The article discusses strategies for dealing with rumination, emphasizing the importance of recognizing the purpose behind it and understanding that thoughts are separate from the self. Techniques include acknowledging why certain thoughts recur and how they may have been beneficial in past situations. The article highlights the liberating nature of defusion techniques, which help individuals unhook from distressing thoughts, and suggests making thoughts physical—by writing or drawing—to give them space, ultimately aiming for a healthier mental approach.
If you ruminate habitually, you might also ask yourself, was there a time when rumination was helpful to you or would have been? Maybe you grew up in a home where outbursts were common, and reflecting on your "mistakes" repeatedly gave you an illusion of power to avoid someone's wrath.
You are not your thoughts. You are the person behind your eyes experiencing those thoughts. This insight that you are separate from your thoughts can be incredibly liberating.
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