Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts: A CBT-Based Guide to Getting Over Frightening, Obsessive, or Disturbing Thoughts

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I have been really struggling to come to terms with it, but it’s something I am learning to live with through help and support.

Anxiety: Temporary anxiety, such as a person might feel before a medical procedure, might cause them to experience a range of intrusive thoughts. Unwanted intrusive thoughts are reinforced by getting entangled with them, worrying about them, struggling against them, and trying to reason them away. If a thought is disturbing and it’s something you want to push out of your mind, it might be an intrusive thought. If you are someone who is plagued by thoughts you don’t want - thoughts that scare you, or thoughts you can’t tell anyone about - this book may change your life.

Although everyone may occasionally experience sudden thoughts that can be distressing or uncomfortable, some individuals experience frequent, involuntary thoughts that cause great stress and anxiety. She has served as chair of the ADAA Clinical Advisory Board and was the first recipient of the ADAA Jerilyn Ross Clinician Advocate Award. Blogs and stories can show that people with mental health problems are cared about, understood and listened to.

For OCD, the relative cutoff is spending more than an hour a day caught up in the intrusions and rituals. Additionally, studies show that intrusive thoughts may happen more frequently when you’re experiencing stress, anxiety, lack of sleep or mental fatigue.

This book offers much-needed help for those who struggle with the torment of persistent disturbing thoughts.