Where Intrusive Thoughts Come From (& How to Stop Them)

[@byebyepanic]

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[@Reality4r8al]

I've just started dealing with the intrusive thoughts and I didn't understand it. I latched on to the "what if i'm going crazy thought" and it made me spiral into the worst week of my life. I even pressured my therapist to test me for other mental health issues and all came back to negative. After watching your videos and help from my therapist I am better able to cope with these thoughts. I'm not anxiety free but I'm not scared of it anymore. If your dealing with this just tell yourself that it's all anxiety and it's not going to hurt you. Take it day by day and focus on the present and on the things that you love the most about life. Life is beautiful and we will get through this!!!

[@CK24-zv9kk]

AaAww!a Qq1

[@JerothyOle-pt2ee]

😭😭😭

[@tristanvlogs6165]

How you doing?!

[@elkhalilmadani5889]

Did you had paranoid thoughts... Like a random woman on the street is a witch.... That thought crossed me mind and ot scared the shit out of me.

[@mohammadsaif6984]

Whenever intrusive thought come , just say " it's a false and useless thought of my negative mind ". It works for me , hope it also works for you

[@juliomartinez3840]

Thank you, you have no idea how much that helped me out. One of my biggest intrusive thoughts is suicidal thoughts. Ik it’s just my anxiety because I’ve never thought anything like that before and my goals are to grow old with family:)

[@mohammadsaif6984]

@juliomartinez3840 welcome

[@patriciavanvliet3066]

FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real

[@ShayMac311]

Omg I’ve had 2 panic attacks and 2 hospital visits where they found nothing. The intrusive thoughts keep me up all night. I started taking all kinds of otc meds, drinking and smoking to deal with the symptoms. I was sure I’m dying. I decided to get off the hamster wheel and see a therapist. I feel good today. I’ll deal with tomorrow then. Prayers to all in search of relief/healing.

[@AI-bb1dl]

Im passing through exactly the same thing, ive been on therapy since a month and im still not fully recovered and theres ups and downs, can you tell me how much time did it take you to feel better? I really need comfort from someone who lived the same thing

[@rickm6232]

What a great video Shaan. This is what put me in the mental ward at 18 for two weeks. I was getting to craziest, most heinous thoughts imaginable. I couldn't even sit in class. One day it was so bad I just walked to the library crying. My mom knew this was to me and raced to the school due to the principle calling. My mom thought I committed suicide. I went to the library and started reading on it. I couldn't find much. I was put in Paxil and they went away. In the 90's there was no info like this. What Shaan is doing is remarkeable. Bringing anxiety to the forefront. Explaining what our bodies are doing and how to respond by not responding. I wouldn't have been in the hospital if I knew this. Just knowing what Shaan tells you. You will never hit rock bottom. Understand the concepts but you gotta do the work! Thanks Shaan! 👏🤟♥

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[@johnnjoroge7802]

u get healer finally

[@snoozers5]

BROOOOOOO, IM starting to feel better, finally. I started doing thus kind of work daily. It took me a year to start feeling better. It takes a long time to heal ur CNS , keep chugging everyone.

[@lildingy100]

Dude literally I have gotten over almost all symptoms of anxiety, this is my last phase I believe and it’s so freaking scary, but this video helped me understand…

[@johnnjoroge7802]

they will pass away with time folowin shaams vids helps alot mine has slowed down now am dealin with intrusiv thoughts n personitizion thy r bad mine took 6_10 months to slow down by half once u know what uar suferin n seek help u wil recover well

[@PatriciaMaybush]

39 yrs. Best outline and advice. Someone who went thru it has a more grounded experience and can speek from experience not from material read from a study. I noticed truth in the attempt to help. Anyone can repeat what they read, but the experience is knowledge not guessing.

[@StephanieSoto-d4f]

I am laying down crying because I am so grateful for this video. I was having anxiety all day like a 3 in a scale of 10 but I’ve been dealing with it since 5 months I am so tired. And I’ve been searching non stop for videos to explain how to help with my anxiety and I am truly grateful for this one. Because i understand what is happening to me and I am just so happy someone has been able to sum up every single symptom I have and call it that. It makes me feel grateful that I have anxiety and not going crazy, that I am just a normal person. Thank you so so much. You have no idea what this video means to me. ❤️ thank you thank you thank you.

