It's time to stop overthinking your relationship! The four-step
approach in this book will help you move beyond excessive rumination, so
you can rediscover joy, ease, and meaningful connection with your
partner.
Rumination--obsessive thinking about an idea, situation, or choice that
can interfere with normal life--is a common and destructive issue that
can negatively impact romantic relationships, whether you're just
starting out or have been in a committed relationship for years. If you
overthink your relationship and get stuck in cycles of anxiety, blame,
or doubt, your negative thinking and judgments about your partner may be
unfounded, unwanted, and may even threaten to tear apart an otherwise
healthy relationship. You may feel anxious, worried, hopeless, and
frustrated, but even if you know your overthinking is a problem, it can
be seriously hard to stop.
In Stop Overthinking Your Relationship, certified couples therapist
Alicia Muñoz draws from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and
mindfulness to offer an effective, four-step approach to reduce
rumination and change negative thinking patterns. By understanding both
your own unique attachment style--as well as your partner's--you'll
learn how to communicate more effectively, meet each other's needs, and
focus on what really matters in your relationship.
Using the SLOW approach, you'll learn how to:
- See rumination in process
- Label your rumination cycle
- Open yourself and make space
- Welcome blocked experiences
This powerful blend of evidence-based psychology and practical guidance
will help you overcome the unwanted thoughts and rumination that get in
the way of trust and authenticity in your relationship. The book also
includes individual and shared exercises, so you can "choose your own
adventure" by working with the techniques alone, with your partner, or
using a combination of both.
By practicing the exercises in this user-friendly book, you'll learn how
to stop overthinking your relationship and discover a newfound sense of
security, confidence, and wholeness--both as an individual and as part
of a couple.
