How to STOP Obsessive PURE O OCD Rumination
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
- How to Stop Rumination and Obsessive Thoughts for Pure O OCD is key to ending one’s suffering.
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In this video, I explain my interpretations from articles on rumination by Dr. Michael Greenberg, a clinician who suffered from Pure O, OCD. He intends that all ruminations are analytical thinking, that is under our control and we can make a decision to stop. I believe that some of our very best teachers are those who suffer from the conditions we are trying to heal and that is one reason I believe his work is important to the Pure O, OCD community.
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I’ve never felt like I had “permission” to stop. The rumination just feels automatic, and before I know it I’m in a hole. Thank you 😭
Yes, it can feel very automatic. Try to catch yourself doing it, and practice stopping. It takes practice to notice when you start ruminating and to notice when you have an urge to do it, and to learn that you can stop. It is a process of learning how to do this.
How you doing prof.
"rumination is analythical thinking in loops" - wow. My life summed up.
I cried when i heard this
Same
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That is the problem with rumination, is that you get caught up in it. Realizing that is what you are doing and making a decision to stop is very powerful. It really helps to take a step back from yourself.
I couldn’t agree more. I have become more aware of my own rumination and that I actually have control over it. Thank you for your comment 🙏😊
Wow this is the first video where I feel like I'm actually getting some sound advice on how to deal with my anxiety and rumination. My problem is me trying to fight my thoughts and now I'm realizing that's what's actually making things worse. This will be a process but I know that I will eventually be able to fully handle this. I just have to remember that I control my thoughts they don't control me.
I am glad the video was helpful, Jasmine. Here is a free assessment for OCD if you are interested www.paigepradko.com/ocdquiz.
you basically just described my entire life!! i ruminate about so much and it takes a toll on my family, as i go to them for reassurance or help.
Oh no. I am so sorry. Today I posted a video on Mental compulsions ua-cam.com/video/mAWc8fmrv6U/v-deo.html.
When we have a compulsion of ruminating, it takes some deliberate work to catch yourself, in order to stop. It is a process and takes time. I also think the video on what NOT to do if you have Anxiety may help you ua-cam.com/video/A_ND_Vwdvj8/v-deo.html.
Hope everything gets better for you :)
Thank you! I’m sorry, I’m just now seeing this. I appreciate the help.
thanks! it has gotten better! God bless
Really helped! I like the comparison of being able to stop doing a math equation to stop ruminating. My ocd often takes the form of obsessive planing (99% useless) and feel unable to stop, this analogy really helped. Thankyou for your work 🙏
Thank you. When I heard that comparison to doing a math problem, it really clicked with me too. Thank you.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy this is precisely what my struggle is..Do u do 1 on 1 sessions
Perfectionism makes my life hell
Hallelujah, I agree!!🎉🙏😁 thank God, all glory to God!!
I can’t thank you enough for this video, I have had ruminations in the past and they always have seemed to disappear, but as of lately I’ve been none stop ruminating about past mistakes and now I’ve made a fear that I will never be able to let go of ruminating about this mistake. I hope overtime I’m able to not have to deal with this anymore and live a happy and joyful life.
Thank you for you comment. I am sorry that you are stuck in that rumination cycle. If you are ever interested in more help, I do offer a course on how to do ERP for past events OCD. What you are describing affects many people and there are specific ways to treat it with ERP. Here is a link should you be interested in learning more: www.paigepradko.com/ocd.
Ur videos are so peaceful and gives me a sense of comfort which I haven’t felt in a while.
I am glad to hear that you find them helpful. ☺️
The best video about rumination i've ever seen. I've loved all the analogy
Thanks. I am glad you liked it.🙏❤️
I feel like this video just lifted the weight of the world off my shoulders thank you! I struggled ruminating about every thing in my head, I know I can stop and will
Hi Nick. This is a process and you will notice improvement with time and practice.
Summed up perfectly. After all the years of wondering why my head works the way it does! Brilliant, thanks for this.
Thanks for watching and commenting, Tom.🙏❤️
There is so many people that need this video man thx alot.
I hope they find it 🙏😊
Thank you dear! You've been so helpful! I do struggle with intrusive thoughts by many years, very bad thoughts about sabotaging myself, and puting myself in shamefull situations (mentally), and I do ruminating alot. I will follow your Chanel from now on!
Thank you, Adrian. Welcome to my channel. 🙏❤️
this video lifted so much weight of my shoulders, thank you so much Paige🙏🙏 god bless your soul
You're so welcome! I am glad it was helpful 🙏❤️
Thank you so much for these. I was just diagnosed with Pure O. I am trying to use your techniques for the anxiety and panic that comes with the intrusive thoughts. You are amazing.
