Unwanted Disturbing Thoughts (OCD)
And Unwanted Disturbing Thought Symptoms
Discover
Why you can safely ignore these thoughts and treat them like an unwanted guest.
OCD
Getting Rid of Unwanted Disturbing Thoughts
Do you ever get bizarre, disturbing, troubling thoughts that come to you out of nowhere? Are they thoughts that scare you, gross you out or make you feel so ashamed that you’re afraid to tell anybody about them?
If you’ve had these kind of repetitive, upsetting thoughts you know what I’m talking about. They behave like an obnoxious, uninvited guest that crashes your party and won’t leave.
What I want you to know is that you’re not crazy, or perverse or a bad person for having them. And you’re definitely not alone. Many people get unwanted, disgusting thoughts. Perhaps the most important thing you need to know about uninvited thoughts is this: just because you’re having them does not mean you will act on them!
How can I be so sure that you wouldn’t carry out the terrible things you think about? Because if you truly wanted to do what’s going through your mind, you wouldn’t feel so distressed about it! You wouldn’t be reading this information!
Unwanted Disturbing Thoughts
What You Feel
Unwanted disturbing thoughts are unpleasant. They feel horrible. The kind of intrusive, unsettling thoughts I’m talking about make you feel:
- Anxious
- Uncertain
- Worried
- Awful
- Ashamed
Unwanted Disturbing Thoughts
What You Think
Unwanted disturbing thoughts cause you to doubt yourself. You think, “If I’m having this perverse thought maybe I have a secret desire to commit this terrible act!” In fact, the opposite is true! Believe it or not, people who get these upsetting thoughts are good people, moral people, people who would never do the things that pop into their minds!
That is precisely why these thoughts freak you out! You think:
- I must be a terrible person.
- Having this thought means something bad about me.
- Maybe deep down I want to do what I’m thinking about.
- Thinking about it might cause it to happen.
- Since I keep having this thought, it must be true.
Unwanted Disturbing Thoughts
What You Do
Unwanted disturbing thoughts feel so bad that they compel you to try and get rid of them. One way you may do this is – – ironically – – by focusing MORE mental energy on the thoughts and why they are happening.
Or – – you might do the opposite: try to distract yourself by any means possible, like watching TV or playing a game on your mobile phone. Another way people often react is to avoid any situation they fear will trigger the terrible thoughts.
Unwanted disturbing thoughts make you:
- Question yourself
- Try to figure out why you’re having them
- Analyze what they mean about you
- Avoid situations you think may bring them on
Unwanted Disturbing Thoughts
Treatment
The treatment for uninvited (disturbing) thoughts is the opposite of what you’ve probably been doing, which is paying way too much attention to them. That’s because the more you focus on these thoughts, the longer they hang on and the more frequently they return.
I will teach you:
- Why you can safely ignore these thoughts and treat them like an annoying, unwanted guest.
- How to do this – – meaning how to respond differently to them.
- Why these disturbing thoughts make you feel so anxious.
- Why – – surprisingly – – you should actually bring them on to get rid of them faster.
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