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How to Manage Intrusive Thoughts
Managing and conquering your own thinking
Sometimes, everyone has them; a negative thought about themselves or the world around them comes out of nowhere. Thoughts like, “What if I’m wrong?” are vital to helping us to think through options and decide.
However, what happens when these thoughts become intrusive, appearing from nowhere and causing depression or anxiety? In this piece, we shall explore intrusive thoughts and how to defeat them.
What are Intrusive Thoughts?
Most people who have dissociative identity disorder (DID) and other mental health challenges live with what are termed intrusive thoughts, which are those unwanted, uncontrollable thoughts that pop into your brain and will not go away. Intrusive thoughts are often repetitive, with negative thinking patterns and words flooding your mind repeatedly and are disturbing.
Thoughts like “I’m no good” or “I’m a loser” that are counterproductive can intrude on our daily lives and worry us plus make us feel worthless. Intrusive thoughts can also make you feel hopeless, like, “Good things never happen to me.”
There are different intrusive thoughts, with the most common related to concerns about safety or risk. This type of thinking comes in images where someone…
