You could be making breakfast or trying to fall asleep when, suddenly, you're stuck in your mind and can no longer be present ...

Co-authored by Nina Bakoyiannis, Ph.D., and Amy Vigliotti, Ph.D. What is rumination? Whether it is worrying about the uncertainty of the future, fretting about an upcoming decision, or fixating on a ...

As a therapist, I see people literally thinking their lives away. They exist in their heads, listening to the constant chatter of: “What’s happened? What might happen? What if I do this? What if I don ...

That mental merry-go-round of “what ifs” and “should haves” isn’t just annoying. It’s actually rewiring your brain as you read this sentence. Overthinking – that relentless mental chewing on problems ...

When anxiety strikes, self-awareness can morph into toxic rumination. Here's how it can deepen your crisis instead of helping you solve it.

BOSTON - Teenagers are experiencing higher rates of depression than ever before, but a simple smartphone app could help treat a common symptom. 2020 was an especially tough year for 16-year-old Avary ...

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 ...

Ruminating about being lonely, as opposed to being lonely, is linked to depression, found a new study. The findings were published in Nature Mental Health and have implications for treating depression ...