How to cope with intrusive thoughts

Intrusive thoughts are unwanted and often negative thoughts that can pop into a person's mind at any moment. They can range from mildly uncomfortable to extremely distressing and can interfere with daily activities. People from all walks of life and of all ages can experience intrusive thoughts, and they are a common symptom of several mental health conditions, including anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and depression. There are several reasons why people may experience negative intrusive thoughts. For example, some people may have a tendency to focus on the negative aspects of life, while others may have a genetic predisposition to anxiety or depression. Stressful life events, such as the loss of a loved one or a major change in life circumstances, can also trigger intrusive thoughts. Regardless of the cause, negative intrusive thoughts can be a source of significant distress and anxiety. However, there are several strategies that can help to diminish these thoughts and turn them into something more positive. Here are a few tips that can help: 1. Practice mindfulness: Mindfulness is the act of focusing your attention on the present moment without judgment. This can help you to become more aware of your thoughts and feelings, and to become less caught up in them. You can practice mindfulness through meditation, yoga, or simply by taking a few deep breaths when you start to feel overwhelmed. 2. Challenge negative thoughts: When you have a negative intrusive thought, try to challenge it. Ask yourself if the thought is based in reality, and if it is, look for evidence that contradicts it. For example, if you have a thought that says "I'm not good enough," try to find evidence in your life that contradicts that thought. 3. Reframe your thoughts: Reframing is the act of changing the way you think about a situation or experience. When you have a negative intrusive thought, try to reframe it in a positive light. For example, if you have a thought that says "I'm going to fail," try to reframe it as "I will learn from my mistakes and do better next time." 4. Practice self-care: Taking care of yourself can help to reduce the frequency and intensity of negative intrusive thoughts. This includes things like eating a healthy diet, getting enough sleep, and engaging in physical activity. You should also find ways to manage stress, such as through exercise, therapy, or simply taking some time for yourself each day. In conclusion, negative intrusive thoughts can be distressing and interfere with daily life, but there are strategies that can help to diminish their impact. By practicing mindfulness, challenging negative thoughts, reframing your thoughts, and taking care of yourself, you can learn to manage intrusive thoughts and lead a happier, more fulfilling life. Read the full article

Trying to Get You to Bed

A/N: I’ve been sleeping bad, so I decided to make some little fics on it. Made it GN for the besties. Enjoy <3 Word Count: 635

Wilford: “Oh dear!” Wilford was rambling on about who knows what when he finally notices how late into the night it had gotten. He turns to look at you, asking if you were ready for bed but sees that you clearly were. You had arranged yourself on the armchair with your legs propped up on one end of the armrest and your head on the other. You tucked your arms into your body so they wouldn’t dangle. He debated taking a quick picture but instead locked it away in his memory, deciding that it indeed was time for bed. He walked over to you and rubbed your shoulders, gently kissing the top of your head attempting to wake you up to go to bed. You turned away from him, mumbling “Okay, let’s go” but made no actual effort to get off the chair, instead turning in more to try to get comfortable. Eventually, he carefully picks you up and takes you to bed, kissing your face softly saying how silly you were, the words barely making it past your ears.

Actor!Mark: It was only 08:30 pm. You both were lounging in the living room, it was a quiet night. He was on one end of the couch looking over scripts while you were on the other side, browsing through your phone trying not to disturb him. Then with one long exaggerated sigh, he gets off the couch and stretches loudly, letting out a pleased hum as his joints crack. You look up from your phone with an eyebrow arched, “Where you going?” You can tell he heard you but he didn’t respond, instead he sauntered over to the few lamps that were on in the living room, twisting the knobs to ‘OFF’ one by one, till the only light from the living room came from your phone. His barely visible figure moved towards the doorway of the room. Realizing you hadn’t moved from your spot on the couch he finally responded back, “Well? Are you coming to bed?” and left the room. You quickly hopped off the couch after him.

Dark: It was late into the night and you were still typing away on your laptop. The emails seemed never ending and you couldn’t stop yourself from replying. Dark simply watched you from the other side of your office space. ‘Better to finish replying now than to open up to a full inbox’ you had told him, by this point it seemed like it was hours ago. There was something that frustrated him as he watched you hunched over your laptop, screen practically inches from your face. Your eyes were clearly strained, now that he remembered, weren’t you supposed to be wearing glasses? Glancing up at the old clock in the room, he decided that you’ve had enough. You barely glanced up at him over your screen. Before you had a chance to tell him you were almost done, Dark’s fingers slid up behind the laptop’s screen and began pushing forward, slowly closing it down until they barely touched down on your hands, “I think you’re done for tonight” he said. “I was almost done” you said, laughing a little as you were caught off by his actions. Dark stood unwavering, his aura growing slightly more intimidating as he pressed a little more lightly on the laptop. Your eyes met with his, hoping you could puppy eye your way for more time but there was no room to convince him you still had time for a few more emails. With a defeated sigh, you pulled your hands off the keys and slumped back into your chair as Dark rounded the table to your side. “Let’s go,” he said a little softer this time, pulling your hand to get you out of your chair.

