For me, the key to overcoming intrusive thoughts was by 1) Labeling them 2) Accepting that they are only my fears 3) Knowing who I am and staying true to who I am 4) Prayer. I asked God to protect my mind and heart from evil 5) Train my brain to focus on loving, safe, positive, happy thoughts 6) Realizing that everyone has them. I hardly have any now and if they ever pop back up, i just repeat the steps 😌
Take ALL thought captive for they are not your own. Labeling leads you away from the Truth. Why embrace fear when it’s not your own? You want to overcome fear. The very reason you have fear is because you do not know who you are. If you did it would not be possible to have fear. Simply pray, be still and know…not the other verbal mumbo jumbo. You cannot train your brain/control your thoughts for they are not your own. Do you have anger?
"You have to treat your mind like a wise parent. It is a brilliant child, but it has been unruly for a very long time. And for it to establish itself in a new way will take a lot of patience and care on your part. You cannot treat it brutally; you cannot punish it; you cannot denigrate it. You’re going to have to learn how to guide it and manage it productively. Then its great service to you and to the world can become apparent, over time." *Marshall Vian Summers*
I am sitting crying with relief. I have been having intrusive thoughts off and on for a couple of years and I didn’t know what they were. I didn’t have a label, context, or information on them. When the thought first kicks in it causes me extreme distress and anxiety attacks. Thank you so very much for this session. I just can’t put into words what this means to me.
As someone who has dealt with intrusive rumination for over 25 years now. In my experience, it does no good to push the thoughts away. They become more powerful if we identify and care about them too deeply. Let them do their worst. Let them come as often as they want without over-identification. Mindfulness and self-compassion meditation are both highly useful. Acceptance is key. Therapy in a nutshell, is a wonderful channel! Childhood trauma absolutely causes ruminative thoughts in adult life. CPTSD is a nasty thing. Healing the nervous system should be the focus. And that as any therapist knows requires a Herculean effort.
@@الأملبالله-و6ر I am to 99% sure Islam is plainly false. Just shut up honestly. Not researching enough and then giving strangers on the internet advice that obviously don't help things like OCD at all.
I cut out news media and many of my intrusive thoughts slowly stopped and also my focus on everyday things increased. I'm also much more shocked but what I see on TV by happenstance.
I agree with this. I quit watching the news several years but social media has proven to be very triggering to me. I’ve quit social media now for 5 days & I’m feeling better
My dad has Tourettic OCD, so he's been extra compassionate to me and others with neurodivergent brains. He helps people feel like they can accept themselves. I wouldn't trade the genes he gave me for neurotypical ones, and I wouldn't trade him. Maybe your children will be exactly the kind of accepting people this world needs, and you'll be exactly the kind of mother they need :)
Man this helped..she is 1000% right…as soon as she said the main problem or target for intrusive thoughts, are about the things we value the most…this has been destroying my life for years.Im a guitar collector…soo mine is about my guitars..sounds crazy but…boy…has it ruined my life… What would I do, if some person threatend me physical harm, if i didn’t scratch one of my guitars…what would I do? I know the answer..but the fear or hot flash anxiety caused by not harming them…makes me think??????? Then the hot flashes and sweat floods my body and completely ruins my day…and it’s an on going cycle. Its only when I feel like I’m thinking of it, inside my head….as if I’m looking off to the side like…soo??? If that makes sense? Like I’m living in my head
They are a form of spiritual warfare. Satan can use things in your life, or how your body/mind is wired, to wage war against you. I’ve dealt with this for YEARS and only after the worst instance of these intrusive thoughts did I realize what they were.
Just wanted to comment on meditation. I use various types of meditation but my favorite is the silent mind meditation. Sit in a comfortable position, eyes closed, and focus on the breath. When you notice you're thinking, interrupt the thought with "thinking" and return to the breath. Over time, you'll get better at not thinking, when that's your intention, and you'll lose track of the breath as well. For someone with a very busy mind, it's weird to sit in silence, but also really cool. Hope this helps and thanks for all the helpful info you've provided us 🙂
For me, my intrusive thoughts are absolutely related to childhood trauma. It's a form of hypervigilance, it ultimately is just s a desire for control. I also find it is a way for me to avoid feeling emotions (which are scary, and often stored in the body) and instead spend time in the rabbit hole. It's sooo unhealthy and destructive. Visual cues have helped me best (throwing the thought down.a well and walking on to find a beautiful meadow instead) and I'm working on finding a somatic therapist. Movement helps. Daily.
Thank you for the visualation of "throwing the thought down a well" and moving on to another place. I have been tormenting myself over these thoughts and have not been able to think of a way to deal with it. I think this will help.
@@wendyelliott150 and after throwing the thoughts down the well when you start walking towards the beautiful meadow, imagine the flowers dancing, swaying side to side so cheerfully, bubbles all around and just you and no one else, being in amazement by all that your seeing and a harmonious loving melody playing in the background.
Yes I don’t get intrusive thoughts often but when I do I right on a piece of paper my intrusive thoughts and than I go outside and burn the paper and imagine myself letting go of it and as it burns I imagine the thoughts leaving right now I am anxious because I am going home tommrow and last time I drove home I got intrusive thoughts and had a bad couple days after the long drive and I am anxious that it will come back when I drive home but one of the most true quotes I’ve read is “he who suffers he shall suffer already suffers what he fears” and that couldn’t be more true right now lol
I wish I could like the same video multiple times. I get this intrusive thought that, if I touch a knife, I'm going to use it to hurt someone, so I spent some time avoiding knives and the thought only got louder. Eventually, I just named that thought 'Adrian' so when it shows up, I think "Ah, there's Adrian again, stopping in to say hello." and I just keep doing whatever I was going to do, such as chopping vegetables or doing arts and crafts. Adrian has gotten much quieter because of that. :)
I just viewed this episode and would like to say something about meditation and intrusive thoughts. As someone who has anxiety and who has practiced meditation for many years I speak from my own experience. Meditation does clear the mind but not every time and not permanently. Intrusive thoughts return but the experience of them changes, or can change. Meditation can bring the mind to a state of stillness where there is peace and a sense of expansive awareness that is free of thoughts, feelings and resistance. This is a wonderful state to be in because you're finally free but also aware. This state lasts for a while. For me it typically lasts between 20 minutes and 45 minutes. Then it lifts up and away and you return to a normal state. You feel better for a while but in the course of your normal day or week thoughts and feelings return. With a regular meditation practice you benefit from a sort of protection from thought assaults. You have the thoughts, but they're kind of at arm's length, so to speak. They appear but in the background, as if they are a few feet away from you speaking to you. You notice them but you notice them more as a witness or observer. It's as if there is a space between you and the thoughts. You're not triggered by them because they are over there and they haven't set off any alarms. From that perspective you can see what you are thinking without any attachment to it. But like I said before, this experience doesn't occur every time I meditate. Sometimes I don't reach a state of freedom during mediation. And when you stop practicing meditation regularly that distance from your thoughts eventually fades. But in general mediation can have profound benefits. In this episode, at 38:37 minutes, Mrs. McAdam and Ms. Green address a question from a viewer about intrusive thoughts during meditation. In my experience, the mediation process is different every time you do it. Sometimes you move into that space of stillness easily, even quickly, and sometimes you don't. During those sessions when thoughts continue to come you just have to practice patience and wait. It helps to bring your focus back to one point, such as the space between your eyes where the third eye is located. But gently. Or focus on the breath. I don't get into a relaxed state quickly so I allow myself 30 minutes to an hour for meditation.
