It can help to recognize that intrusive thoughts are automatic and not under your control. “Many intrusive thoughts are like little ‘ANTs’—Automatic Negative Thoughts,” explains Awadallah.

Intrusive thoughts are those pesky unwanted thoughts that pop into your mind. While everyone has them, they can be distressing. Learn how to stop them from distracting you.

Surprisingly, the main difference between someone with intrusive thoughts and someone without them isn’t whether they have the thoughts. It’s how they react to the thought.

The reason intrusive thoughts get “stuck” is because they “do not fit with you, your values, how you see yourself or what matters to you.” Intrusive thoughts are so upsetting precisely ...

Intrusive thoughts are those pesky unwanted thoughts that pop into your mind. While everyone has them, they can be distressing. Learn how to stop them from distracting you.

Intrusive thoughts are unwanted, upsetting thoughts often caused by OCD, anxiety, PTSD, or eating disorders. Therapy can help you manage them.

Intrusive thoughts can happen to anyone and everyone from time to time. It can be a random thought of losing your job or swerving your car off a cliff, with no intention to act. It’s almost like ...

The thought feels hard to eliminate or manage. Intrusive thoughts are often repetitive and stick in your mind, so they can be difficult to control or eliminate, says Dr. Saltz. An important note: You ...

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