I don’t really wanna go into detail about what it’s about cause I feel like it’s super embarrassing, but there’s this one specific type of intrusive thought I get that I struggle extremely with ignoring/sitting in discomfort with. Does anyone have tips for managing something like this?
My old therapist told me to sit with the thought for a very small increment of time, and then eventually more and more time. And tbh i don’t think it truly hurts to occasionally distract yourself. A lot of avoidance is unhealthy but a little bit can give us a break from the pain.
If they are really strong maybe get some professional help if you can but if they are like sudden or sharp in your mind maybe let them come and the go without reacting which is hard obviously but the less you do react the less power you give it to come back
Need tips on battling intrusive thoughts.
HELP!! Does anyone have any tips for intrusive thoughts I have been having some really bad ones lately.
How do y’all deal with I’m going to intrusive thoughts? I’m struggling!
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