Hi Carol. I have a new video on Pure O tomorrow that I am hoping you find helpful. I am just releasing my course for people with Pure O and OCD this week. This course includes all of the therapy and tools to do ERP and I make it surprisingly easy for you. I cover 18 different Pure O and OCD themes in the course and exactly what to do for each of them. You are one of my favorites, Carol, because you have been supporting my channel from the beginning. I hope I can help you feel better. If you have an interest, I am offering a $100 saving off the price of the course until Friday, 4/8. Here is a link for more information and registration should you be interested: www.paigepradko.com/ocd
Hi Paige, I’ve only just come across your videos and I have to say I’ve learnt more in the last couple of hours than I have in over 30 years suffering with severe OCD. My case has been a little unique over the years to the point where the medical profession weren’t sure how to help. It came out when I was 17/18, I’m now 51. In the early days it was the typical compulsions of rituals and hand washing. In my twenties it morphed itself into harming thoughts of other people. Exposure therapy back then did help to a point but it was never explained exactly how the brain works. When I was 30 my eldest daughter was born and when leaving the hospital I had an overwhelming fear that I’d somehow swapped my baby daughter with another baby! You can imagine how distressing this was and the next 2 years were absolutely awful. Every day I was having thoughts or convinced myself I’d swapped her for another baby if we were out. If things in the house weren’t the same the next morning after sleeping, for example, if my then wife (she left us in 2013 and I brought my two daughters up as they were with me full time) had moved something in the house I’d convince myself that it was proof that I’d been out in the night and swapped her. At first I was under a postnatal depression psychiatrist who basically told my family I would never get better and put me on a cocktail of medication. I was then moved to another psychiatrist when the previous one left and she took one look at the medication and said I shouldn’t be on half of these. With her help and a psychiatric nurse we found that sertraline along with CBT helped. My youngest daughter came along and with the CBT technique of letting my anxiety ride things weren’t as bad with her. Moving on from those years I kind of managed the OCD with a couple of little rituals here and there but generally had it under control. Recently I’ve had lots of trauma in my life. I lost my mum 18 months ago, moved house, relationship break up and lost my father last month. I’ve been going downhill for the last year as after watching my mum being bed bound for a few years deteriorating and once she died then watching my father who was then bed bound too with Alzheimer’s go down hill I didn’t have any time to process all of the stresses in my life. I’m currently waiting for cognitive therapy to start but seeing your videos I can honestly say that how you explain the thought process and exactly what happens to the brain through exposure therapy that everything makes a lot more sense. I thank you for making these videos and I’ve already shared them with other people. Best wishes from the UK and thank you once again
Hi Justin. You have been through so much. I am sorry for the loss of your parents and your recent breakup. Your story is heartbreaking and inspirational at the same time. It is evident the effort that you have put into preserving and doing the best that you can through the years. Sharing your story will indeed inspire people that they are not alone in this struggle. Good for you that you are beginning therapy again. Glad that my videos have been helpful. If you ever need more support, I do offer online course for OCD and an accompanying support group. www.paigepradko/ocd. Thank you again for sharing your story.🙏🏼❤️
I am glad pills work for you😊 I also have to go high dose of prozac❤
Awesome, thank you. I’ll be applying these new perspectives.
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Thank you Dr.Pradko as always ! It is truly a blessing to have you in my life. I have been watching your videos for the past weeks and they helped me so much. I have experienced rumination and pure O for almost 10 years, and sometimes it is just so hard to stop ruminating about my compulsive thought because I keep getting the feeling “what if I get it wrong and bad things happen because of my negligence ? “ Lately I have come up with a coping mechanism that I would refer to as “when someone points a gun to your head “ method. If I ruminate about a certain problem, I would ask myself - if someone points a gun at my head and asks me to answer the question that I am ruminating about in under two second (i.e. did I actually lock the door? Did I hurt someone ? etc ), what would be my answer. Surprisingly this method kind of solved my rumination problem ! If you don’t mind me asking Dr Pradko, would you recommend that I keep using this as my way of coping with rumination? Or does this count as reassurance-seeking and should be avoided (I am worried that my coping mechanisms sometimes are actually reassurance-seeking behaviors. ) Thank you so much !!!
Hi Yuying. Believe it or not, your method is actually a method discussed in a book by Jonathan Grayson called Freedom from OCD. But, he uses the method with the question about answering correctly your own “what if” question. Surprisingly similar to your method. Although, I can see how it might become compulsion. I advise people to hold the thought they are ruminating about in the background (like background noise) and then shifting their attention to something they were doing before the rumination began. It is basically my I. A.M. technique applied to rumination.
Love this video. These videos continue to make a difference for me! Thank you
I am so happy to hear that. Thank you.
Thanks for the great video, you have such a calming voice. This is a wonderful video.
Thank you. I appreciate it.🙏❤️
Glad to see this platinum content back on my channel
Thank you. You were one of my first subscribers ❤️
You're one of the best! This has helped also.. I struggle with ruminating pure o for a long time now.. these steps should help break me out of a cycle if one comes up
Great job, Nathan. I like the concept of thinking of intrusive thoughts as unimportant background noise that is there, but, we don’t need to respond to,
Great job, Nathan. I like the concept of thinking of intrusive thoughts as unimportant background noise that is there, but, we don’t need to respond to.
Madam you are such a blessing. Lovely video I really liked how you gave an analogy of the math problem and stop solving it. Very good association.
Thank you, Ian. I appreciate your kind comments.
Omg I love this video! I needed to hear this! Thank you!
You’re welcome 😊
thank you so much. i dont know where id be without these videos.
I am thankful that you find the videos supportive and informative 🙏❤️
Thank you as always. The instruction of Dr. Greenberg was very helpful, but I've also been using your I.A.M. technique. That has been helping me, too, especially the mindfulness step. I go through those 3 steps when I'm dealing with intrusive thoughts and the rumination on them, and the "connect with the moment" step actually tends to comfort me the most, kind of squashing the thoughts. It depends on the severity, of course. Thanks, again :)
Thank you, Patrick. I prefer the I. A.M. method myself, but, I realize what works for one may not work for another. I like to allow people to experiment with methods and use what works best for them. 😊
What is the IAM technique
This is very helpful! Thank you! Happy holidays🤗
You’re welcome. Happy Holidays to you too. ❤️
Thank you for this video. Rumination is the worst compulsion because it keeps you stuck. I sometimes hear people saying that rumination brings you closer to a solution. That couldn't be further from the truth. Thanks!
I agree that any kind of mental compulsion like rumination is challenging to stop and rarely brings us resolution.
Thank you so much for all your videos and this one is exceptionally helpful as it succinctly and clearly summarises Michael Greenberg approach. The I AM maybe an excellent transitional step.
Thank you for watching. I just did a more in depth video on what is happening in the brain when we have a fearful thought, and why Michael Greenberg’s approach or the I. A.M. approach works. Here is that video ua-cam.com/video/9nEC8yIgFKg/v-deo.html
Very helpful. I have BPD and this is a helpful add on to the tools I have to help me.
I am so glad you found it helpful. 😊
I have Pure O OCD which has wained and wained but after some bad intrusive thoughts reoccurring I watched this video to try stop it but now i have refrained and moved my mindset into a more positive outlook.
I am happy to hear that 😊
This video is spot on
So glad to hear that.
Been dealing with ruminating these last two weeks. Customer calls etc looping in my Brain...No fun...Here again for a refresher... Thank you
Hi Michael. I am hoping that rumination calms down for you.
You’re excellent !
