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Quiz · Obsessing about your ex

Quiz: Is It An Intrusion, Rumination Or Worry?

Why can’t I stop thinking about them? Intrusions, rumination and worry are three different mental processes. Each one needs a different technique. Pick one particular thought or image about your ex that keeps coming back, and find out which it is.

The aim

Find out which mental process one thought or image is, so you can use the right technique.

What you get

  • A short quiz about one thought or image about your ex
  • Your result: intrusion, rumination or worry
  • Sent to your email.

From my researchIn my research, intrusions (thoughts and memories that pop in uninvited) on their own explained about 65% of breakup grief.

Dr. Silvia Buet González

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Dr. Silvia Buet González

Author and psychologist. Over 35 years of experience in the UK as a BABCP-accredited CBT psychotherapist. PhD research on breakup distress at Queen’s University Belfast.

Quiz: Is It An Intrusion, Rumination Or Worry?