Practical Steps To Handle Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts

1. Practice mindfulness meditation, focusing your attention to your breath or a mantra.
2. Note the thought and ‘park’ it, reminding yourself to tackle it later.
3. Do not distract yourself in a way that makes your mind rebound towards the unwanted thought you are trying to avoid.

Emotions are not good or bad, they are just emotions. One can validate the emotions and accept them. A good way is to write down on a piece of paper what all you feel and then reflect on the same.

Whatever the urge is when we feel angry, depressed, or sad,...

Something happens and we imagine the absolute worst. Our mind plays tricks and we start ‘awfulizing’.

To stop this:

• First, on a piece of paper or in a journal, write down and answer the question: What I am afraid will happen?
• Next, write down a response to ...