[@Mo.Khattak]

Intrusive thoughts are the worse . I get them when I am anxious and panic . Usually tell my self it’s just a negative thought and it goes away

[@TheYogesh222]

Now panic attacks are almost 80% gone and when panic tries to attack on me, the acknowledgement and acceptance really help me. But now intrusive thoughs have started troubling me to fear.

[@tiitoffsavage2176]

Same here

[@laralaralara7335]

For the first time ever for the past 3 now 4 nights my intrusive thoughts made me quickly think of dying.Ptsd and anxiety diagnosis as a nine yr. Old. Idk what will happen or what to think. I went on long walks talking to my dam self! What?! My doctor added buspar to my meds. Starting tonight. I pray for this of course and I pray for those having this fight within.

[@aiai3036]

Your the only person that talks like all we experience is nothing and actually normal ❤

[@Lilredjeanie]

Thank you so much for sharing this information. I didn't even know I had intrusive thoughts until now. And now I also realize how they do keep me spiraling. What a great power it gives to recognize that you can actually choose what thoughts you engage with. This is a big enlightment for my journey. Never heard any healthcare professional or even therapist explain this. Thanks!

[@Thomas0so0kool]

Always wanted a baby and now that God has given it to me for a good 2 months I was filled with intense anxiety and I still do now with less intensity. There is an end to this fight and it seems like intrusive thoughts are about the last thing to fight. Keep fighting Warriors the fire breathes new light.

[@rohanrajan315]

My heartfelt gratitude and appreciation! Thank you so much! Responding by not responding is the hardest step, yet so profound.

[@soamxri4054]

I have developed intrusive thoughts and anxiety a few months ago and The main intrusive that won’t stop is “what if I fall out of love with my girlfriend or what If i already have?” it has been driving me insane and has been really hard to deal with because I know I love her with all my heart

[@breemarie9393]

Look into relationship OCD (R-OCD) that's exactly what it is

[@blueberrymuffin5084]

Wait! Am I cheeseburger?! Storing that in my memory for future use. It made me laugh and was very needed. Possibly developed DP/DR after a horrific mushroom experience. Recent life situations have brought back that particular feeling of panic/doom from several years ago. So glad I found this video and channel. I'm going to thrive & survive.

[@Brittany-z2d]

Mine also happened from a horrific mushroom experience. I was fine after but a year later (almost to the exact day) I had my worst ever panic attack and anxiety became debilitating. I was finally healing from my anxiety and 2 months ago, on the 2yr anniversary of the bad trip the bad intrusive thoughts started and still struggling to get through them. Physical symptoms have gotten better but not the thoughts.

[@RickMitchell-Invictus]

I had some rough childhood issues, followed by a bad injury and ive been dealing with all of this for years i feel as a result. ... it's been affecting my life, my work, my family... im grateful to find your videos. Thank you

[@Akemi-love]

"Emotions are experience, not problems to solve"

[@Filthycoffin]

I absolutely love this thankx. Psychiatry tries to take this away from the human species by numbing them out with neurotoxic chemicals.

[@TangoTopOP]

This is me now ! The thoughts and the physical symptoms always on my left side , it’s the one I think of the most it’s my only symptom 😩 been cleared multiple times by doctors! It’s to the point the ER know me by name don’t even have to check in 🤦🏾‍♂️ but I will beat this we all will 🙌🏾

[@Stoicsaiyan]

Amen brother

[@ShayMac311]

🙏🏾

[@juliomartinez3840]

What helps me the most is using the phrase,”maybe it will maybe it won’t” you can switch the words around based on your intrusive thought but it works for every thought:) I hope this helps out someone. Keep going!!

[@jayveesoriano2096]

Thankyou shaan. I always watch your video. If anxiety attacking you, do nothing ❤️ Thankyou shaan for always explaining over and over again. Godbless you bro 🙏

[@retrowolf3456]

Shawn I have been watching your videos as lately my Anxiety has been making my life difficult, I have had a bad time with it between my brother passing away, to job hunting, to struggle with myself just attempting to stay positive it has been hard but your videos are helping me so much , I have been super sensitive to reoccurring bad thoughts on things I can't control, I get abdominal pain, burning in my arms and legs, panic attacks or anxiety attacks , life just feels like everyday is a battle sometimes.

