Intrusive Thoughts: Can they be stopped?

It's one of the questions we get asked most often at NOCD: can I stop my unwanted thoughts? The short answer is no but the explanation is one that you need to hear.
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[@CrownedDiaries]

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

[@ASMR-XI-ZUI]

I feel that us chosen ones r hit hardest by the vile upsetting thoughts.

[@RedHearts178]

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

[@ASMR-XI-ZUI]

Same here. Especially in Sikh religion. There is a huge obsession with cleanliness. Before entering temple being clean n bathed, no drink or drugs. But I find it unhygienic that u have to take ur shoes of in the prayer hall. Also having to put money in front of holy book which money is dirty as its root of all evil. When I was little the sexual OCD thoughts wud get too much n upsetting that I wud try to avoid going regularly.

[@annabellemoore4214]

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.

[@joshfrizzell3936]

I prayed about my ocd and it got way worse smh. Now I'm afraid to pray because if it gets any worse idk if I can handle it

[@362adeeburrehman6]

Help me

[@Khe11endross]

What an asshole for giving you those thoughts and OCD in the first place.

[@yallpoopy]

Amen✝️

[@yallpoopy]

@@joshfrizzell3936 keep on prayer brother God had you✝️

[@RockStock6]

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

[@krystilkaroshka4044]

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!"

[@RosyLife79]

Myo-inositol helps stop intrusive thoughts. They’ve done studies .

[@RosyLife79]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👋🏼Did you know that Myo-Inositol helps stop intrusive thoughts? They’ve done studies on it. It’s worth looking into.

[@RockStock6]

If done in an non OCD way this is very helful its how i kicked my germ/contamination OCD

[@SEVENFULLCIRCLE]

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

[@ASMR-XI-ZUI]

When do u find it gets worse. When do u find it gets better. I've found being on my own 4 2 long makes it worse n torturous. My dad has schizophrenia n very chaotic.

[@angelaharris106]

What a fantastic man 🙏🏻

[@MegaSaanch]

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

[@mmahoney9448]

Wow, this guy is good! Very helpful thanks!

[@mikelummis369]

Brilliant. Thanks Dr. McGrath.

[@redonyx9281]

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 ❤

[@messengercrow]

Mine are unstoppable

[@kungfumcgee7992]

Thank you so much

[@3iu0wmxxpxyn8]

Thanks

[@strawberry_lemonade2886]

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

[@wonderyearsdouche475]

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[@josefreitas6603]

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...... ...

[@user-hp6ls8qy6d]

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

[@jakariashafin1695]

Maybe for you but not for others

[@BLaCkKsHeEp]

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

[@kungfumcgee7992]

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

[@Elenamw17]

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

[@Telefonemas]

Grande ajuda

[@SunnDeath]

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

[@anatino]

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.

[@MusicLuv80]

Me too. Before becoming a dad it was easier to cope with intrusive thought even though it was damn hard but with kids the intrusive thoughts are about them and it is so hard to ignore them. I know only way to beat it is by leaving it along but I just can't because it's my kids.

[@kungfumcgee7992]

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

[@justmadeit2]

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

[@justmadeit2]

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

[@MrJimmy1953]

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.

[@BGODMUSIC]

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

[@geulagross4263]

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?

[@lorraine70]

It worked for me 😂

[@stellaancimer8505]

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 😊

[@phil.2159]

can you give a small explanation on how to meditate when having intrusive thoughts??

[@stellaancimer8505]

@@phil.2159 i never meditate, it is not for me 🙏🥰

[@ASMR-XI-ZUI]

This is so true. Like spending hours in Bath. Repeating actions n movements. Etc.

[@stellaancimer8505]

@@ASMR-XI-ZUI I am so sorry if you also had ocd..

[@FloresFlores-n3h]

I feel you.

[@namdokfem1717]

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.

[@adityakejriwal1376]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@HandsomeBoyGarion]

My mind on some weird shit

[@brianlouis2590]

So are the thoughts we hear real or no ?

[@neon-tl1nx]

No

[@brianlouis2590]

Why do they sound so real

[@neon-tl1nx]

@@brianlouis2590 don't worry about it it doesn't make you a bad person

[@skylerbrannstrom5202]

It doesn't matter of they're real or not . Listen to them the same way you'd listen to music or waves on a beach. Just sounds.

[@angustheterrible3149]

@@brianlouis2590 They seem "real" because this is the trick ocd uses to get you to feed into it and do compulsions- watch more of the live streams on this channel and it will explain very well how ocd tricks you in this way, they will be very helpful to you. The old livestreams are on here as videos you can rewatch.

[@rossmantle2019]

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.

[@bettina_s]

Sadly, that's the only way. You have to think them on purpose, or trigger them. I did not want to do it anyway. Still not but im in therapy. And this is my only chance to be normal and stop hurting people I love with OCD.

[@ASMR-XI-ZUI]

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.

[@multifacetedcalamity5387]

This guy has seen psycopass

[@Intuitive-Whispers]

Witchcraft works 😊

[@rc3324]

Not helpful

[@MidnightPodcastGaming]

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