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Session Title

False Problem Solving

Core message

“Mental activity is not always progress.”

Psychoeducation

Rumination often presents itself as:

“I am thinking in order to solve.”

But in reality, it is often false problem solving.

The person feels mentally busy, yet nothing practically changes.

MCT focuses on this distinction:

The important question is not whether the thought is right or wrong.

The important question is:

“Does prolonged engagement with this thought help —
or maintain distress?”

Avatar Introduction:

“Today you will learn the difference

between thinking

and moving forward.”

Video Script:

“Ask yourself:

After this thought,
what practically changed?

If the answer is:

‘Nothing,’

then it was not problem solving.

It was a loop.”

Exercise:

When you notice yourself thinking for a long time, say:

“I do not need another thought.

I need one small step —
or a pause.”

Then:

or return to a small task.

Reminder:

“Mental activity is not always progress.”