Thank you for sharing that fact that intrusive thoughts are also need in the general population. I think when we have them, we think something is “wrong” with us!
Hilarious coincidence having nothing to do with the topic (which I do need to read about and will shortly); I was raised in a St. Paul (USA-MN) suburb named...
White Bear Lake
... and for extra eyebrow height, the name was of course often shortened to "White Bear."
I just want to say I really enjoy your style of writing. You successfully make me laugh while also delivering such helpful content 💙💙 it's easy to believe your thoughts are facts and with awareness, you can definitely step back and see them for what they are- blurbs on a page without power until we give them power.
May 8, 2023·edited May 8, 2023Liked by Jacqueline Nesi, PhD
Regular meditation helps with intrusive thoughts. You're training yourself to have no thoughts. Since our minds are typically incredibly busy, training yourself to do this is usually incredibly helpful. Eventually you can just stop intrusive thoughts in their tracks.
Over and above that, intentional, repetitive counter-thoughts or unrelated thoughts work. If you are thinking about teaching your baby after it grows up, or making a better home for your baby, or ways to create a better life for yourself, or enjoying a particular activity, the unwanted thoughts about causing harm have no space to take up residence in your mind. Positive, happy daydreaming about a joyful future is the opposite of unpleasant, "intrusive" thoughts.
Unless you realize you are the originator of your thoughts, and consciously and deliberately create them, your mind will run on other people's thoughts (delivered to you via spoken word/media), as there's no end to control freaks wanting to influence you to think and act in ways that benefit them (usually to your detriment).
You can habituate yourself to just about any behavior, good or bad. I recommend habituating yourself to good behaviors.
I truly thought I was the only one! This is so helpful, thank you.
Thank you for sharing that fact that intrusive thoughts are also need in the general population. I think when we have them, we think something is “wrong” with us!
Hilarious coincidence having nothing to do with the topic (which I do need to read about and will shortly); I was raised in a St. Paul (USA-MN) suburb named...
White Bear Lake
... and for extra eyebrow height, the name was of course often shortened to "White Bear."
Okay, going back to read the content naow...
I just want to say I really enjoy your style of writing. You successfully make me laugh while also delivering such helpful content 💙💙 it's easy to believe your thoughts are facts and with awareness, you can definitely step back and see them for what they are- blurbs on a page without power until we give them power.
Immensely helpful! I have a name for it now and perhaps a way out of it. So comforting to know I am not the only one. Thank you!
WOW. In one fell swoop I feel like a normal mom.
Loved the topic and the writing!
It helped me a lot, as a person with so much intrusive thoughts.
Thanks!!!
Nothing real to add back, but thank you for the consistent, comprehensive and wonderful writing.
Regular meditation helps with intrusive thoughts. You're training yourself to have no thoughts. Since our minds are typically incredibly busy, training yourself to do this is usually incredibly helpful. Eventually you can just stop intrusive thoughts in their tracks.
Over and above that, intentional, repetitive counter-thoughts or unrelated thoughts work. If you are thinking about teaching your baby after it grows up, or making a better home for your baby, or ways to create a better life for yourself, or enjoying a particular activity, the unwanted thoughts about causing harm have no space to take up residence in your mind. Positive, happy daydreaming about a joyful future is the opposite of unpleasant, "intrusive" thoughts.
Unless you realize you are the originator of your thoughts, and consciously and deliberately create them, your mind will run on other people's thoughts (delivered to you via spoken word/media), as there's no end to control freaks wanting to influence you to think and act in ways that benefit them (usually to your detriment).
You can habituate yourself to just about any behavior, good or bad. I recommend habituating yourself to good behaviors.