“If I replay it enough times, it will end differently.” Rumination masquerades as problem-solving while the problem — the past — has no moving parts left.
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The Science of Rumination: Why Replaying the Past Makes Depression Worse, Not Better
3 scripts this research explains — "I just need to figure out what went wrong" sounds like the right instinct after a failure. For many people it is — but