The Baggage Reclaim Sessions Ep. 230: Why you're still thinking about that certain someone or thing
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Jun 25, 2021 AI Snips
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Ruminating Becomes Habitual
- Natalie explains that prolonged thoughts about someone usually form into habits, not necessarily ongoing feelings.
- The brain treats repeated thoughts the same regardless of whether they help or harm you.
Thoughts Get Paired With Routines
- Thoughts pair with daily activities and become automatic triggers for rumination.
- Recognizing these associations lets you see thoughts as recordings that pop up, not truths.
Childhood Split Built Lasting Response Files
- Natalie recounts childhood parental separation forming files around abandonment and rejection.
- She shows how those early files shaped dating and repeated responses into adulthood.