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Category: Overthinking & Worry
Practical resources for persistent worry, rumination, anticipatory anxiety, and mental loops.
Mental Compulsions in Generalized Anxiety: The Hidden Work of Trying to Feel Certain
Mental reviewing, checking, analyzing, and reassurance in your own head can become repetitive anxiety-maintaining habits. Learn what mental compulsions are and how therapy approaches them.
Anticipatory Anxiety: Worrying About Things Before They Happen
Anticipatory anxiety is dread about future events. Learn what causes it, why it is often worse than the event itself, and practical ways to manage it.
How Rumination Differs from Problem Solving
Rumination feels like problem solving but keeps you stuck. Learn the key differences and simple questions that help you tell which one you are doing.
How to Stop Overthinking: 7 CBT-Based Strategies That Work
Overthinking keeps you stuck in loops of worry and rumination. Here are seven practical, CBT-based strategies to interrupt overthinking and get back to your day.
Worry Time Technique for Chronic Worry
Table Of Contents When the Mind Won’t Shut Off: A Close Look at Chronic Worry Imagine lying in bed after a long day. The lights are dim, the house is quiet, and instead of feeling relief, a familiar loop begins: “What if I forget to pay the bill? What if I say something stupid at…