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 for ...

Endlessly dwelling over negative thoughts or ruminating is anything but helpful. Such repetitive endless feelings can not just influence day-to-day life, but also contribute to the development of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aytekin Tank is the founder and CEO of Jotform. You’ve probably heard of Pavlov’s classical conditioning experiment. Dr. Pavlov ...

No one expects their five year relationship to end with two blue ticks. When my ex-boyfriend slow-faded me last December, letting our relationship fizzle into oblivion with no goodbye, closure or ...

Co-authored by Nina Bakoyiannis, Ph.D., and Amy Vigliotti, Ph.D. What is rumination? Whether it is worrying about the uncertainty of the future, fretting about an upcoming decision, or fixating on a ...

Did I do anything embarrassing? Why did I say that? Why did I do that? This has been my typical mental monologue after leaving a social catchup or event over the last few years. In the past, my social ...

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 ...

Co-authored by Nina Bakoyiannis, Ph.D., and Amy Vigliotti, Ph.D. Rumination is the experience of being too fixated on finding solutions or beating yourself up about mistakes, causing a difficulty in ...

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 for ...