{"id":1339,"date":"2008-09-11T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-11T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2008\/09\/6-ways-to-stop-dwelling-on-it.html"},"modified":"2008-09-11T09:45:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-11T09:45:00","slug":"6-ways-to-stop-dwelling-on-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2008\/09\/6-ways-to-stop-dwelling-on-it.html","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways to Stop Dwelling on It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/gallery\/sixwaystostopdwellingonit.html\">Beliefnet just featured an excerpt from O, The Oprah Magazine, about obsessive thoughts, which included several good pointers. You can get to the gallery by clicking here. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>It begins &#8230;.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Ruminating regularly often leads to depression. So if you have trouble letting things go or find yourself tossing and turning at all hours of the night because you can&#8217;t stop stressing, then try these six ways to save yourself today!\u00a0\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s 5 p.m., the deadline for an important work project is at 6, and all you can think about is the fight you had with the next-door neighbor this morning. You&#8217;re dwelling, says Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, PhD, a professor of psychology at Yale and author of Women Who Think Too Much. &#8220;It&#8217;s natural to look inward,&#8221; she says, &#8220;but while most people pull out when they&#8217;ve done it enough, an overthinker will stay in the loop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ruminating regularly often leads to depression. So if you&#8217;re prone to obsessing (and you know who you are), try these tactics to head off the next full-tilt mental spin cycle&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/gallery\/sixwaystostopdwellingonit.html\">Click here to continue reading.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>To read more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\">Beyond Blue, go to www.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue<\/a>, and to get to <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\">Group Beyond Blue, a support group at Beliefnet Community, click here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beliefnet just featured an excerpt from O, The Oprah Magazine, about obsessive thoughts, which included several good pointers. You can get to the gallery by clicking here. It begins &#8230;. Ruminating regularly often leads to depression. 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