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a psychologist or a terapist can help you more than this. you are stronger than your thoughts💗

I don't care if people judge me (okay fine i do but just a lil bit) but what i genuinely wanna know is how they perceive me. Do they think I'm someone worth looking at? Do they look at me and think that, "she's so great" or "Why's she like this?" or "What's wrong with her?"or do they look at me and instantly look away because looking at someone who doesn't look that great is just a waste of time? Is that what they might think? It might be 'cause naked truth? I'm not that great to look at and i do sometimes wonder whether as the books and movies, someone would genuinely wanna keep staring at me and hold the conversation themself rather than just leaving me on "liked your message" or "seen". Am i insane to think like this? Is this normal? Have all these questions started annoying you yet? Yeah, well, me too. From a long, long time.

First Post

I’m starting this blog just to feel like I’m putting myself out there somehow, even though I doubt many people will find it. There’s a lot that I try to bottle inside, a lot of feelings that no one else seems to grasp the depth of.

I have bipolar disorder type II. I am on the autism spectrum. I don’t know if all of what I feel can be attributed to these labels, but I don’t doubt these traits hinder my ability to connect with people.

I feel a deep loneliness. I don’t know how to connect with people. Eye contact is hard. The concept of making friends scares me. I feel like nobody likes me, so I don’t really approach people. In reality, I am probably the one making sure nobody will like me by keeping to myself. I understand this. But the thought of making friends, of trusting people, is terrifying. It feels like all my friends abandon me. I lost a friend recently and it crushed me. I regret the way I put up with the things he said and did to me because I didn’t believe I deserved any better. I can’t handle putting myself out there and risking feeling that again.

I am too much. The few friends that I do have have told me that. They have said that they can’t spend too much time with me because I am so sensitive and depressed. I take things the wrong way and they don’t know how to handle it. I can’t even blame them, I know they’re right.

I always have horrible intrusive thoughts in my head. Nobody likes me, I am a failure, I have no talent, I am fat, I am ugly, I have no future... the list goes on.

I don’t always tell all of this to people. I try to save most of this for my journal and for my therapy sessions. The last time I thought I could trust someone enough to try to explain, I was told that these were not real problems, that there were more important things in life than how I feel.

I don’t know how much of what I feel is something that I can change. Maybe if I liked myself more, I would be okay with being alone. Maybe I wouldn’t need anyone else’s approval if I had my own.

Maybe if my main objective was to pour myself into what I love - singing, drawing, painting, writing, reading, spending time with animals - I would be happy. That’s what I try to do. The more I distract myself from the thoughts in my head, the happier I am.

I do have people that love me - my mom, my brother, even the friends that I am too much for. But it’s hard to feel the connections that I do have sometimes. Sometimes I convince myself they would be better off without me, even if I know on some level that it’s not the truth.

Despite everything, one thing I can say for myself is that I am trying. Trying to be better, to be the best person I can be.

Intrusive clouds bringing intrusive thoughts. Most of my intrusive thoughts are visual imagination of something bad happening, like, me suddenly jumping out the window or hitting my head real hard somewhere. But for the sake of this comic, the cloud brought a verbal version of the thought instead of a visual one - thank god! Do you have intrusive thoughts?? . . . [Image Description: One panel comic showing main character chopping a carrot, and a cloud above her speaking to her. Speech bubble reads: “You should chop off your finger”. Main character has a confused and disgusted look on her face, the word “what?” Is written next to her. Second thought bubble speech coming from the cloud reads: “Do it!”] . . . #comicstrip #webcomics #webcomic #sliceoflife #intrusivethoughts #intrusiveclouds #clouds #daniellepioli https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj3Hgyzgmqm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Hey You kind of morning

intrusive thoughts.

sometimes i want to super glue my mouth closed and never speak another word... but i have really pretty lips & straight teeth.

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An idea that I needed to scratch out quickly before I forgot.

When did we all become so doomed?