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ANXIETY & OVERTHINKING · 0:18

Rumination is not the same as resolution

“I keep replaying the conversation.” Your nervous system may be searching for safety or certainty. Try this: Write the fact, the fear, and the next safe action. Do not solve the whole story right now. Send this to someone whose body stays on alert. Self-help only — not therapy, diagnosis, or emergency support.

Three takeaways

  1. Your nervous system may be searching for safety or certainty.
  2. Treating rumination as problem-solving.
  3. Rechecking the same details for hours.
  4. Write the fact, the fear, and the next safe action. Do not solve the whole story right now.

Video transcript

You said: I keep replaying the conversation. Your nervous system may be searching for safety or certainty. Treating rumination as problem-solving. Try this: Write the fact, the fear, and the next safe action. Do not solve the whole story right now.

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