After he asked Rachel to be his girlfriend and she declined his request, Trey spent the next several days recounting the rejection in his mind. He thought about different ways he might have asked, reasons why she might have said no, and felt sure that everyone would be talking about him behind his back. Each time he thought of these unpleasant things, he got a little more upset. Trey is engaging in a practice called ________.

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Trey is engaging in rumination, which is the act of continuously thinking about a negative experience or feeling.

After He Asked Rachel to Be His Girlfriend and She