[@HopeontheHorizon-y3f]

i tell u what life is more enjoyable when u dont constantly worrying about your anxiety/panic attack and stop binge watch anxiety videos and trying to figure it out like your life dependent on it

[@Aniakmd]

My therapist told me, just give a thought a different name. I thought this was so stupid, but it helped so much… it helps to see it as a thought, nothing else. Just visiting for a second 😂

[@chlover908]

Great video, Shaan! I love the recovery-focussed approach, rather than the "coping" approach. We want to move ON from this, not settle for "managing symptoms"

[@LujzaJJ77]

Thank you,Needed to hear this as i have a big setback, yes thoughts can be very real and scary😶 ❤️

[@תוםאלוש]

The difference between thoughts and thinking . Brilliant !

[@-soundmcgee-2002]

Love you ❤, thank you for making these anxiety and psychology type of videos. Excellent and true speech it is.

[@nicholassabella8338]

I'm dealing with panic/anxiety now trying to learn about it I do talk to a therapist and pyschiatrist I have a long way to go

[@johnnjoroge7802]

they will slow down follow what shaams recomends even mine slowed down after 7-9 months tellin my mind there isnt any danger

[@SamJeffries-yd7hy]

I am autistic so I am wired up to obsess over things but thanks to CBT I never engage with intrusive thoughts the trick is to reframe when you get one change your response. They will always be a part of your life however if you can reframe them you can ignore them. I doesn’t matter what the the content of the thought is the rules are the same.

[@nandinisunkara133]

How tp reframe them

[@Theosis_and_prayer]

The recent increase in the visual and audio quality of videos is tremendous 👌

[@sohrabnazanin2973]

Agree 👍

[@ODehzera]

What a great video! Thank you for this

[@preetymalhotra3969]

You are very good shaan. I can’t thank you enough for putting up these videos. I am able to change my life for better by looking and listening at your videos. Thanks a million times.

[@Safely2024]

Well explained 👏 👌 helps.

[@SnehalSingh-gr8fj]

I am not diagnosed as anxiety but i know i have anxiety because i feel the same way after watching his videos only and its very helpful and fact sometimes anxiety stuff can be cure by itself like every human having anxiety

[@elkhalilmadani5889]

Anyone getting paranoid thoughts for a brief moment like someone in the street is a witch or that someone is watching you?? 😅😅 it's crazy bro.

[@carolinarobledo8153]

Thank you. I’m so glad I clicked on this video. God bless you

[@valdazzar]

This video is a real 💎, thank you!

[@anoushkabedi2885]

You have no idea how much i needed your videos❤ thank you so much!

[@lynnjones9241]

ME TOO!! So Blessed to have Shaan explain Anxiety Symptoms and realise I'm NOT alone in this WORLD with My ANXIETY!!!We're ALL in this Together and WE will OVERCOME OUR ANXIETY!! GOD BLESS EVERYONE ON THEIR JOURNEY❤X

[@AnushkaVerma-k5l]

God bless you shaan for these videos... will comment for better reach! So helpful

[@ArthurLockwood-e8c]

Thanks for trying to help people it keeps us going good lad its not a nice thing peace 🕊️

[@oyaghablessing-lr7bt]

Thanks Shaan. One of the most helpful video ever on intrusive thoughts and anxiety. Thanks for this

[@Sleezy_citc]

You’ve healed me ❤

[@Waynesplacr]

Very good thanks for getting me on the right track 👍👍

[@pipipetrov3445]

thank u for this video! it really helped me to set things straight! frfr

[@janicewoods8020]

So so true.your videos are highly recommendable. Thankyou😊

[@katherinefiori]

This video helped a lot! Do you also have experience with healing from OCD and OCD intrusive thoughts?

[@Karmic_value]

I've been hearing voices and intrusive thoughts for 10 years, Meditation is ment to help, I have Digestive issues my thoughts don't even feel like mine anymore

[@kathleenloso3065]

I need this today , thank youn

[@TangoTopOP]

Came at the right time

[@tingememilian8988]

How can I like this video twice😢

[@jamesroof6150]

Very helpful content and strategies. Thanks🙏♥️

[@joansheekey476]

Thanks sur I get all yu say bless yu❤

[@Cgeese]

Just deep breathing gives me thoughts of panicking because it’ss endless. Since I was 5 years old.

