5 Can you think of a replacement thought that might be less negative but still if people including me in every conversation I was invited and I live in the same neighborhood so not a total outsider 6 Revisit the feelings listed in Rate each one when keeping this new thought in mind Recognize if the decreased in intensity even if only by a notch or two 2 5 7 7 Each time the negative thought enters your conscious awareness compassionately acknowledge see you negative thinking Then bring to mind a more realistic at least they invited me Solving In psychology the tendency to work through negative events by replaying them again and again in mind is called rumination Rumination refers to internally focusing on as well as all the reasons causes future possibilities or risks that could occur due to this distress An example might be sitting alone thinking about feeling behind your peers academically and employment wise Then your mind turns to worrying the situation will never improve and imagining a future of always feeling inadequate and professionally lacking Next you about why this happened in the first place And then you may begin to look for ways