For many people, the human mind can feel like an exhaustingly busy place. A casual conversation with a coworker or a minor ...

A technique called cognitive shuffling may help settle intrusive thoughts and ease the brain into sleep, according to sleep ...

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by your thoughts? Many of my clients have expressed frustration, even anguish, with their relentless experiences of self-imposed mental interrogation. It occurs as an ...

Ever find yourself caught in a relentless loop of "what ifs," dissecting every past conversation, or endlessly weighing pros and cons until you're paralyzed by indecision? Welcome to the world of ...

Have you ever had a disturbing thought pop up into your head? Thoughts that are distressing, repetitive and unwanted are called intrusive thoughts. NPR's senior Visuals producer LA Johnson talks with ...

Intrusive thoughts are unwanted and distressing ideas or images that can appear suddenly and feel impossible to control. With obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), intrusive thoughts can become ...

Accepting New Clients! Your brain is stuck in overdrive—constant thoughts, rituals, checking, avoiding, or replaying things until it feels “just right.” Whether it’s intrusive thoughts, compulsions, ...

The mind can wander to strange places. Sometimes those places and the images that come with them are unwanted, dangerous and negative. We all have intrusive thoughts, but some of us deal with them ...

Too often, people say they “let their intrusive thoughts win” after spontaneously dyeing their hair or making a late-night purchase. There’s a difference between impulsive and intrusive thoughts, ...