Do Your Repetitive Thoughts Have You Feeling Stuck in a Rut?
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What does it mean to get “stuck in a rut”?
The analogy comes from a dirt road that’s been worn down by horse-drawn carts from ages gone by. The ruts — the narrow grooves into which the wooden wheels would fit — could become so deep that it would be difficult to exit the road.
Being “stuck in a rut”, then, means you’re on a path and you can’t get off of it. You might know that you should’ve taken the off-ramp seventeen exits ago, but try as you might, the ruts are simply too deep.
Many of us get stuck in our own kinds of ruts. Whether we worry about our jobs, our relationships, our children, or something else, we all suffer from repetitive thoughts from time to time. These thoughts, and the ensuing emotions, can be debilitating, or at least, uncomfortable.
What if I get fired and lose my home?
What if my partner cheats on me?
What if I never see my son again?
I’m not sure that anyone has a good explanation of why our minds run through thoughts like these. But, they do. And it’s worth asking whether there’s anything we can do about that.
