As discussed here, directing attention is a controllable mental process, and as discussed here, directing attention is part of our definition of rumination. Sometimes people feel like they can’t stop paying attention to something; this is especially a problem for people with sensorimotor OCD. The key to solving this problem is differentiating between something being […]| Dr. Michael J. Greenberg
Different therapists and researchers (and farmers, actually) use the word rumination in different ways, and that makes it important to define exactly what I mean when I use that word. When I talk about rumination, I’m talking about any type of mental engagement with the problem; put another way, I’m talking about shifting into problem-solving […]| Dr. Michael J. Greenberg