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When couples get trapped in late-night worry sessions

My partner and I keep staying up late rehashing the same work problems and relationship concerns night after night, and what feels like a 20-minute conversation somehow becomes three hours of circular worry. We both know we're doing it but we can't seem to stop once we start.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Shared rumination creates a time distortion where minutes become hours and resolution remains perpetually out of reach.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Worry as time distortion?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.