STOP Sign

Do you know what perseverating means? It’s a term that describes when a person repeats an action, even if that action is no longer necessary. One of the more common ways in which a person perseverates is when they keep thinking about and returning to a topic that is inherently distressing. If you are perseverating on a topic, visualize a STOP sign. This is a cognitive-behavioral technique to stop rumination, and it works.