Lets use the example of perseveration to illustrate the Twelve Nidanas of dependent origination.
1. Ignorance (avijja): The person lacks understanding of the true nature of reality, including the transience of thoughts and feelings.
2. Mental formations (sankhara): Due to ignorance, the person has formed habitual patterns of ruminating on certain thoughts or emotions.
3. Consciousness (viññana): The persons consciousness is conditioned by these mental formations, making them prone to perseveration.
4. Name and form (nama-rupa): The persons body and mind manifest in a way that is susceptible to perseveration.
5. The six sense bases (salayatana): The persons sense organs interact with the external world, often leading to new sources of perseveration.
6. Contact (phassa): The person encounters a stimulus, such as an email, that triggers perseveration.
7. Feeling (vedana): The person experiences a feeling, such as anxiety, in response to the stimulus that reinforces the perseverative pattern.
8. Craving (tanha): The person develops a strong desire to change or control the feeling that arises from the perseveration.
9. Clinging (upadana): The persons attachment to controlling or changing the feeling intensifies, perpetuating the cycle of perseveration.
10. Becoming (bhava): This clinging reinforces the persons habitual patterns and karmic tendencies, perpetuating the cycle of perseveration.
11. Birth (jati): The persons perseveration manifests in the form of a persistent, repetitive thought or emotion.
12. Old age and death (jara-marana): Unaddressed perseveration can lead to physical, mental, and emotional suffering and perpetuate negative consequences in future situations or even future lives.
This example illustrates how the Twelve Nidanas apply to the arising and perpetuation of perseveration. By understanding the dependent origination of perseveration and recognizing the interdependence of the Twelve Links, a person can cultivate mindfulness and work towards breaking the cycle of perseveration, ultimately leading to greater peace and freedom from suffering.

How to break cycle at each point:

Here are some examples of how to break the cycle of perseveration at each point:
1. Ignorance (avijja): By seeking out teachings and insights that help to dispel ignorance and cultivate wisdom, individuals can begin to see through the illusion of thoughts and emotions, and understand their temporary nature.
2. Mental formations (sankhara): Through mindfulness and self-awareness practices, individuals can begin to recognize and interrupt habitual patterns of thought or emotion before they become deeply ingrained in the mind.
3. Consciousness (viññana): Through mindfulness meditation, individuals can develop the capacity to observe and disidentify from perseverative thoughts or emotions as they arise, without getting caught up in them.
4. Name and form (nama-rupa): By recognizing the mind-body connection and practicing somatic mindfulness, individuals can develop the ability to observe and disidentify from physical sensations associated with perseveration, reducing the grip they hold on the mind.
5. The six sense bases (salayatana): By limiting exposure to triggers that lead to perseveration, such as avoiding certain situations or reducing the amount of time spent engaging with technology, individuals can reduce the likelihood of perseverative thoughts arising.
6. Contact (phassa): By developing mindfulness around sensory contact - whether its through technology, conversation, or other means - individuals can cultivate awareness of when perseverative patterns are beginning to take hold, and develop strategies to interrupt them.
7. Feeling (vedana): Through mindfulness of sensation, individuals can learn to experience difficulty or discomfort without reacting in ways that lead to perseveration, instead cultivating equanimity and non-attachment.
8. Craving (tanha): By recognizing the impermanence of thoughts and feelings, and the futility of trying to control or change them, individuals can begin to let go of the desire to change or control the experience of perseveration.
9. Clinging (upadana): Through acceptance and non-judgment of perseverative thoughts and feelings, individuals can begin to let go of the grasping and clinging that perpetuate the cycle of perseveration.
10. Becoming (bhava): By focusing on cultivating positive mental states and tendencies, such as compassion and generosity, individuals can begin to shift away from negative patterns of thought and emotion, reducing the likelihood of perseveration.
11. Birth (jati): By recognizing the tendency towards perseveration and developing strategies to interrupt it, individuals can reduce the likelihood of becoming caught up in persistent, repetitive thoughts or emotions.
12. Old age and death (jara-marana): Over time, as individuals cultivate mindfulness and awareness, they may find that they are able to reduce the impact of perseveration on their well-being, leading to greater peace and freedom from suffering.