@jmswellbeingcentre: 5 Signs it might be autistic Perseveration rather than rumination #Perseveration #rumination #actuallyautistic #latediagnosedautism
This resonates so deeply with me. I hate being told to stop overthinking and let it go when I am actually trying to process and problem solve
2026-06-24 14:27:43
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The Peppered Cat :
in recovery they say "just let it go" and that was leading me to disassociating. that's why I advocate for us neurodivergent in recovery because we often need different support and advice
2026-06-24 11:59:48
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Kocohook :
Thank you I have a label now and I can express it now. 🥰
2026-06-25 04:17:00
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ArtByWilliam :
My internal OS is recursive. 🤌🤌
2026-06-24 21:27:36
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Vixxland :
I’m not diagnosed autistic but I am diagnosed ADHD, and preservation describes me to a tea. Can this happen with us too? I cannot move on (especially with a social connection) until I’ve “figured it out”. Once I do, it’s like it never happened and I’m confused on why I let it drag on for so long. It can take months or years. Taking things, especially actions towards me, at face value is impossible for me. 😭
2026-06-25 01:36:08
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Sara Jean 🆘🇺🇸 :
Thank you! I was so confused why I kept being reassured by ChatGPT over and over again when I was just trying to find the answer to something. It felt patronizing. And when I confronted it on why it does that, it told me that most people that think that deeply or thoroughly about a thing are worried about it and stopping the deep thinking about it helps lower the anxiety, but it learned from me that finding out the answer or knowing the information actually lowered my anxiety. So having it try and talk me out of whatever thing I was trying to figure out in the first place was extremely regulating. And also exhausting, because it felt like every single time I had to prove to it why it was logical and helpful for me to explore this thing, and then it would do it.
2026-06-25 02:45:56
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brittbreadd :
Ok so what happens when you know you’ll never get full clarity on something?? Because that’s where I’m at. I’ve moved on emotionally but my brain still won’t let things go and I’m just annoyed at this point
2026-06-24 22:52:42
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haleighknows :
Processing is my favorite way to calm down
2026-06-24 17:00:08
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Lorelei_Bachman :
I explained this to my assessor, a clinical psychologist. I said, it's solving. It's helpful. It's not an ulcer-causing loop. It's sorting life out. It ends when I put the pieces together. He said "yeah, like I said, rumination". I said no.... you don't get it.
2026-06-24 15:01:37
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Jenna | Identity-Advocate :
true story 👏 people alwys think im ruminating or I cant let things go but I just need clarity notbing more i need to understand somthing or it plays on my mind soon as i understand somthing its all good haha 😄 xx
2026-06-24 09:01:11
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lmead07 :
I wish I had this word 6 months ago. Multiple professionals were trying to tell me I was anxious and giving me tools to reduce anxiety, but I knew I wasn’t. I knew I was trying to solve a puzzle (my partner leaving me and my daughter) and figure out the best plan moving forward. This probably wasn’t helped by my perfectionist traits which I hadn’t noticed in myself until very recently. I often believe an ideal solution exists. More infuriating for others is that if left to my own perseveration then I can often come up with solutions to complex issues that others didnt realise were possible. I get told off and encouraged to change when actually ploughing on results in creative and well thought through plans that benefit multiple stakeholders long term. I got diagnosed with autism 2 months ago and it has been such a relief. Thank you for sharing this!
2026-06-24 14:04:08
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Jaida Moon :
Thanks for explaining perseverance. I don't think I've heard that term before. This is REALLY helpful! I most def am almost always just trying to understand. The more confounding, the more my wheels turn. There's emotion involved but they're not the catalyst. And yes, once I get it, I drop it. But being told to drop it makes me upset.
2026-06-24 16:41:32
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julieannthompso28 :
this is so helpful!!
2026-06-24 08:40:22
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ꪑ᥅ᦓ ᥅ꫀꪗꪀꪮꪶᦔᦓヽ(♡‿♡)ノ :
Thank you for clarifying. I was beating myself up for rumination because that’s what psychiatrist thought I was doing. I wasn’t. I genuinely just am so confused and desperately want to understand what I’m missing.
2026-06-25 01:31:34
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Ghost🌓✨ :
😳🤯🤯🤯 wow. thank you for clarifying this. always thought it was all just rumination but thinking back, rumination feels heavy, hot, and stuck (that's an emotion 😅)
2026-06-25 00:17:33
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Dramatic_introvert 🦘 :
This is incredibly helpful.
2026-06-25 01:46:51
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Professor of Myth & Magic 🕸️ :
oh wow, this absolutely applies to me and many of my AuDHD friends 🙏 thank you!
2026-06-25 02:25:00
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spiritualbeauty144 :
Thank you….
2026-06-25 01:49:22
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Fi-Nyx Risen 🐦🔥 🌈 :
Yes, although I wish I could pronounce that 😂. I will go over and over until I understand then once I do suddenly I don't need to think about it again and I can process my emotions.
2026-06-24 10:04:38
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That Chung Lee Style🫧 :
Yes. When I am trying to understand things I talk about it a lot. Yes it’s like information comes in days later months also. And when I learn more things I add it like I se things flowing together.
2026-06-24 19:51:37
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FlickeringDerangement :
This feels incredibly familiar and important though I can't put my finger on why. What comes to mind is a recent traumatic breakup. Something that will settle my mind is to reread my goodbye letter I sent afterward, and confirm to myself again that I did say everything I wanted to say. She has all the information, I can let it go. I really needed to send that letter, because now I can reread it to remember that she has all the information I'd want her to have. If that makes sense.
2026-06-24 23:13:08
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Viv :
Is there any type of treatment that works? Essentially if I don’t find the ‘key’ info that makes me stop thinking about it it haunts me for months
2026-06-24 14:32:06
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superdanosaur :
Wow… thank you. This helped me feel less ashamed. It really is perseverance. I need to know the why 😭
2026-06-25 02:38:40
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JoanneDee 🏴 :
Your videos are so helpful. Thank you so much 💕
2026-06-24 09:51:06
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Chanel | Neurodivergent Mum :
Thank you for the tip
2026-06-24 08:53:45
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