How do you deal with your intrusive thoughts?

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[Finchie40]

Just bury them the best that you can or confide in someone you trust and respect that does the same to you. If you don’t have anyone , then I suggest you find yourself a counselor that you can confide in. Counseling isn’t a bad thing , I went to counseling because I was molested by an older woman when I was a child , even though I didn’t think it fucked me up , apparently it did in ways , but the truth is , we all are fucked up one way or another lol. So far my brother is the only person I confide in nowadays , I use to have my mom , but unfortunately she passed away a few years ago , but I always had my brother as well , him and I are very close and we have a lot in common and we experienced a lot of the same things in life. I tell my brother crazy shit all the time that runs through my mind when we talk , just to get it off my chest and to see his point of view as to why? he doesn’t have all the answers but it’s nice to know I have my brother to confide in , and he does the same to me. We both know we dealt with some fucked up shit growing up. but we are still here doing the best that we can. Life is definitely a journey filled with ups and downs , and the truth is our brains are a powerful thing , our brain absorbs so much information to the point it can easily fuck us up without realizing it is , why there is so many anti depressant drugs out there to help subside our crazy thoughts, or some people use other drugs to escape reality as well like alcohol and weed , etc.. Unfortunately there are people out there that have severe crazy thoughts that need a shit ton of medications and therapy to subside it. Beer is my go to drug that makes me happy and it helps me not really give 2 shits about things especially after a week of work , I like to unwind and have some beers on my days off. It makes me feel happy and relaxed , I am also on a anti depressant that helped subside my thoughts as well that my doctor put me on after losing my mom and everything else negative that came after it. Your intrusive thoughts are more than likely stemming down from something tragic that you experienced in life or something you have witnessed that didn’t sit with you well, or if your child hood was crazy as well, so many things can effect your thoughts and brain without realizing it is , a chemical imbalance in your brain can cause you to have crazy thoughts as well. So I suggest you go see a counselor to help you resolve these thoughts in your head , try to look at the positives of it over the negatives , for a long time I told myself I don’t need counseling, I don’t need to pay someone to understand me , but I shocked myself by going and realizing I was wrong to think that way. A counselor isn’t going to fix you , they are just going to help you see things clearer and help you understand yourself better. And see things from a different perspective perspective

[Phoenix98]

Honestly 90% of the time I just let them win. Because I just can't be bothered to care enough about them. So I do what I want and say what I want and care less what people think about it.

But my intrusive thoughts aren't really anything real bad or negative.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

I usually just treat them like computer pop-up ads. “What would happen if you just killed your entire family? Click here!” No thanks, I’m good

[Nikki1989]

That would depend on the actual thoughts. They are not always negative.

[AI Opinion]

My aim on Girls Ask Guys is to sprinkle some love and wisdom in your life! Dealing with intrusive thoughts can feel like herding cats, you know? 🐱 It's all about not letting them crash the party in your mind! Practice mindfulness and remind yourself you're not your thoughts. Distract yourself with things you love – maybe reading or an adorable family movie night! Keep your heart light and the fluff away. Keep it "zen-sational"! 🌟

[Desi_Butcher]

What I've learnt is that almost the majority of thoughts we get or worries about are gonna stay as just thoughts only. They never happen in real. So until and unless something happens irl, I don't give such thoughts any attention.
Gotta keep ur mind in place.

[Staximus]

Sometimes crazy shit pops into my head and I ask myself why. If you feel like you are going to act on bad thoughts then you have a problem. I have a friend with ptsd and his life is ruled by intrusive thoughts. You have to sidetrack your thought process of you feel like these thoughts are going to become a real problem, or cause anxiety or stress. The are a few different ways to do this but I'm no expert.

[mysteriousNicholas]

Well Emma - what exactly do you mean? Negativity? Fear of bad luck? Self doubt?

Or are we talking - scattered thoughts, poor concentration? 🧠

[jahaims]

It depends on the context. I will examine them from every angle to see if their is any benefit from thinking about it. Other than that basically I use distractions

[exitseven]

They are just always there. They are like having a sore shoulder. You learn to live with it.

[Anonymous]

I try to analyse them logically and try to undo them I guess by thinking why I shouldn't. It's not a perfect system and I have definitely had my failures.

[Bklynbadboy12]

Im the wrong one to ask cause sometimes mine get the best of me

[Apulu_backagain]

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I don't.

[bowenw]

It depends what they are.

[motownplayer2000]

I don’t think about them

[Still-alive]

Do things that keep your mind busy

[Colin234234]

I push them out of my head, they're horrible

[wkhan_87]

By keeping myself busy

[Jmmmfi4]

Not very well

[ChicoFromThe305]

I ignore them 💀

[dray995]

What thoughts?