The intrusive thoughts toolkit Quick relief for obsessive, unwanted, or disturbing thoughts

Book - 2023

Quiet your noisy mind--and find peace of mind--with fast-acting, on-the-spot relief for persistent, painful, and intrusive thoughts. Do you have unwanted, repetitive, negative, or intrusive thoughts that are getting in the way of your life, keeping you up at night, or making you downright miserable? If so, you need quick tools you can use right now--whenever and wherever you are--to soothe the disruption of intrusive thoughts. This emergency toolkit has you covered. Written by a team of mental health experts and grounded in evidence-based therapy, Intrusive Thoughts Toolkit provides fast-acting tools for soothing distressing thoughts in the moments when you need it most. With this take-anywhere guide, you'll learn proven techniques to ...get unstuck from negative thoughts and feelings, adopt healthier thinking habits, and increase overall well-being. You'll also find easy and doable ways to help you press pause on spiraling thinking, and in-the-moment interventions to help you quiet your mind before your thoughts get out of control. If you're looking for quick solutions to help you move beyond intrusive thoughts and improve your mental health, this powerfully effective pocket guide has everything you need to find lasting peace of mind.

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Subjects
Genres
Self-help publications
Published
Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, Inc [2023]
Language
English
Other Authors
Jon Hershfield (author)
Item Description
"Mental health strategies for right now"--Cover.
Physical Description
v, 116 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9781648481390
  • Introduction
  • Part 1. What Are Intrusive Thoughts?
  • 1. Understanding Intrusive Thoughts
  • 2. You Are Not Alone
  • 3. Thoughts That Get Stuck
  • 4. Thoughts Are Thoughts, Not Threats
  • 5. Intrusive Thoughts Are Normal
  • Part 2. Stop Fighting
  • 6. The Broken Dam
  • 7. Thoughts Just Happen
  • 8. Why Can't You Just Control Your Thoughts?
  • 9. Turn Off the Alarm in Your Amygdala
  • 10. Cultivate Acceptance
  • 11. Accommodate Your Intrusive Thoughts
  • Part 3. Becoming Comfortable with Discomfort
  • 12. Get Discomfortable
  • 13. You Don't Decide What Happens Inside
  • 14. Facing Stuck Thought Obsessions
  • 15. Feelings Aren't Facts
  • 16. Thank Your Thoughts
  • Part 4. Common Thinking Traps
  • 17. All-Or-Nothing Thinking
  • 18. Catastrophizing
  • 19. Overestimating Responsibility
  • 20. Checking and Rechecking
  • 21. Magical or Superstitious Thinking
  • 22. Fear of Contamination
  • 23. Everything Needs to Be Just Right
  • 24. Tunnel Vision
  • 25. "Should" Statements
  • 26. Rumination
  • Part 5. Intrusive Thoughts and Anxiety
  • 27. Identify Your Anxiety-Igniting Thoughts
  • 28. Control Your Anxiety-Igniting Thoughts
  • 29. Stop Feeding Intrusive Thoughts
  • 30. Welcoming Anxiety with Breathing
  • 31. Preventing Anxiety from Coming Back
  • Part 6. Intrusive Thoughts and Worry
  • 32. It's Worry Time
  • 33. Humoring the Worry
  • 34. Repeating the Worry Can Reduce Its Power
  • 35. Take Your Worries for a Walk
  • 36. Watch Yourself Worry
  • Part 7. More Tools for the Toolkit
  • 37. Change Your Interpretations
  • 38. Replace the Thought
  • 39. Assess Your Cognitive Fusion
  • 40. Discover Cognitive Defusion
  • 41. Dealing with Catastrophic Thinking
  • 42. Positive Focus
  • 43. Defusing "Hot Button" Words
  • 44. Deal with Social Anxiety
  • Further Reading
  • References