Intrusive Thoughts - Don't click on the thought

What kind of thoughts do you have?

when i don't push them out i still focus on them and feel like im giving in, and feel like i like what my brain is picturing which i don't want to like even tho it feels like i like it in the moment but later on feel disgusted and want the thoughts to stop.

And i can't just not focus on these thoughts because it twisted the way i view people irl and can't even look at someone with thinking about something sexually and disgusting

This analogy of intrusive thoughts being like click bait/ads is brilliant and an easy way to remember how to deal with those thoughts when they come craving your attention! Appreciate so much what you are doing/sharing to help mental health sufferers 🙏

"but you're cool as a cucumber" 😄 great video! love the analogy! 👏

Thanks

Thank you so much for this video ❤️❤️❤️

I am dealing with a very weird issue.
I am having ocd thoughts for my bf's past, which is ruining the beautiful relationship we have.
It starts from me questioning little things about her ex and then going deep deep deep into it to the point that i start to cry and make myself frustrated . It has nothing to do with him. I myself have my own past ehich is way more hideous than what he could ever imagine. I understand my own hypocrisy as well.. but these thoughts as much as i know are illogical and useless they are very hard to ignore..a nd emerges daily .. on the gap of 4 5 hours.. and the compulsion to nudge him...

I never had a word for the intrusive thoughts that started about 9 years ago. Watching this made me not feel so alone or crazy. Thank you!

The best explanation for the intrusive thought. Thank you so much for it bro.

Thank you for this.These thoughts make me feel like I have a mind ache😢when it's all just fake.

genuinely thank you. this is an attitude I really don't see about these thoughts. this has helped me so much.

A black guy asked for my phone number... don't worry its not about you.

I really like this! Thanks!

Exactly what i’m currently working on with my therapist. Thanks for the extra help❤

Thank you for what you are doing ❤

You help me a lot I gotta question when I’m getting over why do I think why did I have these thoughts

This man is saving my life and understands me more than my therapist does

Thanks for the video 🇬🇧🙏👌👏

Can you help me please

I wish it was as simple as clicking on a 6 minutes video.
(Still very helpful, thank you)

This was absolutely wonderful for me. I really appreciate the comparison of a thought being an ad, that's really nice.

I am trying.. Thank You..

Okay. I'll give this a try.

Not gonna lie you know where you said the OCD ad says I'm still here and other terms, that made me lol and I kinda wanna use that as a mockery if intrusive thoughts come.

This is great! Thanks!

I'm watching it at 0.75x and it just seems right. 😂

I always get the thought of bending my phone and I have broken my phone die to this

How can I tell if the thoughts are intrusive?

ngl i kno im ok but ive noticed tha i feel stuff like LITERALLY weighin in the back of my mind, like i feel this pressure in my head and it gets me kinda anxious. And i tend 2 overthink and focus on negatives, but i always manage 2 snap back and feel better. I reassure myself, but theres always this self doubt and like, paranoia......and its not even that bad ig, but its still sucky

Stuff tha helps me ig is like, -reminding myself that theyre just thoughts and my brains just bein mean
-Theres so much more around me and stuff to think abt
-im not a bad person, ik im not like that, theyre just thoughts
-im gettin better, i hav so much 2 look forward 2
-i easily get distracted, and can jump in2 other kinder thoughts
-this just adds 2 my character development (not funny ik but it helps me)
-im not alone, im never alone
-also weirdly enough, daydreaming abt my comfort person encouraging me and talkin 2 me abt my thoughts
-REMEMBERING im human, im a person and tha this stuff is normal

Thank you Sir Very much Appreciated ☺️

Yes just to clr the fuss we create more fuss yeah

Can these pertain to thoughts if self image and how I perceive myself

Diseases from social media? Remember k state late night in jardine when we talked about this?

I believe it this day that Donald Trump was the most pro life president in over 100 years.

Wen u say don’t engage wat do u mean ? Coz if it’s not thought it’s feeling and I feel stuck like I can’t run away so I push my tummy In

the blasphemous intrusive thoughts hurts too much plz make a video on it😭😭😭😭💔

i love you
you are helping me to recover from my ocd

Wow this is all so relatable.

Allahu Akbar

You literally changed me and my way of seeing life! Thanks a lot😭❤️

My life has been strange when it comes to therapy. I was once diagnosed with OCD, but then I got a new therapist who told me “no you don’t have it, you don’t obsessively clean things” and from then on, I thought it was just anxiety. But it’s gotten worse and I’ve tried dealing with it like it’s anxiety, but it’s not only that. So yeah… there’s a good chance I actually do have OCD because of the types of thoughts I get.

Thoughts I get:
“What if I jump off this bridge?”
“What if I push someone into a truck?”
“What if I’m a delusional psychopath who just erases memories from my head?”
“What if I sleepwalk and do horrible things?”
“What if I’m like those unsubs in criminal minds?”

But here’s the thing… I’m not like this at all. I’m super empathetic, possibly too empathetic sometimes… (I feel empathy for bullies and bad people and I try to help them. But it never works) and I love my life and I would never hurt myself. I’m not capable of things like this. But these thoughts make me think I’m a horrible person. And I thought I was just insane and that no one could relate to me. But now I feel like I have people I can relate to!

This metaphor and video gave me my life back. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Thank you for your help. Mine are so distressing, and they try to make me believe them.

Thank you, Nathan. I’ve been having an episode of horrible anxiety the past few weeks and had the worst intrusive thought about my child and it killed me emotionally. Here I am still dealing with it almost 2 weeks later. I’m trying not to over analyze it anymore but it’s so hard because it’s opposite of who I am as a parent and person. It’s truly horrible but this video helps.

Thank you, Nate

I am 19 and I have lived with OCD for 7 years now,,and I did not know what it was until I found this channel ,,,I thought I was different in a way 😢

Can this work for sensations that come along with health anxiety ocd and hyper awareness?

Thanks for ur help!! But u know for OCD patient we always want to rationalise our intrusive thoughts, as u have said don’t “click” into these “ads” intrusive thoughts, but I don’t know whether these thoughts are worth “rationalise” or not…….😭😭

this video automatically started playing after another video and oh my gosh it’s exactly what I needed to hear… in your example “ads” you gave my exact intrusive thought and I’ve never heard anyone acknowledge it before. I used to spend hours on Reddit which was full of those types of “ads” (just posts on that topic) and I would spend hours going through them and feeding into those questions making me believe them more and more. Now I worry that I truly do believe them, even though I don’t want to. I have since deleted Reddit but now instead of indulging in the questions, I indulge in finding answers. And while it’s not as stressful as having the questions on my mind 24/7, now if I hear someone question my thought I go back to square one and have to find reassurance all over again. One thing is for sure, your channel has encouraged me to atleast consider therapy again.