[@Bhavishalraj]

6:57 #1 What if this is my life forever I always get panic attacks what if my life is like this forever my mum passed away when I was 8 years old and my dad abandoned me because of a lady I'm staying with my aunty and uncle who have difficulty with walking but they are looking after me I have muscular dystrophy I'm 20 years old I get panic attacks what if something will happen to them what will I life be like because I'm not a independent person due to my disability 💔

[@thescobes]

Thanks man. Massive help!

[@avophe4045]

Love this video, truly loving this...very relatable.... discovered something insightful 👏👏

[@bennysingh90]

Very well explained 👍👍

[@DeepakSharma-ev9zy]

I have tinnitus and weird vision, which i can't explain. But eye floaters are more visible than ever, this is something I can explain because it's visible. Apart from these physicsl symptoms, I have intrusive thoughts every second. Apart from tinnitus and vision, I don't have anything else. But the thoughts, every second they are Reminding me that something is wrong. When I'm home, i feel good When I go out, things start to seem strange, and I get stuck in the cycle of thoughts like - things will forever look this way, Strange. I mean, i dont even know what's happening. But my mind keeps reminding me that I have anxiety and i need to beat myself with it. I can't break free from this thought. Ruminating 24/7 that I have anxiety, especially when I am out. Because when I'm out or in the new settings, things do seem strange and I can't describe it. A professional comfirmed to me that I'm not experiencing derealization and depersonalization either. But still, streets, roads, and even the gym I used to go to daily feels weird. It all started after my last alcohol consumption almost a month ago.

[@newbnewb]

If I’m not my mind or my body, then who I am? This is what gives me anxiety.

[@studywithme2707]

You are the soul or consciousness behind it. ❤

[@GodIsLove726]

Is nervous system sensitization the same as your bodies cells becoming cortisol resistant, just like insulin resistance, because your body is experiencing elevated cortisol all the time from stress?

[@lisacouture4124]

Brilliant

[@AliyanaBermudes]

Thank you for making this

[@jimmyjoumaa897]

When i panic i straight throw up , how to get rid of that?

[@Executive_Assistant_Handbook]

Thank you for making these videos. It's great to hear this perspective, and you're really giving me some food for thought to challenge my anxiety and get to recovery. I have a question regarding thoughts. One of my problems with health anxiety is I will have a scary thought like this is a heart attack or some kind of disease. Then my next thought is the doctor said I'm fine and it's just anxiety related. But then u feel the symptom again and then the thought that comes next is "but what if this time its different?"... How do you challenge that last thought?

[@maram7029]

That was helpful ❤

[@KBAR1897]

hey shaan i've been seeking recovery for so long and it's been so bad recently im terrified with DPDR ive lost my job ive lost my appetite i cant leave my house at all i need help

[@marthasisco9678]

How are you

[@mochiiibbyyy]

I feel you as this scared me bad after my first panick attack but every resource is adamant that this will never be permanent. It can’t be no matter how shitty you may feel. reading that your brain may scream NO MY CASE IS SPECIAL THIS IS BAD. that brain is just really concerned and wants to keep u safe. It’s all fear of the altered state that you’re in that is fueling it. Just like shaan recommends - arm yourself with knowledge of what anxiety can look like to help relieve all that stress. Look up dpdr symptoms once check them off and then practice accepting and allowing. No more wondering or engaging in anxious or catastrophic thinking. Something I noticed and it may seem a little weird but it gave me some peace is I can feel derealized and strange and “insane” but somehow my body and mind can recognize my room, my belongings, my family, my dog, and even my street despite me “ feeling” as though I can’t recognize them. It’s that perception that causes the disconnect. But it’s sooooo normal in dpdr :) I’ve been in this body 23 years and I know deep in my bones this altered reality that dpdr causes is just a temporary state. No matter how real it may seem. It’s just a blip in my timeline. If experts and ppl who have recovered say it’s my bodies signal I’m stressing it out past what it can handle then okay. My job is to allow it to calm back down and rest. No more questioning or wondering bc I have all the knowledge I need. It’s a survival tactic that the brain releases. That’s all. 🦦 hope you’re well you got this

[@johnnjoroge7802]

mine has slowed down chills go away srivers heart palpi,feelin like dyin, it went for like7_11months coz at first ididnt know what it was but sein shaams vids n do what he recomends helped alot

[@visnjavisnja2092]

Great video! Thank you Shaan 🙏

[@byebyepanic]

My pleasure!

