Divorce, Grief, and the Overthinking Loop: How to Calm Your Brain After 'Life Theft’

Have you ever caught yourself replaying the same conversation with your ex, or reliving the moment you got the call that someone you love was gone?

For years after my mother's sudden death, I couldn’t stop thinking about what happened. I’d go over it again and again. If you’re grieving a divorce, it might be the moment your ex said, “I want a divorce,” or the moment you said it. You analyze what went wrong, revisiting every scene like a movie stuck on repeat.