Rumination: We’ve all done it. Perhaps an interaction with a friend has gone poorly and we are unable to stop replaying it in our mind. We imagine what we should have said, mentally review the entire ...

Replaying conversations after the fact is common. Your personality may contribute to this, but you can change the pattern.

Emotional disclosure can help people organize and process difficult experiences, and social support can reduce the impact of rumination. However, disclosure is not universally beneficial, and choosing ...

Replaying conversations in your head can be uncomfortable, but it does not necessarily mean someone is dramatic or overly sensitive. Psychology research on rumination suggests that repeatedly ...

Ruminating about being lonely, as opposed to being lonely, is linked to depression, found a new study. The findings were published in Nature Mental Health and have implications for treating depression ...

Not every thought deserves your full attention. Have you ever had your brain latch onto a thought and not let it go? You could be making breakfast or trying to fall asleep when, suddenly, you're stuck ...

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 ...

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 ...