[@robertbraley4988]

I feel like I need a hypnotist to hypnotize me to stop thinking about my symptoms. I am having a hard time controlling my thinking. Anyone try a hypnotist?

[@meghanaarikeri1374]

You are a game changer

[@angeljomon9345]

Nice video brother❤

[@brendainny]

Asking you,are you on any meds?

[@brendainny]

This is a lot of information

[@thiscorrosion900]

In a sense, it IS a valid question, what if the MDs miss something, because, in reality, sometimes they do! Not to scare people, I just mean, it's possible. But, usually a good MD can figure out if someone is having a somatic symptom of something tangible, medical, or if it's not. The evidence is usually there for them to see. The thing is psychological/behavioral or even neurological stuff can indeed be more difficult to pinpoint or diagnose. Years ago people would often get misdiagnosed with whatever, schizophrenia, let's say, and it was nothing of the kind...anxiety, bipolar, depression, or whatever.

[@johncooke2117]

Great video

[@abdelhafedaherrahrou3356]

Thanks Shaan for your video. GOD bless you

[@Lisa-ht7jk]

What about PTSD ?

[@ManuSingh-lb8ui]

Love it ❤

[@SnehalSingh-gr8fj]

Now my heart do not pump alot but intrusive thoughts takes place sometimes and sometimes they are with me and sometimes they cause problems in sleeping cycle😅 but i am deep sleeper but last night I haven't get nice sleep like i wakeup little early and not feeling tired but after minute i and feeling tired and thoughts coming then i remember its just i thought and sleep to about 5 hours and these 5 hours are broken because my family keep waking up and but that sleep was deep because i don't even remember when i sleep and when i wakeup because i have some works so I wake up but i wanna sleep more and the fact only intrusive thoughts are left in my anxiety i even takes 11 hour sleep but last night i again get Little bit problem in sleep so i get scared because at the very beginning i deal with insomnia for almost two days i dont take medicine i just let it be natural and fact today i sleep very vividly and i know sometimes as human we dont sleep 🥱

[@island.91]

What happens if you have anxiety because of childhood trauma

[@jaymoar3561]

You stop them when you stop caring about them.

[@juliomartinez3840]

My anxiety and panic attacks started happening because of all my bills and not being able to make them. I can see how not caring can help some people but some other people can’t do the same thing.

[@b3lov3dstrang3r]

Im feel like this comment is rather invalidating and belittling to those who are not as lucky to just "not care about them" it's not that easy or simple for some. This comment was borderline telling a depressed person to not be depressed. Lol

[@jaymoar3561]

@@b3lov3dstrang3r I had this problem and it went away thinking this way. Think about negative thoughts like passing clouds, don’t attach to them and they will just pass.

[@kathleenloso3065]

Shann how can I get you to work with me

[@Factominez]

Don't believe everything you think read this book its all about thought and thinking

[@armandomorenoromero8531]

That’s the last demon I’m battling!

[@TangoTopOP]

Same here my brother !

[@armandomorenoromero8531]

@@TangoTopOP god with us

[@TangoTopOP]

@@armandomorenoromero8531 amen

[@Stoicsaiyan]

Same

[@armandomorenoromero8531]

@@Stoicsaiyan i believe we can overcome this 🙌🏻

[@thiscorrosion900]

BAUHAUS "Hair of the Dog" "The Man Who was Mercilessly tortured by thoughts..kept on thinking!!" Hair of the Dog! Hair of the Dog!

[@JerothyOle-pt2ee]

Worse case scenario

[@therapistconrad]

Is it intrusive thoughts or negative thinking or a psychopathic mentality? Some people live their lives always thinking the worst. Is that intrusive thoughts? I recommend antipsychotic medications for people that have thoughts that don't go away.

[@Lisa-ht7jk]

Sometimes we do need an intervention. I am analytical by nature so question everything.

[@ManuSingh-lb8ui]

❤

[@monicaballyurban5786]

Please talk slower. When you talk fast, it creates anxiety in the listener.

[@MarcelinoDanielsson-le4mz]

¿Intrusive thoughts?, thoughts aren´t words in a healthy mind, ¿Since when are you narrating your thoughts?..... it´s the aliens vibrating your skull.

[@MissRandomE]

What about intrusive thoughts of heartbreak 💔 🥹

[@sharynkucy1113]

I found this so helpful. Thank you for sharing this information.