{"id":71403,"date":"2020-04-12T21:25:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T01:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/71403"},"modified":"2020-04-12T21:25:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T01:25:26","slug":"overcoming-unwanted-intrusive-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/71403","title":{"rendered":"Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"You are not your thoughts! In this powerful book, two anxiety experts offer proven-effective cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills to help you get unstuck from disturbing thoughts, overcome the shame these thoughts can bring, and reduce your anxiety. If you suffer from unwanted, intrusive, frightening, or even disturbing thoughts, you might worry about what these thoughts mean about you. Thoughts can seem like messages\u2014are they trying to tell you something? But the truth is that they are just thoughts, and don\u2019t necessarily mean anything. Sane and good people have them. If you are someone who is plagued by thoughts you don\u2019t want\u2014thoughts that scare you, or thoughts you can\u2019t tell anyone about\u2014this book may change your life. In this compassionate guide, you\u2019ll discover the different kinds of disturbing thoughts, myths that surround your thoughts, and how your brain has a tendency to get \u201cstuck\u201d in a cycle of unwanted rumination. You\u2019ll also learn why common techniques to get rid of these thoughts can backfire. And finally, you\u2019ll learn powerful cognitive behavioral skills to help you cope with and move beyond your thoughts, so you can focus on living the life you want. Your thoughts will still occur, but you will be better able to cope with them\u2014without dread, guilt, or shame. If you have unwanted thoughts, you should remember that you aren\u2019t alone. In fact, there are millions of people just like you\u2014good people who have awful thoughts, gentle people with violent thoughts, and sane people with \u201ccrazy\u201d thoughts. This book will show you how to move past your thoughts so you can reclaim your life! This book has been selected as an Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Book Recommendation\u2014an honor bestowed on outstanding self-help books that are consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and that incorporate scientifically tested strategies for overcoming mental health difficulties. Used alone or in conjunction with therapy, our books offer powerful tools readers can use to jump-start changes in their lives.<p>\r\n\t       \r\n\t       GBS_insertEmbeddedViewer(“gu4hDgAAQBAJ”, 500,400);\r\n\t       <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You are not your thoughts! In this powerful book, two anxiety experts offer proven-effective cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills to help you get unstuck from disturbing thoughts, overcome the shame these thoughts can bring, and reduce your anxiety. 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