End Intrusive Thoughts FAST! (WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT)

[@TheSocialAnxietyCoach]

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[@Grunkaa1]

I really appreciate the video. Stuff like this is very personal and doesn’t get talked out in the open like it’s no big deal. So hearing this out loud is like a breath of air.

[@TheSocialAnxietyCoach]

The mind is a quirky thing and fundamentally we all share one mind. It's no big deal and we all have our own funny foibles.

[@guitardoug12]

Thank you. I feel a huge burden starting to lift. Thank you!

[@TheSocialAnxietyCoach]

Good. You are fine and you will be OK. You just need to make your mind your ally instead of your enemy.

[@guyonline-p5m]

Hey brother, I appreciate your videos a ton; several have helped me and I like how transparent and relatable you are. I've had an issue I haven't seen talked as much about on your channel and I've been wanting to ask for advice. Sorry if this gets long-winded. Lately, I've been struggling with obsessing over body functions like swallowing, in addition to eye contact, although you've done several videos for the latter. I don't know if this is some form of OCD, as you mentioned, but this has been making my life harder for almost a year now. Due to my self-conscious swallowing, I feel disincentivized to go to class, meet with friends, and do other activities around people. I can't even be in the same room as my own mother. My problem boils down to how loud my swallowing feels and my hyperfixation over it, which leads to even more swallowing. Typically, this is the worst when a room is quiet, which happens often in lectures. I may have a real physical problem with swallowing, since I know for a fact it is very loud and others can hear it (people become visibly uncomfortable and start swallowing louder as well). I have also recorded myself to confirm this assumption, since I know it's easy to make scenarios up in an anxious mind. I'm wondering if you have any advice for this type of problem, since I feel stuck in a really bad "finger trap" right now, so to speak. I feel like this is even harder to ignore since it involves a physical body function/response, and not just thoughts.

[@Chingusbingus]

I cant even go in public nowadays i dont know i always feel like everyone is judging me the way i walk or the things am doing which makes me look even worse even during my school time they called me mentally ill because i was so odd from them i cant hold a conversation with a person i always make it awkward and weird

[@Yumbus1991]

Thanks, that must have been tough to share

[@TheSocialAnxietyCoach]

Not really. I'm very happy to share because I know so many others are the same and it helps to break the silence.