41 Everyday Secrets Everyone Lives But No One Ever Talks About—Until Now
We pretend we’re looking into the shop but really we’re just checking out our reflection in the shop’s windows.
“Rumination can develop as a result of traumatic experiences or the false belief that repeatedly thinking about this one thing can help solve the problem. There’s an idea that forcing ourselves to think about a situation will lead to a solution,” she says.
- Ground yourself in the present moment;
- Allow yourself to make mistakes and be wrong;
- Focus on something else in the moment: call a friend, listen to some music or a podcast;
- Put your worries in writing;
- Adjust your perspective and ask yourself, “Will it matter an hour? 3 hours? A day from now?”
- Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses.
Thinks about being rich and famous, and imagines what your lifestyle would be like and how impressive it will be to everyone you know, and then forcing yourself to accept that that will probably never happen and feeling bummed out about it. For bonus bummer points you can do this while looking at expensive real estate online and mentally planning how you would furnish your awesome mansion.
