Get more advice about coping with rumination in Here’s an idea for a behavioral experiment for people who ruminate (passively & repeatedly think about the causes or consequences
Direct link for people reading this via email subscription or feed. Validity Quotient Screencast (CLICK THIS LINK TO VIEW THE FULL SIZE VERSION OF THE VIDEO) Unable to
Often we do the things we do because of hidden payoffs. What’s a hidden payoff of worrying? Worrying protects us from having to do problem solving. Think about
Yesterday I wrote about how people do avoidant coping to avoid difficult thoughts and emotions getting triggered, or to escape from them once they are already occurring. I
Rumination = the tendency to respond to distress by repetitively (and passively) focusing on the causes and consequences of your problems, without moving to active problem solving.
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Research into the psychological benefits of self-compassion is an emerging trend in psychology. I actually prefer the term self kindness. Self-compassion is about learning alternative responses when you
“Worst, Best, Most Realistic” is one of the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques I often practice with clients. This Cognitive Behavioral Therapy technique is very versatile and simple. It
Reassurance seeking is a common pattern in clients with high worry (e.g. Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Health Anxiety, Attachment/Relationship anxiety) The “Reassurance Seeking / Anxiety Trap” is that reassurance