This was one of the most validating videos I have seen. I’ve been struggling with this so much recently and this makes it feel so much less scary knowing it feeds on my fears ❤
I had an aromatic experience that brought up an intrusive thought and it has been beyond scary and I have never had a thought like this in the 30 years that I have been alive. It’s uncomfortable and scary. I have been in therapy and have spoken about it. Is scary and worrisome. It’s relief to know that these thoughts come to attack what we love most and that’s exactly what’s happening for me. I catch them and do in fact label them as intrusive thoughts and that definitely helps. I was diagnosed with ptsd but I also believe that we have power over our minds to help change the relationship with it. Praying has helped me. This one tries to be sticky but I really have to push through it. I have never felt like this before. I have has some in the past but this is one I have faith I can push through. Life has been good to me and I pray god clears my mind and protects me and my family. As I only want to be a good mommy and live a happy life. One day at a time.
Thank you so much! I've been struggling with this for much of my life, but unbearably-so for the past seven years. I referred to it as mental Tourette's (silent Tourette's). I've talked to various therapists, and for the first time, today, I have a label for the disorder and a viable solution. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Yes! Eckhart Tolle has been life changing for me too. I’m still working on healing, but his words, delivery, energy, have helped immensely. Always feel better listening to him.
It took me 2 days to listen to this in its entirety, because of anxiety but I'm extremely glad I did. This was great information and I feel much better about my situation. Thank you both!
This video is literally my new favorite video ever. It explains my entire experience with anxiety and my mental space and is definitely one that I will be coming back to as a reminder when I find myself reading into intrusive thoughts. Incredible video.
My anxiety is like my soul reaching through my body to be noticed. I can often connect my IT with the things I care most deeply about. They often return me to an awareness of my deepest values and in that way, I find some peace with them.
Definitely a sufferer of intrusive thoughts. It’s correct for me that the reason voice while I’m having the intrusive thought is indeed “because you’re a bad person.” I watched the whole thing while purging my closet before folding clean laundry. Thank you.
This was a very helpful video for me. I’m 48 now and have been dealing with anxiety, OCD, intrusive thoughts since I was a child, developed panic attacks by teenage years and then major depressive disorder as an adult. It’s been a long ride.🥴
Each time i watch a video I'm like this is the best video, wait no this one is! I needed this more than you will ever know. i have seen three people about my tics and all of them had never heard of someone having what I've been calling "anxious tics". i can now see that this is my OCD making me do this!!
Thank you both for this discussion & your wisdom. I can relate to the OCD, intrusive thoughts & social anxiety as I have had all three for the whole of my life. They are draining & debilitating to manage. I try to push through & feel I'm probably going to have to deal with this for the rest of my life. That's tough for me to think about, not an intrusive thought, just a fact of life for me. I never give up no matter how low I feel. I've cut my world down so small for the past 30 years & hardly do anything socially because of my challenges but I am trying to change. Keep on doing what you're doing Emma & Dr. Green. I gain knowledge & help from your advice & other people .....Thank you.
@@debbies9005 i would say I’m 95% recovered. Suffer the occasional intrusive thought, usually when I’m very tired. I also find exercise helps me massively.
Thank you jpresto82, 95% recovery is brilliant....well done! I'd be very happy with that. I'm Looking forward to my Claire weekes Book now. I try to do daily walks, sometime long, but not much exercise as I have joint problems & muscle pain. I've been thinking about taking up yoga. I used to go to yoga & Tai chi classes years ago.
@@debbies9005 Claire Weekes is amazing! Her book literally changed my life. Every time I feel the anxiety creeping back I read her books again. She teaches you to expose yourself to the triggers of your anxiety, yes at first it’s very uncomfortable but after a while your mind gets so used to your triggers it no longer sets your anxiety off. Then you keep yourself busy so your not dwelling on it. Yoga sounds ideal. Meditation is also a great way to clear your mind.m as well. Really hope it works for you. :)
This was very interesting and informative . The thing with meditation is to accept your thoughts as a thought that will come and go rather than to clear you mind of all thoughts .
I really appreciate your life saving videos. They have carried me through a year and a half of long term illnesses that came after a respiratory virus, possibly Long Term Covid. I have had two episodes of intrusive thinking related to Synthroid overdose. The first one was 37 years ago. It crushed my spirit and I am yet devasted in the deepest part of me from it. The second one was during this current illness but ironically, the Endocrinologist increased the Synthroid recently. The interview is extremely helpful to me because I cannot forgive myself even though the two thoughts were absolutely intrusive for no apparent reason. I hate them. They are not me whatsoever. I felt mentally raped and it is so emotionally painful. I was totally fine before they overdosed me in 1990. No anxiety, depression, no Menierre's ear (the storm damaged my left ear). Just happy. I thank God for a wonderful career and two sons, two grandchildren. Nothing has been easy for me since 1990. Nothing regarding health. All of your videos are very very helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. God bless you.
Sometimes it is tricky for me to identify what to get anxious about, especially if it's actually something that I need to be concerned about but my mind tells me not to be worried about it. I think these things come from life experience. Great video, thanks.
I don’t even know how ended up here with the obsessive intrusive thoughts. My intrusive thoughts are violating the core of my being. And they are non stop and now effecting my body with muscle tension in parts of my body, radiating heat, and disassociative numbness. 😭
Hi! I just watched your video, with your guest. I have had counseling for CBT and OCD with anxiety, depression and now bipolar disorder I was hospitalized in 1987 was there for a month - stayed with CBT counseling on an outpatient group. I'm still on a lot of medication now at 76 years old. My psychiatrist has told me a number of times to get back into counseling. I have health issues now with COPD and painful arthritis. My pain is chronic and so is my COPD. I've been very interested in your tutorials. They are very informative.
At minute 14, I feel so relieved. I was told that those thoughts don't make me a bad person. Now I know why in particular I have THOSE thoughts. I love my children so much that thoughts of me hurting them wounds me. Thank God Im not a pedophile or murderer. I feared satan would turn me into a monster some day. I thought i created those thoughts from a deep desire in my unconscious.
Yeah Intrusive thoughts generally happen to good people, those thoughts are literally the exact opposite of who you really are. Deep down you're a good person and those thoughts go against your values, that's what makes them scary.
I was also afraid I would harm my kids. I feared it sooo much. It brings on huge anxiety. They are now 27 and 22 but the intrusive thoughts are still there. This talk really helps. I thought I was losing my mind or on the edge of doing something horrific. Ugh very unsettling
Crazy how for years I thought I have some mental health issues that I might not have control over at some point. I did start meditating and getting enough sleep etc but time to time they still come to surface but since I never looked into it I never knew where it comes from. Good to know I'm not crazy and since it's not intruding my daily life and just comes forward in stressful times I can better understand and control it ❤
Why doesn’t my therapist talk to me like thisssss 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 GAD, OCPD, DYSTHYMIA gal here. I’ve been loving and appreciating all your content. Thank you so much. I need to start looking into this course.
I'm grateful for this theme. Thank you for your work. It helps people. I struggle myself with such thoughts and it's so scary sometimes. Love from Europe Austria.
I get these and they will be based on whatever my greatest fears are. I’ll do the acceptance thing each time a wave hits and do okay but once I get worn down hours into an episode it gets harder, then I start judging myself and fearing how long it’s going to last. I have found that having the experience before and seeing that others also go through the same thing really helps though.
I. Think my ocd lead to ptsd. I have both. Some days are great, others are bad. I have to give it to the Lord when I’m afraid of uncertainty/ fear of fear- I totally get thAt!
I went through intrusive thoughts preventing me from sleeping. Over time I improved, then I wasn’t having any particular thoughts, but had trouble sleeping. A few days ago I heard a talk, and it triggered the initial thought. I am doing ERP again, but didn’t think I would have to go there again.