Thank you 🙏
You saying the part about ruminating about ruminating really helped me because as I was watching this video, I started to ruminate about a thought that I was dealing with before I clicked on this video and while watching I was thinking about why I should or shouldn’t listen to the advice, even though I was wanting to listen so Thank you so much!! I pray that God blesses you for helping people and everyone you work with or no that does the same and anybody going through this or any mental illness🤟🤟 without God‘s peace, I would not be able to apply any of this tomy life. truly, there is hope, I ask this in Jesus Christ Holy name Philippians chapter 4 NKJV “6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
Paige, wow, that’s genius that you point out in pure-o about the two competing thoughts (concepts) “if I have this fearful thought and what if it’s true, and I don’t believe it’s true, or that thought it is false, but I believe it’s true”. That’s it! If people with ocd can deal with these concepts we would all get better!
Thank you, Sal. I appreciate your comment. 🙏❤️
Great videos really help
Thank you, Larry. 🙏😊
I have a trophy for being the best ruminator in 2020... My trauma therapist mentioned you today...We start the therapy next week ... Thanks for your videos. 😁
Michael, let’s make sure that you let someone else win that trophy for 2021. Glad you are going to be working on this in therapy. 🙌😊
Paige. I really hope you have an idea of how much you help. Your heaven sent!!!
Thank you. That made my day!
Thank you for your help!
You're welcome! 😊
You are really good with the information you provide. Can you share on overcoming obsessive jealousy?
Good question. I understand jealousy comes from insecurity . 💕Peace ...
Thank you. This exactly what I have, insecurity.
Great suggestion. Thank you.
@@funeralangel8262 Only if thoughts become uncontrollable counsulting a physician will be needed. Your breath is directly related to your mind [brain] causing rumination and anxiety. For a relaxed life sit on a chair, back erect, hands on lap with palms upwards, eyes closed, be still and observe your natural incoming--outgoing breath and body sensations for around 10-15 minutes. Be as still as possible. Avoid moving too much. Many thoughts will come which is ok--slowly negative thoughts will reduce and your mind will relax. During your daily activity at home or office keep observing your breath with eyes open or closed. Best part is mood swings also reduce after daily meditation. Do the above meditation daily to feel relaxed. Best wishes. Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.
@@juanitagibbs4728 Develop your mental muscles. Your breath is directly related to your mind [brain] causing anxiety-stress. For a relaxed life without anxiety-stress sit on a chair, back erect, hands on lap with palms upwards, eyes closed, be still and observe your natural incoming--outgoing breath for around 10-15 minutes. Be as still as possible. Many thoughts will come which is ok--slowly negative thoughts will reduce and your mind will relax. During your daily activity keep observing your breath consciously. Best part is mood swings also reduce. Do the above meditation daily to feel relaxed. For more relaxation enter the following on google search and listen before sleep repeating the affirmations in your mind. -“52Hz affirmations for health and healing you tube”. Best wishes. Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.
Good suggestion. Should try it
Thank you.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy thanks. Also I have found that deep breathing followed by breath hold also reduces anxiety.
You are doing a great job maam,thank you so much 😊❤
I love those Videos, thanks so much for them Dear Paige. By the way, before I heard this concept of a math problem, I already thought about it myself, since my Mother, when I was young, was compelled to resolve any math problem that I brought from the school, it bothered her so much (more than myself) and at the end of the day, when she succeded, she felt so proud and at peace. She loves counting and resolving mathematical issues, and OCD/ruminations feel to me like the sufferer tries to achieve this inner peace at the end from resolving a rumination, which is a neverending story. So- yes some of us can stop trying to resolve a mathematical problems without much effort, but some are such perfectionists it's hard to just forget and give up. It would be harder for a Mathematician perfectionist to give up such OCD themed issues (for example if he didn't feel relaxed all day long because he couldn't resolve something ) than for a usual person I think :)
I agree! Thank you for sharing that story about your mother and math problems. And I love the way you describe needing that satisfaction of solving a problem. It is what the mind is after….only it just doesn’t work if something is unsolvable like rumination in people with ocd. 😊
I agree! Thank you for sharing that story about your mother and math problems. And I love the way you describe needing that satisfaction of solving a problem. It is what the mind is after….only it just doesn’t work if something is unsolvable like rumination in people with ocd. 😊
Very helpful! Namaste😁
Thank you 🙏
I do this with my heath anxiety. Sometimes I get a sensation and my mind spirals.into the same loop as it's something bad and I will think it all day long. Thank you for this
Hi Erin. Yes, it often happens to people with health anxiety. Do you best to catch yourself, and begin the I. A.M. technique to shift your focus in the moment while you leave that health concern just float there unattended.
I appreciate the video!
Thank you Chris 🙏😊
@@PaigePradkoTherapy I ended up checking out Dr. Greenberg's site by your recommendation too! Veryyy helpful
Yes…great articles on his site.
Thanks for helping me.
It makes me happy if I have helped you in anyway.🙏❤️
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Thank you so much!
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Thank you Paige
You’re welcome. Thank you for watching. 🙏
Thanks for video it help me today
You’re welcome, James. Thank you for watching and commenting.
No problem, was in bad way rumination over nothing that happened yet pure o you know , and this help thanks again
Thank you very much ma'am:)
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Pashteem, Only if thoughts become uncontrollable counsulting a physician will be needed. Your breath is directly related to your mind [brain] causing rumination and anxiety. For a relaxed life sit on a chair, back erect, hands on lap with palms upwards, eyes closed, be still and observe your natural incoming--outgoing breath and body sensations for around 10-15 minutes. Be as still as possible. Avoid moving too much. Many thoughts will come which is ok--slowly negative thoughts will reduce and your mind will relax. During your daily activity at home or office keep observing your breath with eyes open or closed. Best part is mood swings also reduce after daily meditation. Do the above meditation daily to feel relaxed. Best wishes. Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.
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Perfect explanation of an intrusive thought and logical rumination that follows in my case to prove the thought wrong as i know its not valid in my situation. However as you suggest to let the thought be and not engage with it... Unfortunately such thoughts get stuck in my mind and the associated anxiety doesnt subside even after weeks no matter how much i distract myself by doing other work .. What to do in that case doc?
