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How to Stop Overthinking: Rumination, OCD, and Breaking the Awareness Trap
Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson · 355
Self-awareness is a good thing…right? In this episode, Forrest and Dr. Rick Hanson explore how we can stop overthinking and break the self-awareness trap: when knowing ourselves becomes an obstacle to change. They discuss the difference between reflection and rumination, the pitfalls of being "an expert on yourself,"…
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