Intrusive Thoughts: Can they be stopped? 

When I get awful intrusive thoughts that alarm or upset me I start saying a list of affirmations and it helps..even if somehow the intrusive thought continues in the background, I just go on repeating " I am loved and I am worthy, I am safe and I am free, I am powerfully protected, I am master of my body and ruler of my mind!"

Jesus has done so much for me in this department. I really don't care what arguments people have.... but the spiritual warfare is real and I personally am so grateful to Jesus for peace. This video was also very good

My mind on some weird shit

this was so unbelievable helpful! i grew up in a religion where they placed a lot of power on thoughts and would constantly emphasise us having "pure thoughts" and i'm now trying to recover and function like a normal human being

I'll leave this i accept all my evil annoying disqusting intrusive thought 🥰 thats just a part of me and my mind. They can stay as long as they need too and go when there time comes. I will no longer fight but accept them ❤

Going low carb makes all the difference. Sugar and caffeine cause these weird thoughts.

I used to have intrusive thoughts and OCD, but God completely healed me, give your life to him today and he can break of every lie Edit: I am really sorry I made this comment. While religion has helped me, it may not work for everyone. If you need help with your OCD you should talk to a therapist. As someone who has recovered from OCD I would recommend that you fight the thoughts. If they tell you that something bad will happen if you do a certain thing, do it anyway. I know it is not easy, but once you start fighting these lies, it gets easier to go against them.

People tell me to just stop and I'm iNstAnTLy cUrEd

Wow, this guy is good! Very helpful thanks!

But ocd can disable you, even if you know that this thoughts doesnt have meaning.., like you cant work, focus..going out..all depend on severity..i couldnt function without medication 😊

what if i causes severe anxiety? mine is about my grandparents someday passing. they're still alive but when i get those thoughts, it shakes me to the core. and i do understand that death is a natural part of life and that we all have to go someday... but idk, it seriously bothers me to the point that i sometimes end up crying. reminds of Yoda's "Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose" but it proving to be immensely difficult

What a fantastic man 🙏🏻

"No thought is unacceptable" I think this is the breakthru i needed

This is one of the few therapists who really understands the disorder in-depth very well and the nature of it.

Great videos, thanks you! However, this app did not work for me - after the regular update all my info was erased =(

I KEEP HAVING NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND I HATE THEM THEY ARE NOTHING I NEVER EVER HAD BEFORE ...,THEY ARE SO VILE AND NEGATIVE THAT INCLUDES PEOPLE I TRULY LOVE

Bom Dia, é sem dúvida um excelente conselho, mas para quem tem POC/TOC não é assim tão simples como nos parece para nós, é ai que reside o grande problema é ai qua ciência deveria intervir e estudar a sério o nosso cérebro e por causa tanta dor com duvidas, pensamentos, prisões, aflições angustias...... translate: Good morning, it is undoubtedly an excellent advice, but for those who have POC/OCD it is not as simple as it seems to us, that is where the big problem lies, and that is where science should intervene and seriously study our brain and therefore causes so much pain with doubts, thoughts, prisons, anguish afflictions...... ...

This guy has seen psycopass

There are "negative thoughts" so that we can also express "negative things" in our world. how else would you express these? (We also express "positive things" with "positive thoughts") The point is that you have to deal with them in the right place, so there is no way to stop them. You can disable these, it works by saying: "I have nothing to do with this because:.....(reasons)"

If you have depression and insomnia it’s difficult to think clearly and stay calm if you have strange thoughts

I think its time the world accept OCD peculiarities. For example ppl with tourettes swear. N its accepted. If society can accept OCD then healing can began. Coz many of us hide away and the obsessions get worse n takeover your life.

If you are very depressed and anxious and then develop intrusive thoughts then it really is difficult to get over as you feel tired and unable to think clearly

How a person can understand that those intrusive thoughts are actually not real? They look to the sufferers so real. How they tell their brain that those semi memories are actually created by their imagination?

Grande ajuda

“Recognize the thoughts and let them pass” -Rex from Green Mountain Rehab

Is his parents still alive? Has anyone went cold turkey with OCD?

A great New England saying that is relevant to this is “what are ya gonna do?”

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Brilliant. Thanks Dr. McGrath.

The most tortured disabling is when you have them about your kids. Bad thoughts about what you love the most. I’m disabled since stopping the medication.

You were explaining this very well. And I might be working with you again sometime. But here’s my question: over and over again Therapist reject the notion of any kind of reassurance. I mean they are adamant about not reassuring you in anyway during ERP, after ERP, during CBT, anytime. Now with all respect, you tell me what you just said about intrusive thoughts having no meaning whatsoever and thoughts not being actions is not reassuring. It is my experience and belief that we need to give some level of reassurance to the patient. The trick is to limit the amount of reassurance and how the reassurance is presented. In this video you presented it in an educational way. I believe and have experienced it educating - reassurance, if you will, is absolutely essential you know OCD recovery.

i make some nasty comment that i never intended at first place. idk that word going to make people uncomfortable. I'm going to remember it until death.

It worked for me 😂

Thank you so much

The thoughts that come into my head are in fact unacceptable to me.

So are the thoughts we hear real or no ?

Thanks

Hi great video, but if I was to do erp I wouldn't have to purposely think of sick intrusive thoughts and say that I'm sick ect to slowly get rid of intrusive thoughts. That will be to much for me to purposely think nasty thoughts, for my ocd intrusive thoughts to lose lose thier power it would be to much for me to purposely think of sick thoughts. I can understand excepting my intrusive thoughts but not going out of my way to think of nasty thoughts on purpose.

Witchcraft works 😊

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I wouldn't stand next to a cliff with you LMAO !