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When emotional processing practices become exercises in rumination

I started journaling to process my emotions but I only write when I feel terrible so my journal has become a catalog of everything wrong with my life.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The focus on problems during vulnerable states can reinforce negative mental patterns rather than creating the intended emotional release and clarity.

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