Have you ever had an unpleasant thought or image that seems to pop into your head out of nowhere? These unwanted mental ...

Stress is a major culprit for intrusive thoughts. So, Berry suggests calming activities that’ll help center you and keep your ...

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They have identified a chemical in the brain's "memory" region that allows us to suppress unwanted thoughts. The discovery may help explain why some people can't shift persistent intrusive ...

Do you often feel like intrusive thoughts interrupt your day? Creating mental "compartments" can help you stay focused in the ...

Though she says she's dealt with scary thoughts her whole life, it wasn't until she turned 40 that Mariom Ferrer, a social ...

I hope that my openness around OCD and the intrusive thoughts it brings will help other people to access the help they need. I also hope that as people hear the reality of this experience ...

She has about a decade of experience in journalism. Matthew Inman is no stranger to intrusive thoughts. But it wasn’t until a couple of years ago that he learned what these at-times compulsive ...