Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night with upsetting thoughts spinning through your head? Maybe you argued with your partner and you’re reliving the fight in agonizing detail. Perhaps you ...

Rumination is a type of obsessive thinking that’s common across many types of OCD. If excessive rumination is starting to add stress to your life, therapy can help you learn to break the cycle. Have ...

Dwelling on negative thoughts can lead to depression and anxiety, impacting daily life and health. Harvard Health and other ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Harrison Monarth is an executive coach who covers leadership. Does your mind often return to an unpleasant or stressful event?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aytekin Tank is the founder and CEO of Jotform. You’ve probably heard of Pavlov’s classical conditioning experiment. Dr. Pavlov ...

Past studies have identified a loneliness-rumination-depression nexus. Rumination is defined as repetitive and intrusive negative thoughts and feelings, and loneliness as a gap between desired and ...

People often get confused between rumination and obsession. Both involve repetitive thoughts. However, the way of thinking is different. The American Psychiatric Association says, “Rumination involves ...

Loneliness is more likely to cause depression if one keeps ruminating on how lonely they are. This is the essence of a study by The University of Hong Kong (HKU) that has therapeutic implications for ...