Why Do I Keep Ruminating Over Past Traumas? How PTSD affects Trauma Thinking 'ask dorothy' The WISDOM podcast Season 5 Episode 65 Why does the brain continue often spontaneously to ruminate and obsess over past traumatic events causing you to continue to relive these experiences? How can you stop this or use these intrusive and undesired occurrences in a way that can be constructive to help you process and heal these difficult experiences? ~ In this episode: ~ How trauma can lead to rumination. ~ Why are the repetitive actions of thinking and rethinking about the past and in particular negative experiences and events - unproductive? ~ My client's story and his awakening realization of years spent ruminating on past conflicts. ~ The distinction between intrusive symptoms of PTSD and trauma-focused rumination. ~ The neurobiological impact to the brain after trauma ~ Why trauma causes rumination? ~ What you can do to help yourself to break the cycle of rumination ~ How the subconscious mind plays a significant role in processing events and how you can help yourself to contemplate the past in a way that is constructive and healing. References cited: i. Science Direct - Rumination in posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review ii. American Psychological Association - Responses to depression and their effects on the duration of depressive episodes iii. Science Direct - Transdiagnostic assessment of repetitive negative thinking and responses to positive affect: Structure and predictive utility for depression, anxiety, and mania symptoms 💗 Each month inside The JUNO app we post curated inspirational messages and wisdom and love - all in support of the month's practice before us. It is a way for you to experience another aspect of what we offer in Juno - a sacred community is a way to connect with other like-minded individuals and to celebrate life and its sacred teachings. This 30-Day Challenge is all about Transformation through Meditation. It is about choosing a focus that you align with and then to call this focus into your life as you practice meditation each and every day for 30 days. Join this Month's Journey inside The JUNO app 30 Days Of Transformative Meditation Watch the Video Here 🌼 🎉 🕯️ Get Your Free 30 Day Journey Guide inside The JUNO app Get Your Free 30 Day Journey Guide inside The JUNO Store ~ Sending you great 💜 love... Book a Discovery Session here Let's work together! Book a Therapy session here... Work with Me + Transformational Coaching JUNO 💜 Love-Heal-Transform Meditation ~ Mental Health ~ Spirituality ~ Self-Care *As a special 'podcast listener' use this link for $5 off your first month of JUNO Premium! Promo Code: WISDOMPODCAST Find my Audio WISDOM Notes inside the JUNO app: ~ Journey with me! Subscribe to the podcast and enjoy each episode as they are released twice weekly + write a review and share the love (share this episode with someone you love! 💟👌) ~ Namaste 💗 Become a Patron of The WISDOM podcast here I would love if you did! ~ Namaste 💜 Live Session Info: I host free weekly 'live sessions.' Please check them out and join me! Aura Mindfulness app Insight Timer Meditation app JUNO app Visit my Website and The Wisdom Archives ~ meditations, sacred teachings, guidance and wisdom for your life ~

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