Ruminating

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How do I stop ruminating. It’s exhausting

I’m on medication which helps me enormously. Distraction? Do a hobby. Get outside for some gentle exercise. See a friend or put some music on to sing along to. Read. Craft. Spending time with my pets. Consciously refuse to continue along a thought that leads to rumination. Instead plan the week or think back to a nice memory.
All things that help me.

Talk about your feelings. Ruminating about something means you haven’t been able to process something so you keep chewing it over in your mind.

chatgbt is a remarkably good listener

journalling is a good way to get the thoughts out of your head.

Do you mind me ask what?

I can’t stop going over things and feeling anxious. It’s driving me nuts. On the verge of tears as I’m just not sleeping with the thoughts going around my mind

I actually tried that and I was surprised by how logical the responses were…….

I don’t mind at all. Different medication works for different people. I’m on fluoxetine and also did CBT which helped a lot. You deserve to be well.

I'm not sure how helpful this is but I was the same for years, as long as I remember. I've had lots of different types of therapy including CBT but I found that too situational focused. My latest was talking therapy and it's changed my life, along with what I think is also reaching an age where I just care less about other people's opinions but it's given me a confidence to be able in that moment to consciously choose to not feel that way and move on. It's taken a lot of work to get to this point. I recommend talking therapy. Go over your whole life and discuss why it might be you tend to feel this way.