If you keep asking why do I feel mentally trapped by my thoughts, it usually means your thoughts may be staying active with enough intensity and repetition that they no longer feel like passing mental events. Rumination loops often feels less like one moment and more like a repeated inner position.
Intrusive thinking often feels trapping because the mind keeps returning to the same territory faster than attention can fully move on.
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