The level of divisiveness, uncertainty, and anxiety in the world today leads a lot of us to struggle with rumination, which Garrido explains is an “involuntary focus on negative and pessimistic thoughts.” It’s important to note that she also differentiates rumination from reflection, which is “highly adaptive and psychologically healthy.” Rumination is also different from worry. According to researchers, worry is focused on the future, while rumination focuses on the past or on things about ourselves that we’re stuck on. Researchers believe that rumination is a strong predictor of depression,
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