思おもい詰つめる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

brood over; worry excessively; torment oneself with thoughts

Describes getting stuck in negative, obsessive thinking, often leading to a distressed state. Commonly used when someone cannot stop dwelling on a problem.

• 彼かれは将しょう来らいのことを思おもい詰つめて、夜よるも眠ねむれなかった。

  He brooded over his future so much that he couldn't sleep at night.

• そんなに思おもい詰つめないで、誰だれかに相そう談だんしたほうがいいよ。

  Don't torment yourself so much; you should talk to someone about it.