I don't know if you've ever heard of it, but there is an important concept that has attracted attention all over the world in the last 10-15 years. This is rumination. Rumination, which is one of the subjects I also work on, can also be defined in our daily language as "thinking like a little bird". In fact, we are constantly thinking about the things that make us sad and worried, but not being able to take action.
This concept was first put forward in 1987 in the Reaction Styles Theory developed by Nolen-Hoeksema. According to theory, women are more prone to show depressive symptoms than men. Depressive symptoms are usually;
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Not wanting to do anything
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Decrease in the person's energy, decrease in the person's speed in daily tasks, slowing down
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Weakness
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Avoidance of social relations
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Inability to eat, loss of appetite, weight loss or Overeating or overeating
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Insomnia, not being able to fall asleep or constantly wanting to sleep, not being able to wake up , back pain, complaints about the stomach and intestines
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Inattention
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Feeling hopeless, pessimistic and sad
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It can be evaluated as feeling helpless, worthless, guilty.
When women show depressive symptoms, they rumination more, that is, they think constantly. Why do I always think like this?, Why do these things always happen to me?, What happens now?” It is seen that they drag themselves even further into depression by getting caught up in thoughts like these. These people can actually produce some solutions to their problems, but they do not put these solutions into practice. In similar situations where men feel very sad and pessimistic, instead of constantly thinking, they do sports, play football, hang out with their friends, go to the movies, etc. to distract themselves. It is seen that they turn to activities, get out of that pessimistic state even a little and take steps to solve the problem. Women in general tended to be more hopeless and pessimistic because they did not engage in activities that would distract them from their intense thoughts at the moment. rler. For this reason, they continue to experience a vicious cycle by worsening their depressive moods and become unable to take steps to solve the problem.
To get out of this cycle:
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First of all, talk to yourself. get in touch. Notice what you are feeling and thinking at that exact moment.
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Discover, how are your depressive symptoms and ruminative tendencies...
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Turn to activities that can distract you from your intense thoughts, and look for ways to understand what you really feel and the situation you are experiencing, and how you can solve the problem...
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