Are you ruminating? Here's how you can tell.
Hi friends! Today we are going to be talking about ruminating. Ruminating is one of the biggest symptoms when it comes to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. So what is ruminating exactly? Ruminating is when you repeatedly engage with the same thoughts you're having, over and over again. It's mentally reviewing your thoughts in an effort to hopefully figure something out. Let me give you an OCD example. Someone has Harm OCD, which can cause violent intrusive thoughts. A mother is holding her baby and suddenly has a thought or urge to drop the baby or harm it. Ruminating is mentally reviewing and replaying those thoughts trying to figure out why you had them. It's best explained as a spiral because once you start, it is very hard to stop. It also almost never actually solves anything, but leaves you more anxious than when you started. So how do we know if we're ruminating? The best way I can tell, and from attending therapy for an extended period of time, is by asking yours...
