What Is Rumination? When someone ruminates, they repetitively think about their perceived past mistakes, their character shortcomings, wrongs, and generally negative events and circumstances. When ruminating, it is common to think over and over again about the causes, consequences, and symptoms of one’s negative mood state. Rumination scripts include “I’m such an idiot; why didn’t I speak up?” or … Continue reading Rumination: What Is It And How Do I Stop Doing It?