How to Release Obsessive Thoughts: Rumination, OCD, and Fear | Being Well Podcast

I love them!! They have this sweet comforting way of explaining otherwise very disturbing human complexities. ❤

I got a late OCD diagnosis at age 30, so I'm well acquainted with ruminating thoughts. For me, they mostly happen at bedtime.

Weirdly, what I've found works best is to say "SHUT UP, IM TRYING TO SLEEP" to the thoughts. Then I'll apologize for being mean, but tell my brain that I really need to sleep and I'm not going to do anything about these thoughts right now so they aren't helpful. Then I intentionally move my awareness elsewhere. Either I'll do a body scan meditation or I'll think about whatever I want to dream about.

The internal "startle" of yelling at the thoughts really helps to interrupt and transition away from them. The thoughts often need that jolt and that firm boundary. But I also need to apologize because I know they're trying to help, they're just misguided lol

I have pretty severe OCD. My problem is I often feel like I am figuring something out, so it's hard to differentiate when it's completely useless. For example, it's one of the things that's made me a good student. I analyze the crap out of things and can often understand concepts in more detail than other students that don't do that. I guess I need to practice differentiating when it's useful and when it's not, which I'm doing.

I love these guys so much

My issue is in fact different. Climate change is here . The world is burning up. Are normal people not overwhelmed?

You guys are awesome, thank you for some clarity :)

I was taking notes from Rick near the end. I am so grateful for these gems. I added one more to the list -- solely based on what I learned here today: Proactively and intentionally closing communication gaps with others (as challenging as it is for me when emotions are in play) so that I don't spend days or weeks after the fact, looping and ruminating on how I was misunderstood and not heard.

Okay so this doesn’t talk about how to stop rumination
You need the workshop for that and this is an ad

Oh to have a family member that you can have these types of conversations with

This really helped me understand a lot of things in my life. Thank you.

Fix your teeth though, dad.

Hi. I am really interested in this content in a professional way. I will be applying to graduate school in a few years, but I care about these topics specifically. Could we please chat?

Love this video. Thank you for the content. How can we access the course to manage rumination that Rick has on his website?

Why can't we save this one? It would be super helpful to come back to it

AMZING WAYS

LOVE IS ONE THATS FRIEND HELP LET GO NOW

Thank you, Rick and Forrest. This episode was so full of insight and wisdom, and so personally helpful, that I have listened to it twice and I expect to return to it.

The two of you together express everything I could ever be thinking...(seriously, thank you guys so much. haha) you both help me get out all my thinky-thoughts into words and then help to ground it right back into me!

Thank you both so much for your genuine love and service for humanity.

May we all live long, thrive and better love and know first ourselves and to more wholly know others 🥰🥳

Thank you Forest and Rick. This is not the first time I've heard your clear explanation of obsessive thoughts but boy did I need it today as I struggle to sleep at night due to an obsessive worry over a problem I can't solve right now but I will be held responsible for the result. Definition of stress I believe. Such a great episode?

"It's normal;
to have weird shit arise" 😂👍

How refreshing to see such a healthy parent/child relationship. Respectful and supportive to each other. Also love the content

rumination has a disassociated factor in it -👍🏻

I haven’t actually watched this video yet. But how is Elizabeth? I need to connect with her. But I noticed she hasn’t been active on her channel or instagram in a minute. Assuming she hasn’t seen my message or has just been busy, could you let her know for me? Thank you for your time 🔺

I replay past and future dialogues with generally quite highly toxic people, often who rely on bullying, intimidating and lying to "communicate". Can i be ruminating just in the hope that i will be able to actually get through to them, when in really i kind of go into shock when i am confronted with them because i just don't know how to handle the violence and incoherence of the ways they "communicate"? It is a very very prevassive rumination, i dream about the situation and start to ruminate as soon as i am not asleep, my mind kicks in a here we go again. But it causes stress and agitation in myself and still,when faced with them, i just go into shock and am powerless to actually communicate in any constructive way.

Cohesive, flowing open minded loving relationship you both have, and always a joy to keep learning such pearls from you both. Thank you ..enjoying your podcasts immensely!

😂😅 ha ha ...that thumbnail

Is there any time when rumination serves a purpose? I had recently heard a suggestion that anxiety is a message from your brain, you’re in a state that you haven’t reacted appropriately to stop and your brain and resulting physiological response are trying to get your attention and force you to deal with your situation (essentially- not quite as elegantly explained as what I’d read)
Is it possible that rumination is forcing you to revisit a trauma you haven’t attended to or adequately resolved yet?

Omg Forrest, how do you seem to know exactly what I need to hear and when? 😊 (And thanks to Rick too of course 😊😊)🌹🙏

Thank you for the talk on rumination. Due to being in a very long-term freeze response to past traumas, I find myself in the habit of 'stuck' thinking and dwelling on painful conversations and experiences. I would love to hear a podcast that focuses on agoraphobia and how to begin healing. ❤

well you can be within a culture whereas you keep having the same questions from different people.
Being curious or saying that is personal does not work. Telling a typical story about yourself does, it is the only one they will accept.
I have tried to tell different stories about my life to these child minds in old lady bodies to survive employment.
They are only kind if they are not jealous of you. You must not be competition.

Before I even hear the content of today's talk, I am overjoyed to see the genuine love and rapport between the two of you. Blessings to you both. 🙏
And now I return to the chat 🤣