Below are lyrics to a song I wrote just a couple of days ago about this very subject, and then your video appears here for me to watch. It’s cool how things work out sometimes. To explain the lyrics a little… “ghosts” are my intrusive thoughts. I recently realized I always push them away without actually hearing them. I automatically label them as bad, weak, wrong, etc. So I started to try imagining them as ghosts from my past visiting me. Losses, sorrows, failures, and regrets. Not to be feared, but welcomed as friends and teachers. I imagined inviting them in to sit down and talk, finding the good side of whatever they are to me. And this song happened. It makes me cry every time I sing it, in a good way. ………………………………….. Sometimes ghosts come visiting Pressed up against the glass All of my sorrows at once Like a quiet avalanche Every loss, an icicle of pain I push you out, you want back in Maybe it’s time, to let you stay Instead of sending you away So come on in for a while Let’s reminisce, about a good life A good life, a good life
@WTF HAPPENED TO ME- WOW...THAT'S AWESOMELY BEAUTIFUL. AWE - I SERIOUSLY THINK YOUR JINGLE JUST HELPED ME! I CRIED YET IT PUT IT INTO PERSPECTIVE FOR ME! THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS!!!!!!!
@@randeephantom355 what a lovely comment thank you. If I wasn’t so shy I’d post a link to me singing it 🥰🤷🏼♀️ but anyway even without hearing the music I’m so glad to hear that the words touched you. They make me cry in a good way. It’s ok to welcome and embrace our ghosts. All they need is to be heard, like a child, then they will leave us alone.
Wow, great video. Thank you so much. I am so glad I had a label “intrusive thoughts” or I would not have been able to find this video. I was feeling crazy in my head over the dark winter and looking back they were just thoughts about feeling safe. Anyway! So nice to know I’m not alone. And to be figuring this out . I laughed when she said “that’s what keeps us from running down the freeway naked” lol. Our brains are just doing their job. Love what you said about being anxious about anxiety. And yes as far as meditation goes, i have completely let go of the idea of my mind being clear but I see it as me just taking the time to observe what is going on in there. When I was experiencing intrusive thoughts I kind of intuitively knew that fighting them would make it worse so I just accepted them like okay brain, thanks a lot for these terrible thoughts. Don’t think about a pink elephant kind of thing. I guess trying to work on lessening anxiety is a roundabout way to lessen the thoughts? Anyway. I am SO grateful for this wonderful video! Thank you.
For me stimulants also make everything worse. I can't take caffeine I'm afraid of meds because of my sensitivity. Booze is also scary. Love a glass of wine but not good for me.
I feel like meditating is the thing to do to get rid of intrusive thoughts, if you do it consciously to the intrusive thoughts: you catch them and let them go. It's not really about the result of clearing your mind, it's about the practice. It's when all the sh*t can come up to be let go of. Doesn't mean it's easy
I had it first with PND, struggled so long. Only knew 20 years later, it was caused by DMER, which none of doctors or gynae knew. Many doctors are pure criminally negligent. Except for Emma 🥰
Try not to engage in the compulsive behaviour of trying to figure out why intrusive thoughts exist in the first place. This behaviour actually took me years to identify and it was a light bulb moment. The compulsion of looking for reasons fuel OCD. It’s also imperative in working with a practitioner who knows the condition inside out. I appreciate that everyone’s different but regardless of the specific therapy treatment you participate in, please make sure that it involves exposure therapy. Knowledge is everything and things do get better.
@@sebastianmorales8679 True, it’s a fine line between trying to process all this stimuli over the years and figuring how it all works, and using this same process as an excuse to allow oneself to engage in compulsive behaviour. It’s an astonishingly shifty condition.
I have to remember to watch this. I have viciously frequent intrusive thoughts that break me down daily. I realized I have OCD and complex PTSD but I can't see a psychiatrist for an official diagnosis but the signs are all there, it's just so difficult to not believe I'm awful because of the thoughts constantly telling me I'm evil and bad. I keep feeling like because I don't have unofficial diagnosis but I'm lying to myself and making excuses even though I have read extensively that intrusive thoughts are like that. I had prolonged abuse and it's so hard to mot think it's my fault even though I have an extensive checklist and people in my life who confirmed things for me. I want do badly to believe in myself but it feels like lying
I have had those thoughts too, and as much as telling yourself you're a good person may feel like lying, we have to love ourselves the way we weren't loved and protected as kids. Think of a dog that's been abused: it may snarl and seem bad but it's only scared. Keep loving yourself, it will feel more and more true if you keep going. I believe in you. You are not broken or damaged, you are a precious jewel just needing to be held.💖
You don't need to see a psychiatrist at all. Why don't you go and see a psychotherapist. They can be more helpful than psychologists and psychiatrists..good luck
You should try Pesso Boyden. What everyone needs is loving, supportive, nontoxic parents with healthy boundaries. You did not get them. At least you can try to work with your imagination and heal some of the trauma. Our mind is powerful. Or MDMA therapy may be a good solution for you.
Mediation practice IS that you are aware of your thoughts, you observe them and then they leave. The point of meditation is the observation of thought without judgement and without engaging in reaction to the thought. Thoughts will never stop.
Thoughts that have turned into habits. All neurons are strengthened over time. I had to quit a job, because I cared too much about what my coworkers thought of me. People will not understand unless they have went through it. I made the mistake of talking about it. I was also mobbed bullied at work. It just took one person that got mad, then that one person went to the rest of the coworkers and got them mad at me over work related problem that could be solved with little communication. Over time, people treated me like I was looking for attention. Irony is I cared about them and the increase pressure from them made me worse. I should of left sooner. I shouldn’t of thought them as friends.
Thank you Emma and thank you Dr. Green for this. Seriously such amazing souls and intelligent people. Sending my love to everyone and to those affected by this. Currently working through this. Sharing!!!!
Tolerate uncertainty is key to life. I guess where the "Let go & Let God" phrase came about. A desire to control causes tons of intrusive thoughts here, but definitely working on it all. Deep breath.
What a great video!!! 👍👍👍👍Thank you Emma and Kat for all the information you provide. Both of you are changing my world. I send you a big hug from Chile.
Thanks Emma for another great video. I'll probably be watching it again to take notes. My limited experience with meditating is to just be gently aware. Whether it be the breath, sounds outside the body, or when thoughts arise in consciousness. Then when you are aware of the thought, acknowledge it. And be aware you are not your thoughts. One thing that has helped me is to say internally to myself, "Let's set with this thought and see what it wants. Why is it vying for attention?" And sometimes the thought dissipates just at that action. If it doesn't, then I speak to it like a patient parent talking with a child. Trying to be full of compassion and understanding. Then gently focusing awareness back to the breath or sounds outside the body. I never hold on to the thought or push it away. Always reminding myself I am the observer of the thoughts. And rinse and repeat when a thought arises, which it will. This has not been a panacea but it is another tool in helping me with my GAD and other anxiety issues. I am not cured but I am slightly better than I used to be. And by no means am I an expert on meditation. But I hope this may aid someone. Jon Kabat-Zinn is a nueroscientist who has researched meditation for decades and his talks have helped me. As well as Shuana Shapiro, another nueroscientist. Sorry for the Tl,dr post.
This was such an interesting session--I loved the conversation and all the knowledge sharing. I would love to hear more specific examples of what kind of behavior might trigger anxiety and how one should react depending on the nature of the trigger. For example, I freaked out today when I went to pick up my take-out order and most of the employees weren't wearing a mask. I didn't over-do it, but I felt provoked. On the other hand, maybe they were seriously just trying to live life and get past the pandemic. Maybe I should not have cared if the food preparers wore masks. These kind of judgement calls are worthy of discussion so that the average Jane/Joe can gauge her own behavior.