There is a form of ERP called imaginal exposures. One form is bringing the obsessions to mind on purpose by listening to recordings of prepared scripts or sometimes trigger words with pauses in between. I encourage clients to immerse themselves with these scripts, listening to them for hours and hours, everyday. It is a highly successful method if you are willing to fully immerse yourself. You may also gradually build up to listening to the scripts as well. I am working now on a video about this method and hope to have it on UA-cam in the next few weeks.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy Thank you for taking your time out and replying to me.. Will await your upcoming videos.. God Bless
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Mam though I am only 18 year old but I gave you all my blessings I have what are you doing is just godly
Thank you so much. How kind of you to say that.🙏❤️
I love your channel. Congratulations on your videos. I have a question. How do you stop ruminating about the past? I'm thinking about retroactive jealousy. I'd be very grateful if you had any recommendations on how to handle that kind of feeling.
Thank you. I am thinking about doing a video on that theme, because it is often asked about. In my opinion, the thoughts keep coming up for you because you are still analyzing them in your past and trying to figure things out about the relationship or maybe even reassurance yourself about some aspect of the relationship. Instead, when you have the initial thoughts, let them just float there without responding or analyzing them. You will have to do this repetitively. Eventually they will fade if you do not feed the thoughts with more thoughts. Here is my latest video on Mental Compulsions ua-cam.com/video/mAWc8fmrv6U/v-deo.html
Thanks a lot, Paige
@@paulochagasdesouza8487 Only if thoughts become extreme negative and uncontrollable counsulting a physician will be needed. Your breath is directly related to your mind [brain] causing rumination and anxiety. For a relaxed life sit on a chair, back erect, hands on lap with palms upwards, eyes closed, be still and observe your natural incoming--outgoing breath and body sensations for around 10-15 minutes. Be as still as possible. Avoid moving too much. Many thoughts will come which is ok--slowly negative thoughts will reduce and your mind will relax. During your daily activity at home or office keep observing your breath with eyes open or closed. Best part is mood swings also reduce after daily meditation. Do the above meditation daily to feel relaxed. Best wishes. Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.
I've only recently figured out I had Pure O, I didn't even realize this sub-type of OCD existed for most of my life, so I've been trying to learn even more. And watching this video made me realize something. My biggest 'obsession' in my Pure O, is the obsession with needing to come to a conclusion. Thinking about how I have to figure things out now. Figure out right now why I would have such and such intrusive thought, what that means for me as a person. Concrete answers. But there are none. I have to try to learn to accept that sometimes, thoughts are just thoughts and don't mean anything about me. That sounds like sound logic, but I know it'll be a fight to fully accept that, mental illness is harder to sway with logic than people who don't struggle with it tend to realize. I'm already working with my therapist on other mental issues I have, but I think I should definitely bring all this up with her. Thank you for making this video.
Hi Riley. You now have a good understanding of what you have been experiencing. This need to come to a conclusion is a type of OCD that is sometimes mixed with completeness and perfectionism. It can be a mixture of OCD and OCPD (Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder). It sounds like your main compulsion is rumination. You will have to leave things incomplete, inconclusive and imperfect. Because no matter how hard you try, they cannot be figured out with complete certainty. I am glad you have a better understanding. I have more resources for OCD treatment here:
The Top 10 Things you Need to Know to Practice ERP: Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD, Phobias and Anxiety
www.paigepradko.com/erp
OCD Self Assessment Quiz
www.paigepradko.com/ocdquiz
OCD course
www.paigepradko.com/ocd
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I ruminate about my heart disease. I am a 55year old woman. I had one weak risk factor. I dont know what else I can do to keep this from happening again. I think about it a lot. There is no answer. So now I am focusing on how to live today. Thanks for video.
I am truly sorry you went through that medical trauma. I admire your outlook and focusing on how to live today. Thank you for your comments. 🙏❤️
Loved the video so helpful , I just wanted to ask do you know how can I deal with intrusive thoughts ( like I'll just randomly think of a thought like getting hit by a bus while I'm walking on the road and then I'm scared that I'll actually get hit)
It is interesting to learn that all of us have these kinds of random thoughts. Neuroscientists have estimated that we have between 50-80,000 thoughts a day. So many of them are these cautious, dangerous thoughts. It is our reaction that matters. People that develop repetitive, unwanted thoughts react in a way that alerts the brain that the thought is so significant, it is crucial for your survival. This is why the thought makes you anxious, and also why it becomes obsessive. Not everyone reacts to these random thoughts. In fact most people do not even catch the thought because they know it is insignificant. Act as if this thought is meaningless. Just background noise that has no significance to you at all. Every time something like this comes up....no reaction...have a “whatever” attitude....it’s just background noise.
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Thank you for this video ♥️ it works for a while then what happens with me is that they come back in stressful times especially if the thought is a risk to my kids and it is not resolved Any advice?
Hi Di. I am partial to my I. A.M. technique. You simply (I) Identify the obsessive thought (worry about your kids), (A) Accept and allow the anxiety. Do not do anything to resist or reduce it. (M) Connect to the present moment through your senses. What do you see, hear, feel with your skin? And then, Move on to what you were doing.
Thanks 💐🙏🇬🇧 my son 23 is ruminating and ruining his present and future
Hi Niran. I am so sorry that your son is suffering. It sounds like his rumination may be a compulsion to Pure O OCD. My suggestion is to try to find him help from a therapist trained in ERP for OCD. Here is a playlist for Pure O ua-cam.com/play/PL1lUhuKpYUYqKvEwlGXoRPDu_8blhbaq-.html
💕Love this lady 😉
You’re sweet.
What is more irritating is , when you have job in hand and when you get caught up in rumination . Stress of not doing job is building up aswell plus rumination is becoming stronger by spending too much time in it. Stress and pending work makes you more worse even that stress simply adds up to the stack of the rumination .
But good thing is that actually work in hamd also helps you to slowly come out of rumination if you try refocusing into it.
Its not easy to refocus but ya slowly detaching and reattaching with your daily work helps.
Weird thing i see is same thing like stress makes you feel worse and same thing hekps you to refocus also . So its mainly on our hand how we uses everything .
Even anxiety fear negative thoughts are suppose to help us in certain extent when we have ability to neglect 99percent of extra stuffs it bombards.
You have great insight and I love how you back away and look at the purpose behind your symptoms and behaviors.
