Feb 22, 2023·edited Feb 22, 2023Liked by Dr. Samantha Boardman
LOVE this, thank you for sharing! Great timing to receive it as well. It is definitely my achilles heel and I didn't have tangible action plan. I can see how it impacts my mental wellbeing and can spiral down a bunny hole pretty fast if left out of control. Even starting my own Substack has offered a great outlet and expression.
I find myself talking to friends, considering what we're REALLY losing in the age of social media when we re-live the most minor inconveniences as if they're personal attacks for the sake of content. This just nails it. And gives sound strategies to stop the rumination loop.
Thank you for these tools. I have been through so much recently since Covid, that the clutter in my head was making so much noise. It has been difficult to identify solutions that can get me out of my own head. Thank you, much appreciated.
Emotional reflux! That's a great description. thankyou Samantha!
Once we cure this, can we please disembowel the 'Emotional diareah and the Emotional projectile vomiting' post-pandemic movements? Sorry that's a bit crass...🤮🤣
This was terrific and spot on Samantha. You must know me. I'm always looking in my rear view mirror of life and ruminating as to what was. Thank you for these tips!!!
Thank you for this advice. I discovered my problem with rumination several years ago. I still lean toward it but am now aware of it - and do something to stop it. Weather permitting, a walk or hike outside by myself is helpful. Another thing I've tried is going to the garden center and looking at plants.
It's what we add to rumination that can make it even worse, such as mixing in a dose of paranoia. It is good to know we can get ourselves from this rut and also to see how we add to its potent effects.
I was in a bad habit of rumination and mild depression that exercise, diet, sleep, socializing (the usual approaches) hadn't been able to overcome, and beat it after reading a helpful chapter on rumination in a book called _The Depression Cure_.
How to get out of a habit of thinking about oneself?! You can't just "not think about yourself." As a Christian, I practice intercessory prayer, which is fancy language for praying for others. So when I caught myself ruminating, I'd just shift my focus on someone in need, prayed briefly for that person, then got back to what I was doing when I drifted into ruminating. That built a habit of getting and staying out of my own head. I had to stay patient with myself because it takes time to weaken one habit and strengthen a countervailing one. But weeks later I realized my depression had lifted at some point. Feel free to try it!
LOVE this, thank you for sharing! Great timing to receive it as well. It is definitely my achilles heel and I didn't have tangible action plan. I can see how it impacts my mental wellbeing and can spiral down a bunny hole pretty fast if left out of control. Even starting my own Substack has offered a great outlet and expression.
Thank you - i will try to remember some of this and use it
Thank you so much for this.
I find myself talking to friends, considering what we're REALLY losing in the age of social media when we re-live the most minor inconveniences as if they're personal attacks for the sake of content. This just nails it. And gives sound strategies to stop the rumination loop.
Thank you for these tools. I have been through so much recently since Covid, that the clutter in my head was making so much noise. It has been difficult to identify solutions that can get me out of my own head. Thank you, much appreciated.
Emotional reflux! That's a great description. thankyou Samantha!
Once we cure this, can we please disembowel the 'Emotional diareah and the Emotional projectile vomiting' post-pandemic movements? Sorry that's a bit crass...🤮🤣
This was terrific and spot on Samantha. You must know me. I'm always looking in my rear view mirror of life and ruminating as to what was. Thank you for these tips!!!
Thanks for this. Sent off to family member.
Thank you. First generation Irish here. It's in our DNA. I will take your suggestions and actions to heart.
Thank you for this advice. I discovered my problem with rumination several years ago. I still lean toward it but am now aware of it - and do something to stop it. Weather permitting, a walk or hike outside by myself is helpful. Another thing I've tried is going to the garden center and looking at plants.
It's what we add to rumination that can make it even worse, such as mixing in a dose of paranoia. It is good to know we can get ourselves from this rut and also to see how we add to its potent effects.
These are good suggestions. I have another.
I was in a bad habit of rumination and mild depression that exercise, diet, sleep, socializing (the usual approaches) hadn't been able to overcome, and beat it after reading a helpful chapter on rumination in a book called _The Depression Cure_.
How to get out of a habit of thinking about oneself?! You can't just "not think about yourself." As a Christian, I practice intercessory prayer, which is fancy language for praying for others. So when I caught myself ruminating, I'd just shift my focus on someone in need, prayed briefly for that person, then got back to what I was doing when I drifted into ruminating. That built a habit of getting and staying out of my own head. I had to stay patient with myself because it takes time to weaken one habit and strengthen a countervailing one. But weeks later I realized my depression had lifted at some point. Feel free to try it!