How to get rid of obsessive thoughts?

How to get rid of obsessive thoughts? 

Obsessive thoughts visit everyone. They look like intruders who came for a while, but stayed forever. Just like the presence of strangers in the house, and the presence of unnecessary thoughts in your head prevent us from living peacefully and feeling free. But what if neither of them want to leave us? With guests, of course, more difficult, but about the obsessions there are several psychological "secrets" that will help you. A necessary condition for success - you yourself must want to get rid of unnecessary thoughts.

 Unnecessary thoughts - alien essences

Do not think that obsessive thoughts are yours. No, it's an attack on you from the outside world. They came from outside and want to take possession of you, contradicting your character, logic, interests. Treat them as alien entities, "cockroaches in your head," which you absolutely do not need. Think about how much these thoughts correspond to your interests and life principles, do they have logic and consistency, do not they push you to inappropriate actions.

 You are responsible for what happens

It is necessary to learn to be responsible for the actions that you are doing under the influence of obsessive thoughts. After all, they come to you in order to induce you to do something. But actions are done not by thoughts, but by people. Therefore, if you have decided to follow the "advice" of other people's entities, then responsibility for the actions and their consequences will only fall on you.

 Do not argue with obsessions

Avoid dialogue with obsessive thoughts, do not argue with them, proving your rightness. These entities have a feature - the more they are repelled, the more they attack. Consciousness is difficult to deal with outside influence, and our brain is arranged so that if they tell us not to think about the yellow monkey, then we will only think about it. Coping with this state of willpower is difficult, just forbid yourself to think about it will not work. What is "about this"? Yes, the yellow monkey! It's all a vicious circle.

Only consciousness switching can help here. Ignore the obsession, start thinking about something else. About pleasant or not so, but interesting and actual for you at the moment. As soon as you are distracted from obsessions, they disappear at this time.

 Less emotion

Obsessions are energy vampires. To live, they need food - your emotions that arise in connection with them. Try not to fantasize and imagine hypothetical situations that can "suddenly" arise, and lead to "terrible" consequences. Contrast emotions with logic and stop strengthening the strength of the enemy with your imagination. Of course, emotions should not be suppressed, it is necessary to give them an outlet, but not under the influence of compulsions, but absolutely on other, safe and pleasant occasions.

If we rephrase a well-known aphorism, then we can say that "we are what we think." Repetition "about yourself" of the same thoughts is nothing but self-suggestion. By the force of autosuggestion, one can significantly improve one's psychological state, remove pain, and get rid of psychosomatic disorders. Therefore, it is important to immediately replace obsessive thought with a positive statement, a memory of something good, or just a ridiculous anecdote

Obsessive thoughts visit everyone. They look like intruders who came for a while, but stayed forever. Just like the presence of strangers in the house, and the presence of unnecessary thoughts in your head prevent us from living peacefully and feeling free. But what if neither of them want to leave us? With guests, of course, more difficult, but about the obsessions there are several psychological "secrets" that will help you. A necessary condition for success - you yourself must want to get rid of unnecessary thoughts.

 Unnecessary thoughts - alien essences

Do not think that obsessive thoughts are yours. No, it's an attack on you from the outside world. They came from outside and want to take possession of you, contradicting your character, logic, interests. Treat them as alien entities, "cockroaches in your head," which you absolutely do not need. Think about how much these thoughts correspond to your interests and life principles, do they have logic and consistency, do not they push you to inappropriate actions.

You are responsible for what happens

It is necessary to learn to be responsible for the actions that you are doing under the influence of obsessive thoughts. After all, they come to you in order to induce you to do something. But actions are done not by thoughts, but by people. Therefore, if you have decided to follow the "advice" of other people's entities, then responsibility for the actions and their consequences will only fall on you.

Do not argue with obsessions

Avoid dialogue with obsessive thoughts, do not argue with them, proving your rightness. These entities have a feature - the more they are repelled, the more they attack. Consciousness is difficult to deal with outside influence, and our brain is arranged so that if they tell us not to think about the yellow monkey, then we will only think about it. Coping with this state of willpower is difficult, just forbid yourself to think about it will not work. What is "about this"? Yes, the yellow monkey! It's all a vicious circle.

Only consciousness switching can help here. Ignore the obsession, start thinking about something else. About pleasant or not so, but interesting and actual for you at the moment. As soon as you are distracted from obsessions, they disappear at this time.

Less emotion

Obsessions are energy vampires. To live, they need food - your emotions that arise in connection with them. Try not to fantasize and imagine hypothetical situations that can "suddenly" arise, and lead to "terrible" consequences. Contrast emotions with logic and stop strengthening the strength of the enemy with your imagination. Of course, emotions should not be suppressed, it is necessary to give them an outlet, but not under the influence of compulsions, but absolutely on other, safe and pleasant occasions.

If we rephrase a well-known aphorism, then we can say that "we are what we think." Repetition "about yourself" of the same thoughts is nothing but self-suggestion. By the force of autosuggestion, one can significantly improve one's psychological state, remove pain, and get rid of psychosomatic disorders. Therefore, it is important to immediately replace obsessive thought with a positive statement, a memory of something good, or just a ridiculous anecdote.