Thank you SO mu h for this video. It was very helpful. I've struggled with intrusive thoughts a lot past couple of years. I was recommended meditation but I couldn't do it. I thought there must be something seriously wrong with me. Thank you for making me feel I'm normal xxxxxx
My experience is that knowing ones boundaries: what i will and Will not accept is important in non physical danger situations too for treating anxiety and depression 🙂💭👌🏻
The intrusive thoughts I have now, came to my head after one meditation I did. Please, be smarter, because I'm so tired of them. They are not mine, they last for more than a year already, and they are obviously satanic. People, be smarter, and do not do any meditations at all. You can relax differently. Be absolutely safe. Heaven bless you!
I have autism and severe anxiety so for me intrusive thoughts are very persistent I’ve been fighting them for along time now but I haven’t really got anywhere but I’m still going I think it’s my default way of thinking now so i just think negatively just cause depression aswell but Deep down ik I’m not that person so it’s really painful but hopefully I can get through it
Hi Emma and Kat. 2 questions ... My friends all say I am happy positive uplifting while inside it is the exact opposite. Q 1...Have my intrusive thoughts since early childhood determined my negative life path, even though I am working at being more positive, choosing my words carefully and thoughts more mindfully, and meditating? Q2 ... is FAKING IT TIL I MAKE IT damaging me to stay "locked in" or "enabling" to the negative side of things, past thoughts dictating the past truth, which is not true for the me that is safe, in the NOW AT PRESENT?
This was really a great video I loved listening and learning so much! Dr. Green is so great, we share the same last name, so that was cool to me 😀. Enjoyed so much, thanks 🤟😃
My intrusive thoughts are actually the positive ones because my usual thought pattern is negative and sometimes all of a sudden there's a "oh life is not that bad after all" And I'm like "NOOOO STAYYY THOUGHT, STAYY"
I am dealing with this myself😟 it's not easy, I have to work and it's hard when u trying to do what you have to do and you at work and it just ...... It's not easy at all.
I’ve noticed that recently when I get super anxious that I’ll get intrusive thoughts that stick and I feel like they are out of no where but it’s just my anxiety trying to get my attention and than I don’t realize this and try to explain it away and it never works
Hi I’m pregnant and have been facing intrusive thoughts since past 3 months and I’m afraid it would effect my baby My thinking pattern has changed and it takes a lot of effort to push myself to think positively
I got them after having my son and it’s just getting worse. I don’t feel much joy anymore or excitement. I hate these thoughts and I’m not sure why it happened. It’s hard and I just want to be tara again
Intrusive thought in a video on intrusive thoughts; saying: "in the course...." over & over & over... Ha ha ha. yes, driving me mad as a person in college, etc, without $ for a course. I'm just trying to learn from youtube videos without the video being an ad...over & over. blessings. peace. love wins. joy
If you ever do another video together, could you talk more about the link between OCD and tic disorders? I have both Tourette's and OCD, but I only got my OCD diagnosis at the age of 32 when I suddenly had severe intrusive thoughts (as a side effect of an antibiotic which is known to exacerbate OCD and anxiety symptoms). Before that, I always thought my (mild) OCD symptoms were part of my Tourette's because they "felt" exactly the same in my mind. I thought my Tourette's came with physical and mental tics, and it still doesn't seem right to me to view them as two separate conditions when the only difference is whether or not my muscles are involved.
Mindfulness meditation doesn’t instruct to keep a “clear mind” by rather to observe thoughts as they appear and then let them go as any other object of consciousness.
Thank you, dear lady. Very interesting lectoure. I don't agree 100% but most is true. I work with patients for 22 years. Psychiatry is little diferent from psyhology. Very , very good theme and very interesting to listening
Hi. I follow your content and I must say they're really great and your voice is soo soothing. :) May I know if anxiety and depression can be managed without medications? I have been struggling with depression for a while now and my therapist says I will definitely need medications to see results. But I'm skeptical. Hope you see this comment. Thanks.
Good + Bad = Life. It's okay to have intrusive thoughts because it's a part of the learning system. Some people have them as just thoughts and others hear them outside their heads. Sometimes visions are included. My brother had schizophrenia. What I never understood, and never did get a straight answer to is - why do some hear it outside their heads? Please don't tell me it's a chemical imbalance because I watched and helped my brother through it for 56 years. I found some relevant answers, but most don't want to hear it.
From what I learned by an extremely informed satirical RUclips channel in particular is that schizophrenia can come in different forms found in more recent research, say things like having only auditory hallucinations but not any other form or having visual hallucinations without auditory and multiple other symptoms. It's more complicated than it seems at first glance, there's a lot more to the disorder than meets the eye.
My oldest sibling is trans. I support. She identifies as female. It took her years to tell me for fear I would ignore her, because I am religious. The Bible teaches not to judge. I’m not as big on religion as my husband, but this is how he accepted the change. His biggest concern is our kids being confused. She wasn’t a big part of their life before. Although, my husband doesn’t want her around them until they turn 18. I still talk to her and visit her. I’m surprised my husband accepted it.
For me, the key to overcoming intrusive thoughts was by 1) Labeling them 2) Accepting that they are only my fears 3) Knowing who I am and staying true to who I am 4) Prayer. I asked God to protect my mind and heart from evil 5) Train my brain to focus on loving, safe, positive, happy thoughts 6) Realizing that everyone has them. I hardly have any now and if they ever pop back up, i just repeat the steps 😌
Take ALL thought captive for they are not your own.
Labeling leads you away from the Truth.
Why embrace fear when it’s not your own? You want to overcome fear.
The very reason you have fear is because you do not know who you are. If you did it would not be possible to have fear.
Simply pray, be still and know…not the other verbal mumbo jumbo.
You cannot train your brain/control your thoughts for they are not your own.
Do you have anger?
Hi curly ceibena. Yes I agree with you 200 percent
@@prettykoka9507 glad to help 🙃
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Gods not real if it is it’s a woman
"You have to treat your mind like a wise parent. It is a brilliant child, but it has been unruly for a very long time. And for it to establish itself in a new way will take a lot of patience and care on your part. You cannot treat it brutally; you cannot punish it; you cannot denigrate it. You’re going to have to learn how to guide it and manage it productively. Then its great service to you and to the world can become apparent, over time."
*Marshall Vian Summers*
thank you, thank you! i needed this! thank you!
So true. We have to treat our mind, soul and spirit like wise parents none of us ever had.
I am sitting crying with relief. I have been having intrusive thoughts off and on for a couple of years and I didn’t know what they were. I didn’t have a label, context, or information on them. When the thought first kicks in it causes me extreme distress and anxiety attacks. Thank you so very much for this session. I just can’t put into words what this means to me.
How are you doing today? Did it get better
I got them daily ever since
As someone who has dealt with intrusive rumination for over 25 years now. In my experience, it does no good to push the thoughts away. They become more powerful if we identify and care about them too deeply. Let them do their worst. Let them come as often as they want without over-identification. Mindfulness and self-compassion meditation are both highly useful. Acceptance is key. Therapy in a nutshell, is a wonderful channel! Childhood trauma absolutely causes ruminative thoughts in adult life. CPTSD is a nasty thing. Healing the nervous system should be the focus. And that as any therapist knows requires a Herculean effort.
