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Repetitive thoughts, sleep and low mood
How repetitive thinking differs from useful analysis, why the mind can keep working at night, what prevents relaxation and why a heavy state must be separated into workable parts.
- 01Repetitive thoughts, sleep and low moodWhy thoughts go in circles without reaching a decisionIf the twentieth repetition has produced no new fact, decision or action, the analytical department may simply be holding another meeting.10 min readRead →
- 02Repetitive thoughts, sleep and low moodWhy your mind replays the day at night—and starts tomorrow before dawnBefore sleep the mind repeats the day; at four in the morning it starts tomorrow’s list. These can be two different unfinished cycles.9 min readRead →
- 03Repetitive thoughts, sleep and low moodWhy you cannot relax even when there is time to restThe laptop is closed, but the whole body is still at work. Accumulated tension, one active story and constant availability are not the same problem.7 min readRead →
- 04Separating a heavy state · part 1Why the word ‘depression’ is not enough to show what is happeningOne word may group together memories, bodily heaviness, fear of the future, paralysis and loss of meaning. A label is important; it is not yet a work plan.13 min readRead →
- 05Separating a heavy state · part 2What it means to move out of a state you call depressionFeeling lighter matters. Completing the work requires a wider test: specific responses, stability, ordinary actions, independent ability and access to a future.12 min readRead →
Articles explain the mechanism. The method is for changing the reaction.
If you recognise your situation, you can compare the available ways of working with it.