Rumination means being trapped, overthinking about negative feelings or circumstances. Source: Patrick Hoesly/Flickr Rumination, also called repetitive negative thinking, is a thought pattern that ...

A little bit of overthinking is normal—but if it’s constant, it can contribute to issues like anxiety and depression. Overthinking can be a coping mechanism for stress, anxiety, trauma, low ...

We all dwell on unresolved personal conflicts from time to time. Who hasn’t ruminated on a hurtful comment or unintentional harm we might have caused someone? Feeling bad about something you did, or ...

You’ve been there: you get into bed at night, start thinking about your next work task, and soon find yourself analyzing the crushing climate. The outcome? Stress. Anxiety. Insomnia. What Is ...

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The thoughts we focus on create how we feel, which controls the actions we take. This is the backbone of the thought model: ...

“Good enough” decisions reduce mental overload. Satisficing helps stop overthinking by shifting the focus from finding the perfect option to choosing one that meets your needs right now, freeing up ...

Effective strategies to stop overthinking, reduce stress, and regain focus with actionable steps for daily life.

As someone who’s been called “too sensitive” more times than I can count, I get that attempting to learn how to not take things personally can feel about as possible as trying to “just relax” or “stop ...

You're overthinking YouTube. Most people are. You know you have messages to share with the world. You know you can communicate well. But something is stopping you. What? YouTube is the second largest ...

Nearly 33% of women say they feel anxious about their careers in 2025, and another 17% feel overwhelmed. Close to 60% of women say current events are increasing stress levels and disrupting focus at ...