Rumination is a common response to the difficulties of chronic illness, causing people living with illness to perseverate on their challenges in a way that keeps them feeling stuck.

Rumination is also common among people with certain health issues, Dr. Siegle said, such as chronic pain or cancer, or among those who have recently suffered a cardiac event like a heart attack.

Rumination happens when you feel stuck in a cycle of negative thoughts. It can accompany or lead to various mental health ...

Loneliness is more likely to cause depression if one keeps ruminating on how lonely they are. This is the essence of a study by The University of Hong Kong (HKU) that has therapeutic implications ...

Better understanding of the complex relationship between mind and body may provide new treatment strategies for chronic pain, ...

Past studies have identified a loneliness-rumination-depression nexus. Rumination is defined as repetitive and intrusive negative thoughts and feelings, and loneliness as a gap between desired and ...

The process of continuously thinking about the same thoughts or worries is called rumination. Here, find out why it happens and how to stop it.

Rumination is when a person thinks repeatedly about negative emotions or experiences. Read more about the causes and how to stop ruminating.

Ruminating about your relationship isn't a healthy way to solve any problems—and it may be a way to avoid your real feelings.