If you have intrusive thoughts, you probably have looked for reassurance to help you to cope with the content of your thoughts. Even though it might feel like it helps, albeit short term, you are in fact doing more harm than good and I want to talk to you about that today. I am […]
Intrusive Thoughts & OCD
Planning for bad things to happen and why you need to be specific!
Planning for bad things to happen, trying to prevent bad things, or expecting the worse, not only takes up time, but it also can affect your mood, how you feel about yourself, and can even stop you from getting things that you want from life. I want to talk about why you might feel the […]
Thought Action Fusion and it’s importance in Intrusive Thoughts
If you recognise yourself in the following statements, then the following information on Thought Action Fusion is for you. If you believe that thinking about something makes it more likely to happen and/or thinking something ‘bad’ or ‘immoral’ is practically the same as having carried out the thought, then you are suffering because of faulty […]
Compulsions make your intrusive thoughts worse
Many people with Intrusive Thoughts, mistakenly think that they do not have compulsions, but they will be there. The compulsions not only make your intrusive thoughts worse, but they serve to keep it going. Intrusive Thoughts have also been termed Pure O, which stands for Pure Obsessional. If you have Pure O I can see […]
ERP for Intrusive Thoughts
ERP – Exposure Response Prevention is helpful in treating Intrusive Thoughts, and it is something I am asked about a lot, so I thought I’d write an article to help explain the concepts and how it will help you. This article is useful for all types of intrusive thoughts including HOCD, harm related OCD, POCD, […]
CBT for Intrusive Thoughts
CBT for Intrusive Thoughts will help to change the structure of your brain CBT stands for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and is a recommended treatment for intrusive thoughts. I am going to explain to you what CBT is, and how it can help you with your intrusive thoughts. What is CBT? CBT stands for Cognitive […]
Am I a bad person for having intrusive thoughts?
If you are feeling that you are a bad person for having intrusive thoughts, I am going to help clear that up for you. Feeling like you are a bad person, or getting stuck in your head trying rationalise if you are bad or not, is something I hear a lot from people who have […]
How do thoughts become intrusive?
This article is to help you to understand how random thoughts can become intrusive thoughts. I was watching TV last night and had a random thought that my living room would be better without curtains. Then I saw a large tree on the television and thought ‘that would be a good place for a hanging.’ […]