A few weeks ago, I experienced intrusive thoughts, which lasted for about a week. I thought about checking with its Sender but I was sure that Sender would deny sending those intrusive thoughts. Moreover, I felt that I was to blame myself for the receptiveness of those intrusive thoughts.
“It seems to come out of nowhere — a strange, disturbing thought or a troubling image that pops into your mind. [ ] Whatever the content, it’s often unsettling and may bring on feelings of worry or shame. The more you try to push the thought from your mind, the more it persists.
Intrusive thoughts, as these are called, are thought to affect some six million Americans, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.”
Source: Managing intrusive thoughts (2024) by Harvard Medical School. Note LO: markings by me
I was able to manage my intrusive thoughts by accepting the blame for my receptiveness of those thoughts. Soon afterwards, those thoughts faded away. Actually, my doubts on another topic had allowed receiving those intrusive thoughts. In a way, both topics were connected; see my diagram below.
In a way, life is like a revolving door, meaning: when one “door” closes then another “door” opens.
Also see my related blogs of 2016 and 2021.
Those changes are often about my concepts of:
My diagram on the left shows their interconnectedness.
Actually, I did not want to write about this topic. However, a Google search, the Harvard Health article and Wikipedia revealed that intrusive thoughts are rather common. Moreover, this blogs helps me with my acceptance.
Intrusive Thoughts (2023) by Natalie Jane
artist, lyrics, video, Wiki-artist, Wiki-song
Note: all markings (bold, italic, underlining) by LO unless in quotes or stated otherwise.
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