RUMINATION-WHAT TO DO WHEN I SPOT THE WARNING SIGNS[MENTAL HEALTH]ARTICLE 2

** Rumination , try to be aware of small changes

in what you are doing – there may be little things that are better. It’s important to remind yourself that habits can take time to change, so that you keep yourself motivated, rather than blaming yourself if things don’t seem to be improving as much as you’d like. Also old habits tend to come back when we are tired or stressed, so be prepared for

there to be times when the rumination comes back. You won’t be able to successfully perform the new alternative to the warning signs every single time – however if you are doing it more than 50% of the time , gradually the rumination will come down.

**The plans we recommend are simple plans in the following form:

If I notice this sign of stress /warning sign/trigger,then I can do this more effective alternative.