There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God. Repeat this sentence twenty times every day
@@الأملبالله-و6ر I dunno. Sounds pretty culty
@@الأملبالله-و6ر I am to 99% sure Islam is plainly false. Just shut up honestly. Not researching enough and then giving strangers on the internet advice that obviously don't help things like OCD at all.
@ Thank you, brother, but I am talking about an experience I went through, Islam is the only solution
@ I hope you will search and study more in the Qur’an
I cut out news media and many of my intrusive thoughts slowly stopped and also my focus on everyday things increased. I'm also much more shocked but what I see on TV by happenstance.
Good for you! Me too! The news is designed to keep you hooked. Simple. 💕❤️🙌🏻😘
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I agree with this. I quit watching the news several years but social media has proven to be very triggering to me. I’ve quit social media now for 5 days & I’m feeling better
@@transformwithmenow4186 Àaaàaa lol lol at 1q1
I am 25 and married for a few years. I want children but been too afraid to pass down my genes, thank you two for giving me a new look on it!
My dad has Tourettic OCD, so he's been extra compassionate to me and others with neurodivergent brains. He helps people feel like they can accept themselves. I wouldn't trade the genes he gave me for neurotypical ones, and I wouldn't trade him. Maybe your children will be exactly the kind of accepting people this world needs, and you'll be exactly the kind of mother they need :)
Man this helped..she is 1000% right…as soon as she said the main problem or target for intrusive thoughts, are about the things we value the most…this has been destroying my life for years.Im a guitar collector…soo mine is about my guitars..sounds crazy but…boy…has it ruined my life…
What would I do, if some person threatend me physical harm, if i didn’t scratch one of my guitars…what would I do? I know the answer..but the fear or hot flash anxiety caused by not harming them…makes me think??????? Then the hot flashes and sweat floods my body and completely ruins my day…and it’s an on going cycle.
Its only when I feel like I’m thinking of it, inside my head….as if I’m looking off to the side like…soo???
If that makes sense? Like I’m living in my head
I find intrusive thoughts are so similar to spiritual warfare. I treat them like an enemy seeking to kill, steal and destroy.
They are a form of spiritual warfare. Satan can use things in your life, or how your body/mind is wired, to wage war against you. I’ve dealt with this for YEARS and only after the worst instance of these intrusive thoughts did I realize what they were.
Just wanted to comment on meditation. I use various types of meditation but my favorite is the silent mind meditation. Sit in a comfortable position, eyes closed, and focus on the breath. When you notice you're thinking, interrupt the thought with "thinking" and return to the breath. Over time, you'll get better at not thinking, when that's your intention, and you'll lose track of the breath as well. For someone with a very busy mind, it's weird to sit in silence, but also really cool. Hope this helps and thanks for all the helpful info you've provided us 🙂
For me, my intrusive thoughts are absolutely related to childhood trauma. It's a form of hypervigilance, it ultimately is just s a desire for control. I also find it is a way for me to avoid feeling emotions (which are scary, and often stored in the body) and instead spend time in the rabbit hole. It's sooo unhealthy and destructive. Visual cues have helped me best (throwing the thought down.a well and walking on to find a beautiful meadow instead) and I'm working on finding a somatic therapist. Movement helps. Daily.
Wow…. you nailed it.
Thank you for the visualation of "throwing the thought down a well" and moving on to another place. I have been tormenting myself over these thoughts and have not been able to think of a way to deal with it. I think this will help.
@@wendyelliott150 and after throwing the thoughts down the well when you start walking towards the beautiful meadow, imagine the flowers dancing, swaying side to side so cheerfully, bubbles all around and just you and no one else, being in amazement by all that your seeing and a harmonious loving melody playing in the background.
Yes I don’t get intrusive thoughts often but when I do I right on a piece of paper my intrusive thoughts and than I go outside and burn the paper and imagine myself letting go of it and as it burns I imagine the thoughts leaving right now I am anxious because I am going home tommrow and last time I drove home I got intrusive thoughts and had a bad couple days after the long drive and I am anxious that it will come back when I drive home but one of the most true quotes I’ve read is “he who suffers he shall suffer already suffers what he fears” and that couldn’t be more true right now lol
I wish I could like the same video multiple times. I get this intrusive thought that, if I touch a knife, I'm going to use it to hurt someone, so I spent some time avoiding knives and the thought only got louder. Eventually, I just named that thought 'Adrian' so when it shows up, I think "Ah, there's Adrian again, stopping in to say hello." and I just keep doing whatever I was going to do, such as chopping vegetables or doing arts and crafts. Adrian has gotten much quieter because of that. :)
I’m very happy for your progress! God bless!!
God bless you
God bless you
I had knives related intrusive thoughts but were aimed at hurting myself.
I just viewed this episode and would like to say something about meditation and intrusive thoughts. As someone who has anxiety and who has practiced meditation for many years I speak from my own experience. Meditation does clear the mind but not every time and not permanently. Intrusive thoughts return but the experience of them changes, or can change. Meditation can bring the mind to a state of stillness where there is peace and a sense of expansive awareness that is free of thoughts, feelings and resistance. This is a wonderful state to be in because you're finally free but also aware. This state lasts for a while. For me it typically lasts between 20 minutes and 45 minutes. Then it lifts up and away and you return to a normal state. You feel better for a while but in the course of your normal day or week thoughts and feelings return. With a regular meditation practice you benefit from a sort of protection from thought assaults. You have the thoughts, but they're kind of at arm's length, so to speak. They appear but in the background, as if they are a few feet away from you speaking to you. You notice them but you notice them more as a witness or observer. It's as if there is a space between you and the thoughts. You're not triggered by them because they are over there and they haven't set off any alarms. From that perspective you can see what you are thinking without any attachment to it. But like I said before, this experience doesn't occur every time I meditate. Sometimes I don't reach a state of freedom during mediation. And when you stop practicing meditation regularly that distance from your thoughts eventually fades. But in general mediation can have profound benefits. In this episode, at 38:37 minutes, Mrs. McAdam and Ms. Green address a question from a viewer about intrusive thoughts during meditation. In my experience, the mediation process is different every time you do it. Sometimes you move into that space of stillness easily, even quickly, and sometimes you don't. During those sessions when thoughts continue to come you just have to practice patience and wait. It helps to bring your focus back to one point, such as the space between your eyes where the third eye is located. But gently. Or focus on the breath. I don't get into a relaxed state quickly so I allow myself 30 minutes to an hour for meditation.
this!!!!!!!
This was one of the most validating videos I have seen. I’ve been struggling with this so much recently and this makes it feel so much less scary knowing it feeds on my fears ❤
I swear it’s like they’re talking directly to me. Thank you for this 😢❤
This made me cry, then laugh. Humor when dealing with this is so helpful.
Just bought the course. Thank you both so much, and God bless you! Prayers anyone suffering is finding help and healing immediately!
I had an aromatic experience that brought up an intrusive thought and it has been beyond scary and I have never had a thought like this in the 30 years that I have been alive. It’s uncomfortable and scary. I have been in therapy and have spoken about it. Is scary and worrisome. It’s relief to know that these thoughts come to attack what we love most and that’s exactly what’s happening for me. I catch them and do in fact label them as intrusive thoughts and that definitely helps. I was diagnosed with ptsd but I also believe that we have power over our minds to help change the relationship with it. Praying has helped me. This one tries to be sticky but I really have to push through it. I have never felt like this before. I have has some in the past but this is one I have faith I can push through. Life has been good to me and I pray god clears my mind and protects me and my family. As I only want to be a good mommy and live a happy life. One day at a time.
I think mental health should be better thought in schools now a days even with videos like this.
This is such an important discussion and it means a lot to me, as I suffer from this issue myself. Thank you!
