Overcoming Intrusive Thoughts | Mental Health Webinar

Do you have frightening, obsessive, or disturbing thoughts that intrude on your life? Learn the tools and strategies to overcome intrusive thoughts.
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[@rebeccacater7617]

I found this today after having the worst intrusive thoughts that have almost completely debilitated my life. This has been soooo helpful. thank you so much

[@lucasmami]

This book along with my therapist has really helped me the instrusive thoughts! Can’t say enough how thankful that you both have written this book! My worries voice would follow the instrusive thoughts and literally conjure up, almost movie scenes, surrounding the thoughts. I started believing the thoughts and thinking I was a horrible person. Could hardly sleep or eat:( Extremely thankful for the ADAA for helping me find my amazing therapist on your website, and for mentioning this book a couple weeks ago on the Harm Ocd webinar!!! Can’t say enough how grateful I am. I’m not 100% yet, but my “wise mind” is controlling the conversation in my mind 85% of the time.

[@Abhijeetetrx]

This book is really really good. It changes the relationship with your thoughts. Highly recommended!

[@rencevakkachan2284]

@@Abhijeetetrx yes it is 😊😊

[@buttwhittle8185]

I used to think something was wrong with me but this video helped me understand I'm not a bad person for having these thought and it helps me not to fear acting out these thoughts since my resisting is only making it worse and I can finaly not be scared of my thoughts.

[@victoriafaulkner4355]

This shit saved my ass. Being exposed to terrible shit and scaring myself thinking I’m gonna do the same. Got stuck on the thought of that, made myself believe it was a reality. I wanted to throw up. But now I understand what I was doing and I’m so glad now. God damn.

[@rthompson1024]

Man, God Bless these two for both books. I went through Intrusive Thoughts my Junior year in HS, then in 2009 (which was terrible, dealing with HARM-O) and then just this past late July. THIS book along with "Needing to Know for Sure" is just a HUGE EYE OPENER and so insightful. I can not thank the doctors/authors enough. When you have that "sticky mind", it's trickery at its finest. Thank you so much.

[@Tyt130]

These two people are genius’s.

[@mckaymckay5168]

Just know everyone that it is possible to get out of the thoughts and not stay stuck. remember this.

[@robr935]

I'm almost finished reading 'Needing to Know for Sure' by Martin Seif and Sally Winston and it has been a tremendous help in guiding me in how to come out of the battle with my intrusive thoughts. I think this book together with their first will be age as classics, very much like Claire Weekes' books. Both Dr Sief and Dr Winston extend and modernise upon Weekes theories which were also profound in helping me tolerate anxiety over the years. I can not thank them enough, they really have had a profound impact.

[@FromPanictoParis]

Weekes is the best

[@jerzboy2011]

This is an EXTREMELY helpful video! And I love how easily it was explained. Being diagnosed with severe OCD / anxiety, I can relate 100% to all of this. I've noticed over the years that the unwanted voice for me has a very mocking tone where if I brush it off, it gets louder and the more I try to ignore it or challenge it, the more vicious the cycle is. I noticed it constantly evolves to whatever you happened to be fearful of the most. So for example, I am terrified of accidentally hitting someone on the road. So while I'm driving, my mind will constantly harass me saying things like I just ran someone over or that I want to. It is a vicious cycle. The last few months, the intrusive thoughts have evolved to obsessing about sleep, which lead to insomnia. I now get anxiety the moments leading up to bed worrying if I will get enough sleep, and then once I close my eyes, the unwanted thoughts kick in telling me I'll never fall asleep, nothing can help me, and then of course I can't sleep because it is at the forefront of my mind while trying to sleep. I could be dead tired, but once the mind starts reeling, I can't sleep. However, I am feeling hopeful with the techniques they discussed in this video. Thank you again for posting this.

[@MrGoose-zu6qb]

I never realized just how much I was doing wrong with my thoughts.

[@FromPanictoParis]

I used to have health related OCD. Panic attacks would make me think I'm having a heart attack. So I used to cycle to the hospital and the local fire brigade station 5 minutes from home. I Never once sat with the thoughts I reacted immediately. Of course I would act this way if I thought I'm dying of a heart attack. Anyways I got worse after engaging in these rituals and compulsions. I was burnt out. But...... I made a full recovery by literally implementing what you guys talk about here but I had no idea of this information at the time. I no longer cared if I had a heart attack.... Reset my whole brain I guess 🧠☝🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@chamade166]

I came here after reading their book in a time of crisis and being bombarded by intrusive thoughts related to past family wrongs. Well written and to the point.

[@rajivdahal9260]

bro do u have book pdf?

[@Abhijeetetrx]

Just buy it!

[@ZenLion444]

I’m reading the book now. Very helpful in understanding how wacky our brains are. And provides simplistic(not easy) steps to overcome it.

[@curtiseli542]

Our brains aren't wacky. Our brains are just different. I know it's difficult but everybody has intrusive thoughts it's just the way our brains operate the intrusive thoughts may stay on our minds longer

[@tastybarrels9205]

Drs. Winston and Seif's book is the most important I've ever read.

[@nubbyjenn]

I have PTSD and this is one of the most helpful webinars that I have ever watched. The addition of the False Comfort part literally shifted my whole perspective. You are right, most often people who want to help or my own mind - lean towards this kind of "distracting" technique - blowing it off, saying just go for a walk, just don't be around "that person" who triggers those thoughts etc. I want to thank you for this webinar and truly appreciate it a lot. I will be purchasing the book asap.

[@Abhijeetetrx]

This book is really really good. It changes the relationship with your thoughts. Highly recommended!

