Episode Summary
In todays episode, I reflect on how rumination has affected my day today. I share the experiences of this morning and the impact of rumination on my ability to get out of bed and get on with my day. There’s a negative and a positive aspect of rumination that I cover in today’s thoughts.
Episode Notes
01:06 – Classic negative rumination – the thought process that drives and deepens depression.
01:58 – Neutral rumination – inactive thinking.
02:15 – Positive rumination (or should we call that day dreaming?).
02:54 – Why it was difficult for me to get out of bed this morning.
03:30 – My negative thought processes when I don’t get out of bed immediately – “Let the rumination begin”.
04:53 – How once a reluctance pattern is established, it is hard to break.
05:36 – How my morning routine that has served me so well so far, suddenly became a stressor!
06:16 – Just doing a token gesture morning routine still counts.
07:13 – Diving into my social media sources was just another form of distraction.
08:25 – I realise I need to be kinder to myself.
09:00 – But I also need to be more disciplined.
09:29 – My challenge is to find the balance between the two.
10:07 – Discipline is love.
10:44 – I created the challenge I faced this morning. I chose the set of circumstances I struggled with.
