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- 1y ago
Question about rumination
So when I'm doing mundane things like working how do I not ruminate? š it feels impossible...
So when I'm doing mundane things like working how do I not ruminate? š it feels impossible...
Yep me too! You have to just try and except the thought ! Play with it , joke with it , I keep getting the rocd itās super annoying , got a great woman sheās amazing in every way Iāve felt with my whole soul how much I love her and I absolutely love loving her and feel amazingly happy with her , and then will feel like eh maybe I donāt want her I think I wanna leave , Idk if I love her , literally right after feeling so much joy and love for her Lolol, itās stupid contradicting and irrational, but you just gotta try and let it go ! I know itās hard even me telling you this Iām annoyed and worried but Iāve been through it so many times and end up feeling better after I usually just push through and keep pushing
Honestly need an answer to this too š
You just have to accept that whatever you might've done or whatever you thought about has already been done and over with and trying to go back and figure things out won't change anything but heighten your anxiety and your basically trying to punish yourself by trying to feel guilt or anxiety to reassure yourself that your a good person or that you didn't ruin anything it doesn't solve anything. I have a hard time myself with this but slowly getting better.
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