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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.
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."
Ruminate by senahbite85 June 5, 2018
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Ruinated 

to cause much Ruin. To be the ruin of something or someone.
"Yeah it's just one OLD man, but one OLD LADY nearly ruinated all of ya!"
Ruinated by Clyde May 7, 2003

ruminate 

To marinate oneself in excessive amounts of rum.
When bar hopping in the Caribbean islands, one gets ruminated by the end of the evening.
ruminate by Clewless January 29, 2012
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