Replaying in our minds a conversation we have had with someone, whether it be a few phrases, expressions or even a single word, is a much more common habit than we might think. Reproducing a dialogue over and over in our heads is, in reality, a reinterpretation and, therefore, is not 100% accurate, but rather an attempt to dissect each word and gesture and to scrutinize all the nuances of a past interaction in a ruminative cycle full of analysis and reflection. “When our mind tends to reproduce a conversation, it has to do with not having been able to express what we feel and so, through the imaginary representation of the interaction, we seek the way to resolve what has been left unfinished,” says Lucía Fernández Pastor, director of the Madrid-based psychology center Tu Mente.