Yes…great points.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy Thanks Paige but also i suffer from some confusions and conflicts whoch leads to rumination , i know 90 percent of is rumination but 10 percent which sounds like a real problem . In that 10 percent definetly 5 percent is cognitive distortions like black,white thinking and taking too much of literal meaning of the statements and sense of perfectionism on the cure . I have below conflict as of now , if possible help me to throw light on how i can come over ,
Hi,
I know its long post but really need your expertise because i am at huge conflict sometimes the approach needs to be followed.
What i am following is as below:
FYI that i am using CBT approach(4R steps ,where i disregard content of the thought with Reattribure and Relabel ) and then Refocus ( which is now easy as Relabeling helps to look ocd thoughts as ocd thoughts ) medication and healthy life style and keeping busy in work which helped me to feel much better over the years , but may be 70 to 80 percent better . But when question comes on 100 percent and what happens if i leave medicine ? Am i ok to this extent with the help of medication ? then thinks about complete cure that what experts say like ERP is the gold standard . But i had bad experience back few years when i had try that. But now my mind forces me to consider that ?
I have some question on ERP:
It suggests to face fears , but eventhough ocd thoughts are stemmed from fear but later its just became the egodystonic thoughts you feel against your values or just mind tricking you to make you discomfort or irritates you.
Also considering on the fears , regarding facing them and what happens with that? because fear is endless if you dig into it.
How normal ppl handle fear ,they get some amount of fear and they just neglect it to certain extent or switch gears . Why cant we do that ?. Either our fear is irrationaly amplified version OR we lack neglecting part OR filtering to switch the gears OR self confidence OR some amount of belief that helps to over come the doubt and the negative thoughts. Example , before going to exam even though i might be prepared for 80percent of the syllabus and when negative thoughts say also huge fear that you get all remaining 20 percent in the exam , but having even a pseudo confidence that chances of remaining 20 percent to come in the exam is very less and better to stay optimistic helps .While what i understand from ERP approach is stating "ya i may get 20 percent of what i left in the syallabus , what ls the deal ? I may fail the exam ? ". What you are having already high anxiety and that leads to more negativity as we are not talking that in neutral perspective , we have been already stressed and negatively biased and it fuels into more of anxiety. It is just an example there are more scenarios with my themes like any bad happens to any family members , and bad disgusting thoughts on god and performance anxiety.
Because fear is always going to feel you fearful.
Then your mind keeps on dwelling over fear and you might get sad and feel depressed also. Like for normal ppl ,they say if you think negative you feel negative . Its like feeling fearful is always expecting negative outcome . So your nature becomes like that .
I do not understand logic of ERP here . Its asking you to be in a negative pit or cognitive misunderstanding or stay with irrational belief ?. Every time response is fear and ERP says to do Response prevention but here Response is fear , then where is response prevention?. So that means we need to accept cognitve distortions as true ? I actually got more bad following this stupid classic ERP.
Its like ERP is asking to enter Rabbit hole , stay there , come out, but get the point we have ocd anxiety , its keeps digging the hole with fear and rumination . Then you still go into groove, rather than staying on the ground . I really faced this , what kind of approach i need fo follow, where i am going wrong .
May be ERP is saying just go into the hole and come back without digging into it just stay there, its ok if you feel discomfort. But what about content of the thought like there is mud in the whole it gets stuck to you . Its feels more worst as you cannot really seperate the content of the thiught and fear because they are so glued. May be we need to handle first with proper cognition to seperate them ? Then stop rumination which keeps digging the whole ? .
I mean if ERP is done without handling these can cause more harm than better. Because i know ERP is difficult but heard it leads to you better but i only felt more misery . Then everybody talks its a golden standard and i feel i dont have enough guts to handle it and force myself to try . Its a conflict , its like you dont go near fire because you might have already burnt and learnt , but there is a unwilling force to fall into it in the name of theraphy. May be its even like this , ERP is actually is like peeled Apple and i am confusing it with peeled Potato which looks same and my ocd tricking me to think potato as apple ?"but when i read about ERP , it says we initially feel bad or worst but how i know is this really ERP or my borderline ( not typical but sounds real problem than old irrational patterns ) ocd tricking me in the name of ERP ?
I really need to stop . I can do this 💪 I have to
You can do it! If you ever need more support or help, here are some resources including a course to help with more detailed step-by-step instruction. You can find out more here:
OCD Self Assessment Quiz
www.paigepradko.com/ocdquiz
OCD course
www.paigepradko.com/ocd
@@PaigePradkoTherapy thank you I really appreciate you taking the time out of you're day to reply back !
I feel like my thoughts are set up in a way where I really don't know if I am doing ERP. Like my brain intrusive thought pattern will tell me 'You are not doing it right you will have this illness forever'. I know about ERP but I just don't know if I'm doing it or not. Thank you for your amazing videos you are doing gods work
Rumination is a difficult compulsion to stop. This is one of several techniques that you can try. The first step is to notice when you are doing it or having the urge to ruminate and then decide to “not” ruminate or analyze. You cannot stop the initial thought, but, you can stop the over analyzing and over thinking. Here is a playlist for other techniques for Pure O ua-cam.com/play/PL1lUhuKpYUYqKvEwlGXoRPDu_8blhbaq-.html
@@PaigePradkoTherapy ZThank you so much forn your response, your videos are insanly helpful, you are doing gods work.
hello and thank you for this video. I know that i think too much and sometimes excessively. But the thing about my problem is its not motivated by fear that im going to make a mistake or something. My excessive thinking seems to be about goals im pursuing or interests that im researching. My thinking is all positive but its just i think too much and so i have to write all my thoughts. All this is very time consuming. i can sit for hours and hours thinking about my subject or trying to understand it. so is what im doing clinically called ruminating? thanks
Hi James.
It is common for people to think about their interests and pursuits. If your thinking does not cause a disruption in your life or prevent you from working or interacting with people or cause you suffering, then I would not be too concerned. However, the part about having to write it all down does sound concerning. Could that be a compulsion? Could you stop writing it down if you wanted? Other than that, it sounds like you are a motivated, deep thinker and good things may result from that thinking.
you are most kind thankyou
Thanks Mam. You did a video after a very long time. Are you ok. I just wanna ask that i am on luvox 200 mg. But I bought modafil for my concentration problem will it be good
Many people with OCD are prescribed Luvox. I am not as familiar with Modafil. And, yes, I am fine. Just busy working and seeing patients. Hope you are also doing well. 😊
@@PaigePradkoTherapy thanks Mam. All the best
Thanks for this Dr. 🥲
You’re welcome 🙏😊
I'm afraid I can't live like this. My thoughts have never been like this. I'd rather be dead than think or do these things but they won't go away. No one would love me anymore if they knew.
