Rumination means being trapped, overthinking about negative feelings or circumstances. Source: Patrick Hoesly/Flickr Rumination, also called repetitive negative thinking, is a thought pattern that ...

There’s a version of rock bottom people don’t talk about. It doesn’t always look like disaster. Sometimes, it looks like lying in bed for hours because you think the world doesn’t need you. It’s ...

“I want to stop overthinking everything. I’m so anxious all the time. It’s exhausting.” Many of my clients begin with this goal. They have hit a point where the cost of overthinking far outweighs any ...

In the age of hyperconnectivity, our minds are constantly racing—from analyzing texts to predicting the worst-case scenario in every situation. Overthinking has become so common that many of us don’t ...

You have a decision to make. An idea to share. A next step you’ve been considering for weeks. But instead of moving forward, you keep running it over in your mind. You weigh every possible outcome, ...

Psychology explains why overthinking gets worse at night and how unresolved emotions, stress hormones, and emotional processing trigger racing thoughts before sleep. TheHealthSite.com ...