https://www.additudemag.com/ruminating-thoughts-adhd-negative-thinking/ ADHD symptom tests, ADD medication & treatment, behavior & discipline, school & learning essentials, organization and more information for families and individuals living with attention deficit and comorbid conditions Wed, 29 May 2024 11:44:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.additudemag.com/ruminating-thoughts-adhd-negative-thinking/#comment-355119 Wed, 29 May 2024 11:44:03 +0000 https://www.additudemag.com/?p=354636#comment-355119 Ruminating is something I have struggled with all my life, leading to anxiety overload. I even became fearful of ruminating, thinking I may be going mad because I couldn’t stop. One day I read a book that described anxiety as your brain trying to warn you there is a problem to protect you. Another article I read stated that anxiety is simply not wanting to feel the emotions we dread. It was eye opening to me one day when I was ruminating and thinking things were going to be a disaster. I then remembered what these men had said. I said to myself, “Thank you brain for looking out for my future safety, but there is nothing wrong “here”, all is well”. I was freed from the rumination and it felt awesome! It’s like we have to manually shift the thought gears in our brain ourselves, it doesn’t work on automatic, it gets stuck in neutral -ruminating.

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