Hi Myra. I am sorry that you are going through this experience. Please seek out professional help if that is an option for you. We are not judged by our thoughts because they are meaningless and we cannot control what pops into our brains. But, we can control how much attention we give to our thoughts. I wonder if the I. A.M. technique might be helpful for you. ua-cam.com/video/c-HKZNh88dQ/v-deo.html. I hope you feel better.
U wanna make like a group or some to help each other or I could feel some support :)
The thing is I am just functioning properly sometimes even thinking good motivational positive stuff and then suddenly amongst those there comes an intrusive thought and I'm so lost I don't notice it but immediately redirect back after a second oh I just had an intrusive thought but I don't remember it and all that memory hoarding takes place.
Hi Isha. Yes, that is what those sneaky intrusive thoughts do. I like the way you identify your thought when you notice it. The next step is to leave it alone. Don’t examine it. Just shift your attention to something else, and move on with your day. Keep shifting your focus if they pop up. You will still be aware of them, but you will not be focusing on those thoughts.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy thank you so much...it's such an honor to get a reply from you...thanks u saved my day💖💜God bless u!
I have a questions
I want to ask that after getting a thought we think about that point until I cant get statisfaction, so at that time I should avoid thinking and move forward and can we also call it mental compulsion .
please answer
ma'am
Hi Kuwait. I just answered your question on another video. I hope my answer was sufficient. Thanks for your questions as they help others as well.
This all sounds great…but does “not solving the problem” address the occurrence of the original obsessive, intrusive thoughts? In general with OCD, does stopping the C stop the O, overtime?
Hi Joe. Yes, stopping the compulsion is practicing Response Prevention and it contributes to stopping the ocd cycle. We cannot stop the initial thought, but, we can stop reacting to the thought. Eventually the obsessive thought stops coming as frequently because it is not being reinforced and new neuropathways are created that are not associated with a fearful response.
Paige. I'm sorry for always asking questions. I'm confused about something's. First, I'm wondering about ERP versus the analytical thinking approach. I know you have talked about both. I have pure o. Mainly suicidal thinking and also getting remarried. Relationship stuff. What approach would you suggest. The three days I had last week that were better I just sat with the thoughts and tried to not ruminate. I'm struggling knowing how to do both or if I should try to do both. Just an FYI. I am trying to get in with a OCD specialist but I'm on a long waiting list. Anything now will be helpful. Thanks in advance🤗
It is confusing for everyone, you are not alone. And every therapist treats ocd slightly different. There are lots of ways to do exposures. I try to design exposures according to research and the latest research on exposures is called Inhibitory Learning Theory. I use several approaches to ERP that keeps the client learning and keeps their brains surprised and keeps them emerged in treatment. First, I recommend identifying all of your compulsive behaviors and obsessive thoughts. From there, you pinpoint your core fears. Most people have several....some of yours include a fear of losing control and a fear of having these thoughts forever along with fear of harming self or someone else, and never knowing about certainty of my relationship. Then, you develop several ways to hit these core fears. Writing & recording scripts, recording trigger words, watching certain movies, etc. Every day, practice ERP for at least 2 hours a day. Try to change up little things about how you hit your core fear. When you are not practicing a planned exposure, then, use the I. A.M. technique, or you can even use I. A.M. when listening to scripts. When listening to scripts or doing other exposures...no compulsive behaviors. I hope my answer helps you and many others as well. I really need to review this question on a Q & A video.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy thanks. Yeah that would be nice to listen on a Q&A
So is I AM also a form of ERP?
I'm assuming it is because we are trying to allow and accept our feelings to be there and not act on then
Yes, it is a form of exposure to your thoughts when the thoughts occur.
Paige. Hello. So one of my main very persistent pain in the butt (ughh) themes is relationship OCD. I recently got remarried to a lady I've known for a long time, but I'm always wondering if I should have married her, married someone else, out even got remarried.... Would you suggest this "I AM" therapy for this? It just feels so real that maybe I made a bad decision. I've been trying script reading for ERP as well. Any suggestions please.
Can you please respond. Thank you
I am sorry that you are experiencing so much doubt. I work with people with ROCD often, and I understand the suffering. Yes, I. A.M. works well for ROCD, and I use scripts as well in treatment. Your main treatment must be fully accepting that the questions you are asking yourself are unanswerable questions. Every person on the planet must tolerate their doubt in relationships. We have no guarantees. OCD creates doubt, you must say, “oh, there’s that ocd doubt again. My job is to not try to answer the questions, my job is to tolerate and live with the uncertainty and not knowing.” I also have my clients “double down” on expressing and showing love to their partners regardless of their uncertainty.
@@JH-xb3nl Only if thoughts become uncontrollable counsulting a physician will be needed. Your breath is directly related to your mind [brain] causing rumination and anxiety. For a relaxed life sit on a chair, back erect, hands on lap with palms upwards, eyes closed, be still and observe your natural incoming--outgoing breath and body sensations for around 10-15 minutes. Be as still as possible. Avoid moving too much. Many thoughts will come which is ok--slowly negative thoughts will reduce and your mind will relax. During your daily activity at home or office keep observing your breath with eyes open or closed. Best part is mood swings also reduce after daily meditation. Do the above meditation daily to feel relaxed. Best wishes. Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.
Ive been ruminating for eight years now and it kinda feel like its a part of my life, its a background thought in whatever I do, so far so good hahaha. I just realize that my headache doesnt come from my rumination of words, i just suddenly realize that I ruminate in negative things because of these thoughts I ruminate. How I wish that u wont get a headache everyday when u ruminate.
Hi Caren. Do you think that you might ruminate for comfort? We all seem to talk to ourselves and I wonder if you are doing that versus staying with the same worry over and over again.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy hi doc. I started ruminating because of fear, i dont know how to stop it. 😭 it gives me headache everyday because ive been trying to disagree to my thoughts that isnt even true. What to do 😭
@@carenobligar9809 don't you have an anxiety or panic disorder?
