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Mental cud-chewing: swallowing the same bad thought, regurgitating it, never finding nutrition.
means Compulsively replaying distressing thoughts or problems in a loop that solves nothing and deepens the rut.
from From Latin ruminari, to chew the cud — what cows do with grass, your brain does with regrets.
Cow logicLiteral cattle re-chew food; you re-chew failures.
Anxiety fuelStrongly linked to depression and anxiety disorders.
Not reflectionReflection seeks answers; rumination just spins.