Same
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Thank you so much! I've been struggling with this for much of my life, but unbearably-so for the past seven years. I referred to it as mental Tourette's (silent Tourette's). I've talked to various therapists, and for the first time, today, I have a label for the disorder and a viable solution. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Eckhart Tolle freed me from thought. It takes practice but the results are amazing. Nothing to do, just listen to him talk.
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Yes! Eckhart Tolle has been life changing for me too.
I’m still working on healing, but his words, delivery, energy, have helped immensely. Always feel better listening to him.
It took me 2 days to listen to this in its entirety, because of anxiety but I'm extremely glad I did. This was great information and I feel much better about my situation. Thank you both!
This video is literally my new favorite video ever. It explains my entire experience with anxiety and my mental space and is definitely one that I will be coming back to as a reminder when I find myself reading into intrusive thoughts. Incredible video.
My anxiety is like my soul reaching through my body to be noticed. I can often connect my IT with the things I care most deeply about. They often return me to an awareness of my deepest values and in that way, I find some peace with them.
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So true
I’ve had OCD and intrusive thoughts my whole life. Thanks for focusing on it.
Definitely a sufferer of intrusive thoughts. It’s correct for me that the reason voice while I’m having the intrusive thought is indeed “because you’re a bad person.” I watched the whole thing while purging my closet before folding clean laundry. Thank you.
This was a very helpful video for me. I’m 48 now and have been dealing with anxiety, OCD, intrusive thoughts since I was a child, developed panic attacks by teenage years and then major depressive disorder as an adult. It’s been a long ride.🥴
God bless you
Kudos to u man u are warrior............ Never give up......
Have you ever taken medication for Anxiety?
Each time i watch a video I'm like this is the best video, wait no this one is! I needed this more than you will ever know. i have seen three people about my tics and all of them had never heard of someone having what I've been calling "anxious tics". i can now see that this is my OCD making me do this!!
Your voice is so soothing @Emma your such a inspiration.
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Thank you both for this discussion & your wisdom. I can relate to the OCD, intrusive thoughts & social anxiety as I have had all three for the whole of my life. They are draining & debilitating to manage. I try to push through & feel I'm probably going to have to deal with this for the rest of my life. That's tough for me to think about, not an intrusive thought, just a fact of life for me. I never give up no matter how low I feel.
I've cut my world down so small for the past 30 years & hardly do anything socially because of my challenges but I am trying to change.
Keep on doing what you're doing Emma & Dr. Green. I gain knowledge & help from your advice & other people .....Thank you.
Sorry to hear that. Have you read Any books by Claire Weekes? They helped me so much on my recovery.
Thanks for the book recomendation by Claire Weekes. I've just bought one. Have you fully recovered from anxiety?
@@debbies9005 i would say I’m 95% recovered. Suffer the occasional intrusive thought, usually when I’m very tired. I also find exercise helps me massively.
Thank you jpresto82, 95% recovery is brilliant....well done! I'd be very happy with that. I'm Looking forward to my Claire weekes Book now.
I try to do daily walks, sometime long, but not much exercise as I have joint problems & muscle pain. I've been thinking about taking up yoga. I used to go to yoga & Tai chi classes years ago.
@@debbies9005 Claire Weekes is amazing! Her book literally changed my life. Every time I feel the anxiety creeping back I read her books again. She teaches you to expose yourself to the triggers of your anxiety, yes at first it’s very uncomfortable but after a while your mind gets so used to your triggers it no longer sets your anxiety off. Then you keep yourself busy so your not dwelling on it. Yoga sounds ideal. Meditation is also a great way to clear your mind.m as well. Really hope it works for you. :)
This was very interesting and informative .
The thing with meditation is to accept your thoughts as a thought that will come and go rather than to clear you mind of all thoughts .
I really appreciate your life saving videos. They have carried me through a year and a half of long term illnesses that came after a respiratory virus, possibly Long Term Covid. I have had two episodes of intrusive thinking related to Synthroid overdose. The first one was 37 years ago. It crushed my spirit and I am yet devasted in the deepest part of me from it. The second one was during this current illness but ironically, the Endocrinologist increased the Synthroid recently. The interview is extremely helpful to me because I cannot forgive myself even though the two thoughts were absolutely intrusive for no apparent reason. I hate them. They are not me whatsoever. I felt mentally raped and it is so emotionally painful. I was totally fine before they overdosed me in 1990. No anxiety, depression, no Menierre's ear (the storm damaged my left ear). Just happy. I thank God for a wonderful career and two sons, two grandchildren. Nothing has been easy for me since 1990. Nothing regarding health. All of your videos are very very helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. God bless you.
Sometimes it is tricky for me to identify what to get anxious about, especially if it's actually something that I need to be concerned about but my mind tells me not to be worried about it. I think these things come from life experience. Great video, thanks.
I don’t even know how ended up here with the obsessive intrusive thoughts. My intrusive thoughts are violating the core of my being. And they are non stop and now effecting my body with muscle tension in parts of my body, radiating heat, and disassociative numbness. 😭
I truly hope you feel better dear.
I can relate to this too
This video came at such a great time for me. Resistance was holding me back and I feel more confident in moving forward. Thank you 🙏🏻
Hi! I just watched your video, with your guest. I have had counseling for CBT and OCD with anxiety, depression and now bipolar disorder I was hospitalized in 1987 was there for a month - stayed with CBT counseling on an outpatient group. I'm still on a lot of medication now at 76 years old. My psychiatrist has told me a number of times to get back into counseling. I have health issues now with COPD and painful arthritis. My pain is chronic and so is my COPD. I've been very interested in your tutorials. They are very informative.
At minute 14, I feel so relieved. I was told that those thoughts don't make me a bad person. Now I know why in particular I have THOSE thoughts. I love my children so much that thoughts of me hurting them wounds me. Thank God Im not a pedophile or murderer. I feared satan would turn me into a monster some day. I thought i created those thoughts from a deep desire in my unconscious.
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Yeah Intrusive thoughts generally happen to good people, those thoughts are literally the exact opposite of who you really are. Deep down you're a good person and those thoughts go against your values, that's what makes them scary.
@@hueso5071 that happens to me too
I was also afraid I would harm my kids. I feared it sooo much. It brings on huge anxiety. They are now 27 and 22 but the intrusive thoughts are still there. This talk really helps. I thought I was losing my mind or on the edge of doing something horrific. Ugh very unsettling
Crazy how for years I thought I have some mental health issues that I might not have control over at some point. I did start meditating and getting enough sleep etc but time to time they still come to surface but since I never looked into it I never knew where it comes from. Good to know I'm not crazy and since it's not intruding my daily life and just comes forward in stressful times I can better understand and control it ❤
Why doesn’t my therapist talk to me like thisssss 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
GAD, OCPD, DYSTHYMIA gal here. I’ve been loving and appreciating all your content. Thank you so much. I need to start looking into this course.
I'm grateful for this theme. Thank you for your work. It helps people. I struggle myself with such thoughts and it's so scary sometimes. Love from Europe Austria.
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I think the work you are both doing here is radical, insightful, reassuring and inspiring, please keep it up!
I get these and they will be based on whatever my greatest fears are. I’ll do the acceptance thing each time a wave hits and do okay but once I get worn down hours into an episode it gets harder, then I start judging myself and fearing how long it’s going to last. I have found that having the experience before and seeing that others also go through the same thing really helps though.
Things that have helped me the most : NAc and B12
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I. Think my ocd lead to ptsd. I have both. Some days are great, others are bad. I have to give it to the Lord when I’m afraid of uncertainty/ fear of fear- I totally get thAt!