[@jedipatrick7723]

This is a great video! Im probably going to purchase the book at somepoint. So heres what i have been struggling wtith for the longest time i have had an intrusive thought which was “kill my family” just that simple phrase which has dragged me down to the face of earth for the longest time ever and made me want to kill my self pretty much but when i realized that i have no control over the thought only my actions then i realized it dosent mean anything. The way that it even came into my head in the first place was when i was sitting in a hot tub and trying to have power over my mind i said to my self “i can easily get rid of thoughts so then i thought of a terrible thought that i thought i could easily get out of my head which was “kill my family” then i could just stop thinking it then that just lead me down a huge rabbit hole and boom 9 months later that thought is still lingering in my head so yeah. Im hoping in a year i can look back at this video and be like wow yeah i was actually dealing with that and it has gone Away but if not it dosnt matter because i still enjoy my self even with the negative thought that i have because i know it dosnt mean anything to me it dosnt define who i am. :)! If you read all of this thank you for being interested for the short moment and have a nice day/night one love!

[@its_jon_g6142]

I've had the same exact thoughts. It caused me to go into a Depression. I thought I was losing my mind. I thought I was gonna snap one day. I still go through this daily. We are not are thoughts. I hope your doing better bro!

[@jedipatrick7723]

@@its_jon_g6142 Yup! I am doing great nowadays.. cant say i dont have that thought occasionally but hey who dosnt 🤣 nah but yeah I tottaly forgot about this comment i was so lost lol lookin for any way of expressing myself without anybody knowing personally

[@gracemcclung1296]

this same thing happened to me about a month ago and it hasn’t gone away. for a while i thought the only solution was to kill myself because it would be in my head everyday, and rarely go away. it made me sick to the stomach and i thought i was a bad person, but im starting to realize i can’t help it. i know i won’t actually kill anyone, i love my family so much, so im trying to work on taking full control of my brain again. just knowing that im not alone, and other people have intrusive thoughts is a big relief, and i hope that some day they’ll stop. im taking medicine, about to go into therapy, and i’ve talked with an adult to help me and im finally able to get the help i need. i’m glad to hear you’re doing better!! your story gives me so much motivation to keep fighting, thank you for sharing!!

[@younginluis3485]

Hey how are you doing now ? Having this thought pop outta nowhere even tho I don’t want it to happen

[@jedipatrick7723]

@@younginluis3485 im doing pretty good haha just chilling dont really care about intruding thoughts anymore! Hope ya get to the same point m8

[@chadwellclifford5658]

The clarity of this is so helpful in supporting clients with these issues, thank you !

[@Sadiq1282]

Their book is one of the best Books on intrusive thoughts.

[@whitenoisefromelectronicto1728]

yours is the best book on the subject. cannot wait for the next one

[@relieve3208]

i have a pulsing headache that comes along with my intrusive thoughts, I'll let it slide if I can

[@take2action797]

What an amazing talk. I have read the book and it was just amazing. It was great to hear directly from the doctors and they explain everything in the best way possible.

[@corinnecerminaro9753]

Neal Sideman, the guy at the bottom led me to this book. Neal is a great CBT coach.

[@ziruzadat]

Educating myself on this is so important to me. It really helps, thanks a lot for this webinair.

[@chelseapearce2360]

Thank you for this!! Appreciate it

[@ConnecttoSoul]

Thank you for your very own regular wisdom, influence and therefore coaching to benefit my trip to getting more consciously understanding moreover spiritually connected.

[@jasoncurran2179]

Amazing book brilliant in helping me with anxiety thank you very much team for all your help 😊

[@jelenatisma4215]

this really is a fantastic book!!!!

[@Paul99370]

Very informative and eye-opening video. Thank you.

[@dennis567]

Thanks

[@katm2280]

Omg I'm not alone....

[@thegamingrelish9272]

I have intrusive thoughts about my ex/bestfriend nearly all day everyday. either its a memory, her voice, or thinking about her coming round the corner for example or just anything really. I don't pay attention to the thoughts as I know it can just make them worse and more frequent. I see a therapist and I meditate everyday once in the morning and once at night. I've also been on antidepressants for a month now for my anxiety/depression. I don't do any compulsions to make these thoughts appear or dissappear i just let the thoughts be. Any idea what this is. Is it related to my anxiety or depression

[@operadoc]

What is the name of the book

[@anatoker6197]

Where can i find the book?

[@operadoc]

I understand not giving power to these thoughts but I'm having trouble succeeding in establishing the new relationship with thoughts. Any advice

[@victoriafaulkner4355]

Maybe you should look into something you PERSONALLY understand more. Educate yourself more on the topic of intrusive thoughts. I know exactly what you mean. When I was able to apply this to a personal specific thing and educated myself more on the thoughts and how there is no MEANING to the thoughts, it was very easy to establish the new relationship. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@biyaaa17]

Can anyone provide me with a free link of this book pls p

[@conradotolentino938]

Where I can buy this book

[@tarunsisodia9157]

It is available on Amazon and Kindle Store as well.

[@ettaphil9586]

Anyone one here have driving anxiety?

[@SuzanneCheung]

Are you woman? Talk to obgyn that may hormones when age

[@ettaphil9586]

@@SuzanneCheung yes, I'm a woman, always had anxiety.

[@Mike-nq3lq]

The guy (Sief?) ruined this video by having to hog the air time. All ego. Cut him out and this is a much better tool.

[@Abhijeetetrx]

Nope. You're assessment is incorrect. It was a very even conversation and very engaging too.