Rumination - when thinking too much stops you getting the most out of life and relationships

<p>Do you find yourself stuck in repetitive, usually negative, thinking about a particular situation, experience or behaviour? Rumination is the unpleasant experiencing of obsessively going over the same old thoughts again and again. Too much rumination stops us from being present.<br/><br/>Rumination keeps you stuck - you worry about an issue but don&apos;t actually help to address it.<br/>Often rumination relates to habitual underlying, negative thoughts or core beliefs that reinforce an idea of us not being &apos;good enough&apos;.<br/><br/>Frequent, repetitive, obsessive thoughts are mostly rooted in earlier, often traumatic or troublesome events.  <br/><br/>On the continuum of rigidity and chaos in life, a person who ruminates a lot tends to be very rigid: it&apos;s a defensive, frozen position to protect themselves from perceived threats.<br/><br/>In this podcast we talk about the potential root causes of rumination and how to address these troublesome thoughts.</p>