I went through intrusive thoughts preventing me from sleeping. Over time I improved, then I wasn’t having any particular thoughts, but had trouble sleeping. A few days ago I heard a talk, and it triggered the initial thought. I am doing ERP again, but didn’t think I would have to go there again.
I have this experience as well whenever I get alone and I’m 17
Great video, helped me understand intrusive thought.
Below are lyrics to a song I wrote just a couple of days ago about this very subject, and then your video appears here for me to watch. It’s cool how things work out sometimes.
To explain the lyrics a little… “ghosts” are my intrusive thoughts. I recently realized I always push them away without actually hearing them. I automatically label them as bad, weak, wrong, etc.
So I started to try imagining them as ghosts from my past visiting me. Losses, sorrows, failures, and regrets. Not to be feared, but welcomed as friends and teachers.
I imagined inviting them in to sit down and talk, finding the good side of whatever they are to me. And this song happened. It makes me cry every time I sing it, in a good way.
…………………………………..
Sometimes ghosts come visiting
Pressed up against the glass
All of my sorrows at once
Like a quiet avalanche
Every loss, an icicle of pain
I push you out, you want back in
Maybe it’s time, to let you stay
Instead of sending you away
So come on in for a while
Let’s reminisce, about a good life
A good life, a good life
Beautiful!!
@WTF HAPPENED TO ME- WOW...THAT'S AWESOMELY BEAUTIFUL. AWE - I SERIOUSLY THINK YOUR JINGLE JUST HELPED ME! I CRIED YET IT PUT IT INTO PERSPECTIVE FOR ME! THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS!!!!!!!
@@randeephantom355 what a lovely comment thank you. If I wasn’t so shy I’d post a link to me singing it 🥰🤷🏼♀️ but anyway even without hearing the music I’m so glad to hear that the words touched you. They make me cry in a good way. It’s ok to welcome and embrace our ghosts. All they need is to be heard, like a child, then they will leave us alone.
I love it. Beautifully expressed. Now I want to hear your song!
Wow, great video. Thank you so much. I am so glad I had a label “intrusive thoughts” or I would not have been able to find this video. I was feeling crazy in my head over the dark winter and looking back they were just thoughts about feeling safe. Anyway! So nice to know I’m not alone. And to be figuring this out . I laughed when she said “that’s what keeps us from running down the freeway naked” lol. Our brains are just doing their job. Love what you said about being anxious about anxiety. And yes as far as meditation goes, i have completely let go of the idea of my mind being clear but I see it as me just taking the time to observe what is going on in there. When I was experiencing intrusive thoughts I kind of intuitively knew that fighting them would make it worse so I just accepted them like okay brain, thanks a lot for these terrible thoughts. Don’t think about a pink elephant kind of thing. I guess trying to work on lessening anxiety is a roundabout way to lessen the thoughts? Anyway. I am SO grateful for this wonderful video! Thank you.
Too much stimulants, coffee, meds, etc seem to make me more prone to an anxiety/panic/intrusive thought attack.
For me stimulants also make everything worse. I can't take caffeine I'm afraid of meds because of my sensitivity. Booze is also scary. Love a glass of wine but not good for me.
I feel like meditating is the thing to do to get rid of intrusive thoughts, if you do it consciously to the intrusive thoughts: you catch them and let them go.
It's not really about the result of clearing your mind, it's about the practice. It's when all the sh*t can come up to be let go of.
Doesn't mean it's easy
This video was so helpful! Thank you so much for making it!
I had it first with PND, struggled so long. Only knew 20 years later, it was caused by DMER, which none of doctors or gynae knew. Many doctors are pure criminally negligent. Except for Emma 🥰
DMER?
Try not to engage in the compulsive behaviour of trying to figure out why intrusive thoughts exist in the first place. This behaviour actually took me years to identify and it was a light bulb moment. The compulsion of looking for reasons fuel OCD. It’s also imperative in working with a practitioner who knows the condition inside out.
I appreciate that everyone’s different but regardless of the specific therapy treatment you participate in, please make sure that it involves exposure therapy.
Knowledge is everything and things do get better.
It makes sense but man it is hard to let go of trying to explain it
@@sebastianmorales8679 True, it’s a fine line between trying to process all this stimuli over the years and figuring how it all works, and using this same process as an excuse to allow oneself to engage in compulsive behaviour. It’s an astonishingly shifty condition.
Thank you so very much for this. You ladies are doing a great service. Thank you!
Great Q&A, thank you for that, I found it very helpful
I have to remember to watch this. I have viciously frequent intrusive thoughts that break me down daily. I realized I have OCD and complex PTSD but I can't see a psychiatrist for an official diagnosis but the signs are all there, it's just so difficult to not believe I'm awful because of the thoughts constantly telling me I'm evil and bad. I keep feeling like because I don't have unofficial diagnosis but I'm lying to myself and making excuses even though I have read extensively that intrusive thoughts are like that. I had prolonged abuse and it's so hard to mot think it's my fault even though I have an extensive checklist and people in my life who confirmed things for me. I want do badly to believe in myself but it feels like lying
I have had those thoughts too, and as much as telling yourself you're a good person may feel like lying, we have to love ourselves the way we weren't loved and protected as kids. Think of a dog that's been abused: it may snarl and seem bad but it's only scared. Keep loving yourself, it will feel more and more true if you keep going. I believe in you. You are not broken or damaged, you are a precious jewel just needing to be held.💖
You don't need to see a psychiatrist at all. Why don't you go and see a psychotherapist. They can be more helpful than psychologists and psychiatrists..good luck
You should try Pesso Boyden. What everyone needs is loving, supportive, nontoxic parents with healthy boundaries. You did not get them. At least you can try to work with your imagination and heal some of the trauma. Our mind is powerful. Or MDMA therapy may be a good solution for you.
Mediation practice IS that you are aware of your thoughts, you observe them and then they leave. The point of meditation is the observation of thought without judgement and without engaging in reaction to the thought. Thoughts will never stop.
Thoughts that have turned into habits. All neurons are strengthened over time. I had to quit a job, because I cared too much about what my coworkers thought of me. People will not understand unless they have went through it. I made the mistake of talking about it. I was also mobbed bullied at work. It just took one person that got mad, then that one person went to the rest of the coworkers and got them mad at me over work related problem that could be solved with little communication. Over time, people treated me like I was looking for attention. Irony is I cared about them and the increase pressure from them made me worse. I should of left sooner. I shouldn’t of thought them as friends.
Thank you Emma and thank you Dr. Green for this. Seriously such amazing souls and intelligent people. Sending my love to everyone and to those affected by this. Currently working through this. Sharing!!!!
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I’m so tired of heath anxiety
Tolerate uncertainty is key to life. I guess where the "Let go & Let God" phrase came about. A desire to control causes tons of intrusive thoughts here, but definitely working on it all. Deep breath.
Thank you so much this video. I appreciate all of the time and effort you have both put into this, and it has helped me so much.
Josh
I'm so very thankful for this video...it has enlightened me and helped me tremendously as I navigate my anxiety.
Thank you Emma and Dr. Green!
What a great video!!! 👍👍👍👍Thank you Emma and Kat for all the information you provide. Both of you are changing my world. I send you a big hug from Chile.
Thanks Emma for another great video. I'll probably be watching it again to take notes.
My limited experience with meditating is to just be gently aware. Whether it be the breath, sounds outside the body, or when thoughts arise in consciousness.
Then when you are aware of the thought, acknowledge it. And be aware you are not your thoughts.
