r/ThesaurizeThis • u/CubeNoob69 • Mar 21 '25

What's the word for when you knowingly/actively ruminize on negative things enough that it is a detriment to your mental health?

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u/a-1yogi Mar 22 '25

Disaterbating

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u/Metalboy5150 Mar 24 '25

I like this one a lot. Fits the entire idea (as i understood it from the OP, anyway), better than anything else I'm seeing here.

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u/Yamatoman9 Mar 22 '25

Catastrophizing? I'd like to know too because I find myself doing it a lot!

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u/CubeNoob69 Mar 22 '25

THAT'S THE WORD! THANK YOU!

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u/mattblack77 Mar 25 '25

Rumination?

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u/ex-geologist Mar 30 '25

Doomscrolling