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The Anatomy of Overthinking

Rumination involves dwelling, but not on the “good stuff.” No, this is a revisiting of your perceived failures, of what you could’ve said or done differently, of past events, and of what you believe a situation says about you. Rumination keeps your mind fixed on distressing situations. Written by Sheila Tucker, Heart Mind & Soul Counseling. Hilton Head Island, SC.

Cock-a-Doodle-Doom: What Roosters Teach Us About Anxiety

I learned on vacation that my nervous system's response to anxiety is not much unlike Richard the roosters. Well, sans the hoping into a tree. Here are three unconventional ways to help calm your nervous system that don't include perching on a limb or cock-a-doodle-doing.

3 Ways to Calm Your Anxious Mind

So here it is. Your mind will always think. Constantly. All. Of. The. Time. You can’t stop your mind from thinking. That’s what minds do. It means you’re alive. Oh, and those thoughts you’ve labeled as negative…you can’t stop those either.