Metathought

In Psychology there is a theory called metathought. In Layman's terms metathought refers to feeling the same emotion or having the same thought about an emotion or thought. For example have you ever been upset at the fact that you're upset? Have you ever felt sad at the fact that you're sad? These are all examples of metathought. In actuality when you are experiencing metathought you're really not helping yourself. Being upset at the fact you are upset just makes you more upset. I'm quite guilty of this myself. Metathought is something extremely hard to avoid, you have to consciously remind yourself of what's happening to you. Let yourself go through all the motions of emotions, the pain, the sadness and whatever else. Metathought slows down the recovery process of whatever you may be going through. Just a little food for thought, be well.