5 Ways Overthinking Harms Your Mind and Body
Anxiety spikes
“The repetitive, negative aspect of rumination can contribute to the development of depression or anxiety.”
Link: https://www.psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/rumination-a-cycle-of-negative-thinking
Depression risk rises.
“Elevated rumination scores predicted onset of depressive disorders over the subsequent year.”
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24103296/
Sleep can be affected negatively.
“An abundance of research suggests that repetitive negative thinking (i.e., rumination, worry) may contribute to insomnia”
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37302163/
Stress can trigger disease.
“The existence of a positive association between stress and cardiovascular disease has been verified”
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5579396/
Chronic stress affects the entire body.
“Stress that’s left unchecked can contribute to many health problems, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and obesity.”
Link: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/stress/art-20046037
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