps an interaction with a friend has gone poorly and we are unable to stop replaying it in our mind. We imagine what we should have said, mentally review the entire ...

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Overthinking is a response and attempt to understand and control areas that may be out of our control, providing a false sense of security. And often, Francis says, it stems from anxiety and/or ...

People who ruminated and worried excessively were helped by an online course, a randomized controlled trial found. An online course designed to curb negative thinking has had strong results in helping ...

Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night with upsetting thoughts spinning through your head? Maybe you argued with your partner and you’re reliving the fight in agonizing detail. Perhaps you ...

You’re lying in bed, trying to fall asleep but the racing thoughts won’t stop. Instead, your brain is busy making detailed plans for the next day, replaying embarrassing moments (“why did I say that?” ...