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Ruminate
Focusing on past events in your life, typically ones that didn't turn out the way you would've wanted, and reflecting on them relentlessly with a strong outlook of yourself feeling worthless and inadequate. Depression and anxiety usually follows.
A very common negative thought process after breakups.
A very common negative thought process after breakups.
Jim: "The definition provided by Jack didn't get very many likes. It didn't even get a whole lot of views for that matter. Now Jack ruminates in the event with thoughts of failure and poor self-image."
James: "Jack looks like he has a lot on his mind."
Jane: "His girlfriend just dumped him. It was simple incompatibility reasons."
James: "Ouch, but why is he taking it so hard? They were only dating for two months."
Jane: "Jack spends a lot of time inside his own head with negative self-talk." He ruminates too much instead of using this as an opportunity to grow and improve."
James: "Jack looks like he has a lot on his mind."
Jane: "His girlfriend just dumped him. It was simple incompatibility reasons."
James: "Ouch, but why is he taking it so hard? They were only dating for two months."
Jane: "Jack spends a lot of time inside his own head with negative self-talk." He ruminates too much instead of using this as an opportunity to grow and improve."
Ruminate by senahbite85 June 5, 2018
Related Words
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Rumination
Rumination by Ehf October 4, 2017
Rumination
In psychology, rumination is when you can't take your mind off of something, often a bitter or negative experience you had in the past, and it still continues to bother you. You try to combat these intrusive thoughts, but they keep coming back no matter how hard you try to push them out. Rumination can be anywhere from a few minutes to an entire hour.
This is often due to a lack of resolution/rectification towards the bitter experience, especially if you failed to take control of the situation.
Rumination can also be about future events or goals, especially a harmful, unhealthy and unrealistic goal that you want to pursue.
The more you ruminate, the deeper the hole you're digging for yourself. It is better to stop ruminating early, or else you might end up in a very unhealthy state, both mentally and physically.
This is often due to a lack of resolution/rectification towards the bitter experience, especially if you failed to take control of the situation.
Rumination can also be about future events or goals, especially a harmful, unhealthy and unrealistic goal that you want to pursue.
The more you ruminate, the deeper the hole you're digging for yourself. It is better to stop ruminating early, or else you might end up in a very unhealthy state, both mentally and physically.
Peter had plans to assemble his Ikea furniture today, but during the assembly his mind wandered off and he started to ruminate about his ex and how she "borrowed" his money but never returned it back, and afterwards broke up with him. He had all these malicious thoughts inside his head and wanted to execute them all, but couldn't get himself to for the sake of his sanity. Peter's rumination costed him an hour's worth of time.
Rumination by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian February 28, 2021
rumina
rumina is an amazing friend, beautiful girl, stunning asf,a baddie and everybody wants to be like her. shes blessed with amazing tits and an extremely nice body. Shes so hot everybody wants to fuck her . I will eat her pussy dry.
Rumina can sit on this dick
rumina by your1andonlybaddie October 28, 2021
ruminary
An artifact that is ruminesque.
Most of the furnishings in Great Aunt Lucille's front parlor were ruminesque, but her most prized ruminary was the Greek amphora.
ruminary by Nostalbert September 2, 2009
Rumina
Rumina..........literally the best girl in the world. She is a very adorable, amazing, stubborn person. She has amazing humor and can brighten your day with just her smile. But there's also her bad side; you mess with her and you'll end up in hell.
Rumina is also probably the best person to date. If you get an Rumina in a relationship, she will give all her effort, and will most likely get very attached to you; that is if she likes you enough, ´cause with the one, she gets ¨click¨ with, shes most likely in it for the long run. Rumina´s also very sexy, tho she doesn't try to dress too nice, but either way, she'll take your breath away. She has all the right curves in all the right places and has sparkling eyes that just melt you away. Shes literally a goddess. She is also an amazing friend, probably the best friend in the group. So if you ever DO get her in a relationship, NEVER let her go, EVER!!! NO MATTER WHAT. When you have her heart, take care of your ¨Rumina¨ cause shes only a once in a lifetime thing. Rumina is the love of my life, my whole world, and if I lost her.....I´d LITERALLY kill myself!
Rumina is also probably the best person to date. If you get an Rumina in a relationship, she will give all her effort, and will most likely get very attached to you; that is if she likes you enough, ´cause with the one, she gets ¨click¨ with, shes most likely in it for the long run. Rumina´s also very sexy, tho she doesn't try to dress too nice, but either way, she'll take your breath away. She has all the right curves in all the right places and has sparkling eyes that just melt you away. Shes literally a goddess. She is also an amazing friend, probably the best friend in the group. So if you ever DO get her in a relationship, NEVER let her go, EVER!!! NO MATTER WHAT. When you have her heart, take care of your ¨Rumina¨ cause shes only a once in a lifetime thing. Rumina is the love of my life, my whole world, and if I lost her.....I´d LITERALLY kill myself!
Rumina is loved
Rumina by your1andonlybaddie October 28, 2021
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