5. Compulsive Rumination

Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.

Today we are covering compulsive rumination: what it is, why people rationalize why it is important to keep ruminating, and simple strategies to try today.

Strategies discussed are:

1. Catch yourself in the act!  Increase your awareness of how much of this behavior you engage in.
2. Set firm boundaries with no ifs buts or anything else!  Example: I will parking lot thinking about this for 24 hrs.

Talk back using strategies that foster non-engagement with the content.  For example: I have thought about x for so long and have not gotten any more clear on anything.  This mental processing is not yielding results and I will no longer do this especially when I am anxious and feel a sense of urgency or need.

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Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes.  Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California, this does not replace therapy. 

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