Rumination ruins living. It drains your internal resources without delivering any positive return on investment. Of course, rumination might initially feel like productive analysis, which is why it is so addictive. Your brain tricks you into believing that if you just replay the scenario one more time, you will find the magical answer. In reality, it is a closed loop that generates anxiety without action. But you cannot think your way out of rumination. Trying to solve a rumination loop with more thinking is the ultimate psychological trap to the point that is often called the "rumination paradox." Most traditional advice relies on a top-down approach aka trying to change your thoughts to change your body. But when your nervous system is dysregulated, this fails. Instead you should try changing your physical state first to force your brain to quiet down. Think breathwork, taking action, working on GABA, lowering glutamate, vagus nerve stimulation etc fitandball.gumroad.com/l/bra…