One thing that has helped me is to say internally to myself, "Let's set with this thought and see what it wants. Why is it vying for attention?" And sometimes the thought dissipates just at that action. If it doesn't, then I speak to it like a patient parent talking with a child. Trying to be full of compassion and understanding. Then gently focusing awareness back to the breath or sounds outside the body.
I never hold on to the thought or push it away. Always reminding myself I am the observer of the thoughts. And rinse and repeat when a thought arises, which it will.
This has not been a panacea but it is another tool in helping me with my GAD and other anxiety issues. I am not cured but I am slightly better than I used to be. And by no means am I an expert on meditation. But I hope this may aid someone.
Jon Kabat-Zinn is a nueroscientist who has researched meditation for decades and his talks have helped me. As well as Shuana Shapiro, another nueroscientist.
Sorry for the Tl,dr post.
This was such an interesting session--I loved the conversation and all the knowledge sharing. I would love to hear more specific examples of what kind of behavior might trigger anxiety and how one should react depending on the nature of the trigger. For example, I freaked out today when I went to pick up my take-out order and most of the employees weren't wearing a mask. I didn't over-do it, but I felt provoked. On the other hand, maybe they were seriously just trying to live life and get past the pandemic. Maybe I should not have cared if the food preparers wore masks. These kind of judgement calls are worthy of discussion so that the average Jane/Joe can gauge her own behavior.
You continue this wonderful work..and I thank you for it. Peace.
Amazing video on intrusive thoughts! 🔥That’s what my channel is all about!
Hi Nathan!
@@TherapyinaNutshell Always love your videos. I'd be happy to join you sometime. 😃
Thank you SO mu h for this video. It was very helpful. I've struggled with intrusive thoughts a lot past couple of years. I was recommended meditation but I couldn't do it. I thought there must be something seriously wrong with me. Thank you for making me feel I'm normal xxxxxx
My experience is that knowing ones boundaries: what i will and Will not accept is important in non physical danger situations too for treating anxiety and depression 🙂💭👌🏻
The intrusive thoughts I have now, came to my head after one meditation I did. Please, be smarter, because I'm so tired of them. They are not mine, they last for more than a year already, and they are obviously satanic.
People, be smarter, and do not do any meditations at all. You can relax differently. Be absolutely safe. Heaven bless you!
How are u now
I have autism and severe anxiety so for me intrusive thoughts are very persistent I’ve been fighting them for along time now but I haven’t really got anywhere but I’m still going I think it’s my default way of thinking now so i just think negatively just cause depression aswell but Deep down ik I’m not that person so it’s really painful but hopefully I can get through it
makes it even worse when some of the Intrusive Thoughts have come true in the past
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I get scared sometimes and it gives me so much anxiety thinking about these things
Hi Emma and Kat. 2 questions ... My friends all say I am happy positive uplifting while inside it is the exact opposite. Q 1...Have my intrusive thoughts since early childhood determined my negative life path, even though I am working at being more positive, choosing my words carefully and thoughts more mindfully, and meditating?
Q2 ... is FAKING IT TIL I MAKE IT damaging me to stay "locked in" or "enabling" to the negative side of things, past thoughts dictating the past truth, which is not true for the me that is safe, in the NOW AT PRESENT?
This was really a great video I loved listening and learning so much! Dr. Green is so great, we share the same last name, so that was cool to me 😀. Enjoyed so much, thanks 🤟😃
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I listen to this video with they get crazy and over whelming thank you so much
My intrusive thoughts are actually the positive ones because my usual thought pattern is negative and sometimes all of a sudden there's a "oh life is not that bad after all"
And I'm like "NOOOO STAYYY THOUGHT, STAYY"
I am dealing with this myself😟 it's not easy, I have to work and it's hard when u trying to do what you have to do and you at work and it just ...... It's not easy at all.
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I’ve noticed that recently when I get super anxious that I’ll get intrusive thoughts that stick and I feel like they are out of no where but it’s just my anxiety trying to get my attention and than I don’t realize this and try to explain it away and it never works
My parents don’t have OCD. Saying it being more genetic perpetuates the despair.
Hi I’m pregnant and have been facing intrusive thoughts since past 3 months and I’m afraid it would effect my baby
My thinking pattern has changed and it takes a lot of effort to push myself to think positively
I only started having bad thoughts one month ago I can promise you that your baby is safe it’s your hormones causing the thoughts
Awesome guest filled with wisdom
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I love your videos
thank you so much 💖 you two are very appreciated.
This helps alot, thank u!
I got them after having my son and it’s just getting worse. I don’t feel much joy anymore or excitement. I hate these thoughts and I’m not sure why it happened. It’s hard and I just want to be tara again
Being antisocial and psychopathic, having intrusive thoughts sucks as there's a real danger to just speaking one's mind: you WILL get arrested.
Intrusive thought in a video on intrusive thoughts; saying: "in the course...." over & over & over... Ha ha ha. yes, driving me mad as a person in college, etc, without $ for a course. I'm just trying to learn from youtube videos without the video being an ad...over & over. blessings. peace. love wins. joy
What an wonderfull video ! Thanks alot to you both ❤️
changing lives 🤍🤍🤍
If you ever do another video together, could you talk more about the link between OCD and tic disorders? I have both Tourette's and OCD, but I only got my OCD diagnosis at the age of 32 when I suddenly had severe intrusive thoughts (as a side effect of an antibiotic which is known to exacerbate OCD and anxiety symptoms). Before that, I always thought my (mild) OCD symptoms were part of my Tourette's because they "felt" exactly the same in my mind. I thought my Tourette's came with physical and mental tics, and it still doesn't seem right to me to view them as two separate conditions when the only difference is whether or not my muscles are involved.
Mindfulness meditation doesn’t instruct to keep a “clear mind” by rather to observe thoughts as they appear and then let them go as any other object of consciousness.
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Thank you, dear lady. Very interesting lectoure. I don't agree 100% but most is true. I work with patients for 22 years. Psychiatry is little diferent from psyhology. Very , very good theme and very interesting to listening
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Hi. I follow your content and I must say they're really great and your voice is soo soothing. :)
May I know if anxiety and depression can be managed without medications? I have been struggling with depression for a while now and my therapist says I will definitely need medications to see results. But I'm skeptical. Hope you see this comment. Thanks.
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Good + Bad = Life. It's okay to have intrusive thoughts because it's a part of the learning system.
Some people have them as just thoughts and others hear them outside their heads. Sometimes visions are included.
My brother had schizophrenia.
What I never understood, and never did get a straight answer to is - why do some hear it outside their heads?
Please don't tell me it's a chemical imbalance because I watched and helped my brother through it for 56 years.
I found some relevant answers, but most don't want to hear it.
From what I learned by an extremely informed satirical RUclips channel in particular is that schizophrenia can come in different forms found in more recent research, say things like having only auditory hallucinations but not any other form or having visual hallucinations without auditory and multiple other symptoms.
It's more complicated than it seems at first glance, there's a lot more to the disorder than meets the eye.
@@shotakonkin2047 I know...my brother had it all. Thank you. ✌️
Hey did your brother take medication and did it help him?
Yes he took clozapine and it helped reduce the episodes, but did not make them stop alltogether. @@s1ckch1ck
At all cost
As a trans person I felt really seen by y’all
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My oldest sibling is trans. I support. She identifies as female. It took her years to tell me for fear I would ignore her, because I am religious. The Bible teaches not to judge. I’m not as big on religion as my husband, but this is how he accepted the change. His biggest concern is our kids being confused. She wasn’t a big part of their life before. Although, my husband doesn’t want her around them until they turn 18. I still talk to her and visit her. I’m surprised my husband accepted it.
@@AmyJackson-_-85 It's easy for kids to just roll with it.