Hamlet's Paralysis: What Overthinking Does to You

At 2 a.m. you replay the same conversation, again. Hamlet did the same thing for four acts. This video looks at rumination, why it feels like responsibility but works like avoidance, and what the research says about the kind of thinking that actually moves you forward. 0:00 The 2 a.m. loop 0:30 What rumination is 0:54 Hamlet's setup 1:42 Overthinking isn't "thinking too much" 2:48 Three steps of the loop 5:36 Brooding vs. reflection 6:35 What the research shows 7:35 One thing you can do tomorrow Sources Nolen-Hoeksema, S., Wisco, B. E., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2008). Rethinking rumination. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 3(5), 400–424. Lyubomirsky, S., & Nolen-Hoeksema, S. (1995). Effects of self-focused rumination on negative thinking and interpersonal problem solving. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69(1), 176–190. Treynor, W., Gonzalez, R., & Nolen-Hoeksema, S. (2003). Rumination reconsidered: A psychometric analysis. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 27(3), 247–259. Shakespeare, W. Hamlet (quotations from Act 3, Scene 1; Act 5, Scene 2). Music 'In This Moment' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Unraveling-' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Penumbra' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au This video is for education, not diagnosis.