Hello, P-assengers! Welcome back with our newest article! It’s great to see P-assengers having a good day by reading our article. In today’s article, we’re going to look at how to deal with intrusive thoughts.
One of the effective ways to deal with intrusive thoughts is to reduce our sensitivity to these thoughts. Not just being convinced it won’t happen or isn’t real. These thoughts are strengthened by becoming entangled with them.
There are many myths about intrusive thoughts. One of the saddest things is having thoughts such as making you subconsciously want to do the things that come to your mind. This is not true. It is an attempt by which people counter clinging thoughts and encourage thoughts to reappear. People will fight this thought because the content looks foreign. The second myth is that every thought we have is worth researching. It’s related to them, worrying about them, fighting them, and trying to get them to leave. Apart from that, they also became stronger by trying to avoid it. Leave the thought alone, treat it as if it is unattractive, and it will eventually fade into the background.
Here are steps for changing your attitude and how to deal with intrusive thoughts:
- Label these thoughts as “Intrusive Thoughts”
- Remind yourself that these thoughts are automatic and not up to you
- Accept and allow the thoughts into your mind and do not try to push them away
- Float and practice allowing time to pass
- Remember that less is a more, pause, and give yourself time. Cause there is no urgency
- Expect the thoughts to come back again
- Continue whatever you were doing before the intrusive thought while allowing the anxiety to be present
That’s all the articles that PIDAS81 can provide you today, P-assangers. We hope that this article can help you to prevent intrusive thoughts. So, see you in the next PIDAS81 article, P-assangers!
Source:
- https://images.app.goo.gl/cb2pZe3xQgBiYwti6
- https://adaa.org/learn-from-us/from-the-experts/blog-posts/consumer/unwanted-intrusive-thoughts
- https://adaa.org/learn-from-us/from-the-experts/blog-posts/consumer/unwanted-intrusive-thoughts