“I replay every meeting in my head for days”
What could be going on
Replays conversations for days: Fits exactly; check whether it is mostly about how you came across.
Rumination and worry: Fits if the thinking repeats without solving anything.
Social anxiety: Fits if you fear being judged in most social and work settings.
Spotlight effect: Fits if you think others noticed your mistakes more than they did.
Mind reading: Fits if you assume what others thought without checking.
Harsh superego (inner critic): Fits if an inner critic picks apart everything you said.
Questions to carry
- In the last meeting I replayed, which single moment do I keep going back to?
- What am I hoping to change or find out each time I replay it?
Also said as
- I can't stop thinking about what I said at work
- I overthink every conversation with my boss
- why do I keep going over that meeting
- ruminating about work all night
- I overanalyse every work conversation
- I keep reliving what I said in meetings