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Thats not a stupid question at all. Ruminating is kind of hard to explain. But ill try my best. Ruminating is what you replay something you did or said over and over again in your mind. You overthink it and overanalyze it to death. You critique every little things. Ruminating can also be if you have an intrusive though. Say for example you have a thought that your significant other cheating on you and then you think "What if she/isn't happy? What if he or she doesn't love me anymore? What if he or she breaks up with me? What if I never get married and end up all alone? What if he or she is cheating with a friend or family member? What if I cheated and just don't remember it?" Anytime your brains spirals into what ifs or causes you to think about the worst case scenario thats ruminating.
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Oh ok. Thank you very much. That makes a lot of sense now. It’s nice to know what it means when people use it! Thank you once again!
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There have been a lot of terms I've seen used frequently here and I'm also looking forward to getting some clear answers about what everything means!
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Read Dr. Michael J Greenberg’s material on the subject: https://drmichaeljgreenberg.com/defining-rumination/
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Oh thank you very much. I’ll look into that!
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OK, this might sound really dumb, but when you guys get intrusive thoughts, do they just come once and then go away? I’ve heard that repeatedly thinking about an intrusive thought is considered ‘checking,’ but it doesn’t feel like I have any control over how many times it comes up in my head. It’s not like I’m trying to check anything—it just keeps showing up, almost like it’s terrorizing me every time. I can’t seem to stop it from looping, stop remembering it, or prevent it from coming up. Every time it does, I feel horrified, and I already know it’s going to horrify me. I don’t think I’m actively trying to see if my feelings have changed, so is this still considered checking? How do other people get an intrusive thought and just move on? Doesn’t it pop up a million times for them too? I always thought that was normal, but now I’m hearing this could be a compulsion, and I feel really confused, scared, and lost. Is this why my OCD feels so extreme? Because I really don’t feel like I can control how many times the thought pops up.
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Hi everyone☀️ has anyone ever vented to a friend without knowing it is a compulsion? Meaning like you believe the thoughts so much in your head you vent to them and they agree with you? Which then fuels your obsessions about your relationship even more? I have really done that less lately the more I have learned about my ROCD, but wanted to know if anyone else experiences this? It’s so hard when we think we are just venting and then someone agrees or goes along with the obsession because they don’t understand the OCD..which then fuels my ROCD 😭 idk if I’m making sense lol hopefully someone understands
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