Endlessly dwelling over negative thoughts or ruminating is anything but helpful. Such repetitive endless feelings can not just influence day-to-day life, but also contribute to the development of ...

It happened again: you got home late and started venting to your partner about your boss pulling you into a meeting just as you were about to leave. Then it’s your partner’s turn to complain about ...

People often get confused between rumination and obsession. Both involve repetitive thoughts. However, the way of thinking is different. The American Psychiatric Association says, “Rumination involves ...

Did I do anything embarrassing? Why did I say that? Why did I do that? This has been my typical mental monologue after leaving a social catchup or event over the last few years. In the past, my social ...

It happened again: you got home late and started venting to your partner about your boss pulling you into a meeting just as you were about to leave. Then it’s your partner’s turn to complain about ...

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 ...

Cowritten by Arasteh Gatchpazian and Tchiki Davis. Rumination is often defined as a repetitive thought cycle focusing on causes, consequences, and symptoms of one’s current negative state. For example ...

Ruminating on negative thoughts is a major distraction that undermines leadership abilities by internalizing negative feedback and altering self-perception. Reframing negative thoughts and carving out ...

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 ...

A new study published in Personality and Individual Differences reveals why people with dark personalities find it difficult to forgive someone they feel wronged by. It has to do with their tendency ...