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My suggestion to help you stop replaying these things in your head is to first sit down and write it all out the next time you start overly thinking about it. Write down everything your thinking. Getting it down on paper often helps me get it out of my head. Like a release of some sort.

My second suggestion is to make yourself do anything that can get your mind off of it if you still find yourself obsessing over things. This can sometimes be difficult. I know, but read a good book, watch a movie, play a video game - anything that might work for you. If you could find a relaxation tape those things work wonders. My aunt gave me one years ago when I was going through my first major depressive episode. It's a 10-minute jobber that I can push play and the soothing voice of this man talking with peaceful sounds in the background would actually stop my mind and help me fall asleep or just settle me down and I always feel so at peace after listening to it. The man gives you specific instructions of things to think about to help me stop thinking about everything. One side of the tape is called "A mini vacation." I can't remember what the other side is called at the moment but I remember the tape saying that the exercerses "are derived from the stress reduction and relaxation workbook from New Harvenger Publications." Not sure on the spelling of that. You might be able to search the Internet for it or find something similar at a book store or somewhere.

Good luck. I've also found prayer to work for me also.

Love,
Jenna