Rumination, social anxiety ?
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Anonymous
| Anyone have really bad social anxiety and rumination where you replay conversations after the fact but you’re not really anxious at all during the social event. It’s like my brain always races after any sort of dinner or party. I grew up in an unsupportive abusive situation with my parents so it may be from that. |
Anonymous
| A few sessions with a therapist will help you figure out how not to do that. |
Anonymous
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OP, I think this is normal with everyone to some extent.
(except for for very self-unaware people who bluster through life and it would be worse to be one of those) There are methods to calm your mind and there are also some very good, low dose anti-anxiety medications. Talk to your doctor. |
Anonymous
| Yes!!! I do that too! |
Anonymous
| It's normal. I wish I could be a better communicator and have not problem talking to anyone. But I do I think later what I should have said or not said. |
Anonymous
| Op, you searching for The Why is your way of keeping the rumination going |
Anonymous
| Yes! |
Anonymous
| Yes. For me, the anxiety is worse if I drink alcohol or if I am hormonal. It can be hard to get to the other side of it but I have gotten some relief from meditation and/or from writing down my thoughts. |
Anonymous
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Yes, I ruminate afterwards but I'm also anxious in the moment so at least you don't have both!
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