Since they go hand in hand with pure o or ocd overall.
@@Son_of_aesthetics depression for 10 yrs yes.
@@carenobligar9809 pure o makes depression even worse🙁
I wish you'll be fine friend,I know what you were going through,so many lost opportunities,relationships,wasted times,these things won't let you live your life to the fullest,but one thing I believe for sure is that,you developed a strong character and always take this into consideration that,,,what if I get outta this whole mess alive?
I mean you won't die cuz of mental illness but,(maybe you can indirectly)when you get back on your feet and feel normal again,you won't be the same as before or as others,,,and even in the worst scenario,just die trying to get better.
There are actually people who haven't gone outta there houses for 15 years and all they do were ruminating.
I have pure o,adhd,drd,dpd,depression,and lots of other phobias which were born through fornication of depression and panic disorder such as somniphobia(I went too far that I believed I am possessed by a demonic entity,still believe too sorta,maybe perhaps,dunno!)anyway even depersonalisation and derealisation I went through was a byproduct of untreated panic disorder for long,see that is the problem with mental issues!
So get help as fast as you can,don't think you tolerate and tomorrow it'll be gone,rather your brain creates pther phobias and not so stream fantasies to put itself to rest!
An untreated anxiety can cause pure o and depression after it stays for long.
That uneasiness will lead your unconscious to create an artificial world in which in can not feel happy(cuz it ain't real)but can get numb(which is the feeling you get two or three steps before actually going literally suicidal!)
And these are very serious,cuz from where healthy people sit it sound farfetched but the way people with mental illnesses perceive world and feel it,and the sense of doom...man can't say enough!
I wish you health Caren,you look like a bright girl with a nice sense of humour and productive at times and mostly with good intentions,I can tell.
Take care of yourself now🤚🏼🌷
Dismantling my thoughts is also. A. Intrusibethought
Yes, it can be.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy how to overcome it..?
There are different methods of ERP. Here is a playlist for help with Intrusive Thoughts: ua-cam.com/play/PL1lUhuKpYUYqKvEwlGXoRPDu_8blhbaq-.html
When I am unwell
I ruminate about tiny decisions, like what to cook for dinner or what to do on a Saturday. I get stuck in what if mode for hours or days, and then can’t tolerate the noise so don’t decide ( plans wise). This leaves plans unmade and then the empty time scares me because I will ruminate bad spiral again.
I am so sorry that you are stuck in these cycles of rumination. It reminds me a little bit of trying to do things in a “just right” way or a bit of perfectionism mixed in and this keeps you in those analytical loops. Here is a playlist for rumination, but you may also want to search my OCD videos for my “just right” ocd video as well.
ua-cam.com/play/PL1lUhuKpYUYqNRJNx4AiCFfmjLxOaPmUR.html&si=_RtHfiWPTQoRBF0k
@@PaigePradkoTherapy I have watched your videos but can’t seem to break out of the pattern. Days on end thinking about what to do on a weekend and not making plans as it avoids ‘committing.’ I feel really trapped.
Please try meditation. Meditation can cure any disease, be it physical or emotional.
The root chakra blockage can cause all kinds of problem you're having, so try root chakra meditation music on UA-cam. So meditate and initially it may feel impossible. To make it easier, start with meditation by listening to music/powerful frequencies and it will quickly take you into meditative state, which otherwise would take a lot of time if you wanna do it all alone by yourself. Just hear it for a few weeks and you'll see a change.🎉
I've seen a huge change in myself after meditating for a month and a half. So, I am talking with experience.
Hear this. This is one of the best root chakra meditation videos and you'll find instant effects. ua-cam.com/video/toXWG4bAYak/v-deo.htmlsi=_K482IsV287xkkqR
And
ua-cam.com/video/tiLNJPjFhz4/v-deo.htmlsi=m6o-i-1Gs4MpRTyd
If it still feels hard to focus, then chant "LAM" along with it. Or take deep breaths and try to focus.
Remember, it's not a one day journey and may feel hard or impossible at first, even after all this, still just keep going.❤
But the thing is the after getting a thought I dont remunate about thought but I remunate about my condition and I get confused with that whether I am doing right or just any thing related to my condition
So should at that time I also do the same
Please answer
Yes. I am not sure what your condition is, but it is unhelpful to ruminate about it. If you want to explain more, you can always contact me at PaigePradko.com. 🙏😊
As someone with schizophrenia and anxiety I am always searching for a way to escape my OCD. Although this technique is immensely helpful Ms Pradko I feel very unsafe if I m not trying the technique at all times. Is it alright to do this only when you are troubled by intrusive thoughts?
Yes, absolutely. Use the I. A.M. method when you are troubled by unwanted thoughts.
Watch here to learn my simple I. A.M. technique for Obsessive, Intrusive Thoughts ua-cam.com/video/c-HKZNh88dQ/v-deo.html
This all sounds great…but does “not solving the problem” address the occurrence of the original obsessive, intrusive thoughts?
Hi Joe. Stopping the rumination does not stop the original thought, but it does stop the compulsion that supports the ocd cycle.
My Pure O about rumination and į cant Control my controling tallking with myself. When į start controling Pure o į feel holding somthing and cant breathe o do somthing more.
Hi Ranata. I am so sorry that your intrusive thoughts are causing you distress. It takes time to learn to not respond to them. I prefer the I. A.M. technique. You identify them as OCD, and then allow them to float there in your mind while you shift your attention to what you are doing in the moment.
Hey, I have pocd and struggle with groinal response and i know how to treat it but i cant accept the toughts... I cant be with my littlebrother because of this for the last year. This is destroying me how do i stop care about this?
What you are experiencing is very common. Doing ERP on images of children and your little brother, and then talking to your brother and spending time with your brother will be part of your exposure treatment. You can also write scripts that trigger your fears. I would recommend that you do these exposures several times a day, 15-20 minutes at a time, with no rumination. If you do these exposures several times a day, you will see improvement and these intrusive thoughts will die down. POCD is horrible, but it does not mean you are a dangerous person or a bad person. It seems to happen to the most wonderful people that would never, ever abuse or harm a child.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy Yepp i know. Its just so hard because it feels like erp can become a checking compulsion. Hard not to ruminate and just sit there with the toughts...
