The majority of professionals suggest practicing mindfulness and/or meditation to help with your intrusive thoughts. It will take some time to get the hang of these practices, but it’s very helpful in the long run. I suggest looking into Zen Buddhist, Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings and meditations. He’s the best 😁❤️

One practice that, surprisingly, had helped a lot (especially for the anxiety associated with intrusive thoughts) is to actually be Thankful for your thoughts. Like when you get an intrusive thought, even if its despicable or horrible, say “thank you” to your brain and be glad you had the thought. It must be some genius form of reverse psychology, because I have found it to work wonders!