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When you keep replaying the same painful story about your past

I have been telling myself the same story about my failed marriage for two years and I cannot stop running it in my head even though it makes me feel terrible.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The mind has become trapped in a repetitive narrative loop that reinforces suffering rather than processing experience.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Narrative therapy and story-rewriting?”

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