You might surprise yourself that you can stay in an exposure anyway and not do the compulsions of checking or ruminating. What ever happens with your body is not your concern during the exposure. It doesn’t matter.
I feel like i need to stop ruminating because i spend so many hours doing it that it’s affecting my life in a really negative way. It’s just… i don’t want to stop because I am scared something very bad will happen if I don’t think about every possible scenario and how I will react.. i NEED to stop but i don’t want to! How do I get past that hurdle
Hi Michaela. Ruminating is certainly a challenge and yes, you do need to stop. Watch the video I just posted today on how to stop compulsions: ua-cam.com/video/0mTcKzdUCI0/v-deo.html. Then, if you need more help, I have an ocd course that can help you:
OCD Self Assessment Quiz
www.paigepradko.com/ocdquiz
OCD course
www.paigepradko.com/ocd
I m suffering from pure o since 8 years when I was in 9th standard student. PLZZ make a video on mindfulness for study . I m ruminating whole day and night. PLZZ make mindfulness video for study. I have obsessive thoughts and rumination from study first but now it has increased very much. How I stop ruminating while studying and doing other works.
I am so sorry that you have having difficulty with intrusive thoughts while you are studying. Have you watched the video where I use a mindfulness technique? I call the technique I. A.M. If you haven’t watched it yet, here it is: ua-cam.com/video/c-HKZNh88dQ/v-deo.html.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy ye mam I have watched it. But some time I can't stop rumination I practice I A.M. .I have watched it 20 days earlier since today. I identify and accept but connect to moment and moving on , I face problem in it. I feel sadness because of thoughts and rumination.I want to be in present.
@@ankitashukla3545 I was suffering from ruminating thoughts months ago and only now is it getting better. I spent months tryna solve the same problem in my head and I never struggled so much before. I don’t mean to come here acting like Im perfect and gunna solve all ur problems but I hope his helps. Things only started getting better when I reminded myself of what I was like before the rumination. I lived happily without these senseless fears cause if they ever did enter my head I would shrug them off. We can’t try to stop it or it stays, we can’t try to ignore it or we ruminate. We have to let it stay and aquire positive thoughts to make them seem smaller. I also looked up about the conscious and subconscious mind to better understand how the brain works. I really hope this helps you. Nobody deserves that mental strain.
@@ankitashukla3545 Only if thoughts become very negative and uncontrollable counsulting a physician will be needed. Avoid too much of social media and watch only motivating and funny shows. Your breath is directly related to your mind [brain] causing rumination and anxiety. For a relaxed life sit on a chair, back erect, hands on lap with palms upwards, eyes closed, be still and observe your natural incoming--outgoing breath and body sensations for around 10-15 minutes. Be as still as possible. Avoid moving too much. Many thoughts will come which is ok--slowly negative thoughts will reduce and your mind will relax. During your daily activity at home or office keep observing your breath with eyes open or closed. Best part is mood swings also reduce after daily meditation. Do the above meditation daily twice or more to feel relaxed and reduce negative thoughts. Best wishes. Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.
is rumination fine if it is about something nice ? [ that is my thingy.. i DO ruminate but it is about being on a Caribbean island.. etc. ]
There is nothing wrong with having pleasant thoughts ❤️
If it feels like an effort, it feels like a math problem that you have to solve to feel safe. If it doesn’t feel like that, if you are not trying to solve an unsolvable problem its not really rumination.
I'm really struggling to the point of dispair,is there any possibility I could send an email as I am really need advice,I have to wait 6 months for treatment and and the meds aren't helping, I understand you must be very busy so apologies if that is not convenient, thank you
You may send a message to me through the contact page on PaigePradko.com. If I do not respond, then please know that I did not receive the message, and we will come up with another mode of communication.
@@PaigePradkoTherapy I'm really sorry when I go in the link I can't even get in the 3 bars to contact
I am so sorry. I am in the process of rebuilding that website. I can help you with some general advice, but that is not the same as being your therapist. You may send me an email at paige.pradko@gmail.com.
I tried to stop my rumination to understand how to stop ruminating
God... OCD
Rumination and mental checking are the most difficult compulsions in my opinion. Just thinking about stopping them can create the very problem you are trying to stop. I think that’s what you were implying. 😂😥
I could never figure out what was wrong with me ...and discoverd the word " rumination" last week ...it was like a light came on ....the same word over and over and over again when i go to sleep and when i wake up .... the repeater can change - but it cripples me sometimes ...i have PTSD from childhood events violent parent, sexual assault and bullying at school - i over think , am over critical of myself and have very deep seated fear and social anxiety . I wake up now and say to myself .... dont "ruminate " ...get up and get going .....
I love that, Martin. It is difficult sometimes to control when we are half asleep, but I love your expression….get up and get going. ❤️
Please try meditation. Meditation can cure any disease, be it physical or emotional.
The root chakra blockage can cause all kinds of problem you're having, so try root chakra meditation music on UA-cam. So meditate and initially it may feel impossible. To make it easier, start with meditation by listening to music/powerful frequencies and it will quickly take you into meditative state, which otherwise would take a lot of time if you wanna do it all alone by yourself. Just hear it for a few weeks and you'll see a change.🎉
Nice video. Only if thoughts become uncontrollable counsulting a physician will be needed. Your breath is directly related to your mind [brain] causing rumination and anxiety. For a relaxed life sit on a chair, back erect, hands on lap with palms upwards, eyes closed, be still and observe your natural incoming--outgoing breath and body sensations for around 10-15 minutes. Be as still as possible. Avoid moving too much. Many thoughts will come which is ok--slowly negative thoughts will reduce and your mind will relax. During your daily activity at home or office keep observing your breath with eyes open or closed. Best part is mood swings also reduce after daily meditation. Do the above meditation daily to feel relaxed. Best wishes. Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.
Thank you for your comment 🙏
Earlier it was extremely painful an urge to solve the useless issue created by self ,....time is the biggest healer.....still i Ruminate but not on problem ,...it's like I've got a habit to talk to myself...I get lost ....I can see between object in front and my eye ...its so annoying that I enter a room and when I exit I can't tell u the color of wall.....
It sounds like you know your own habits and how to not get lost in the rumination by redirecting your brain to what you are doing in the moment.