Intrusive thoughts can feel frightening and convincing, especially when linked to paranoia, ulterior motives, and ...

Everyone has passing intrusive thoughts that seem to come from outside their control: The content may feel alien, absurd, or threatening, and may pass after a few weird moments. Intrusive thoughts can ...

You may have noticed a lot more chatter on TikTok these days about intrusive thoughts. While some people use the term to describe their random impulses to, say, open and close their fridge door ...

Intrusive thoughts are a hot topic on TikTok. If you’ve seen a TikTok recently hashtagged “#intrusivethoughts” or one that uses the phrase “the intrusive thoughts won,” you may think that intrusive ...

None of us can escape intrusive thoughts, the random and usually off-putting musings that include visions of shoving your hand through the center of a beautifully decorated cake or a bridge collapsing ...

“Intrusive thoughts” has become a TikTok catchphrase for people describing random—sometimes fun or quirky—impulses, but the actual mental health term has a meaning a lot more nuanced, and misusing it ...

Intrusive thoughts don't have to hold you back. “Intrusive thoughts tend to reflect our greatest fears or most unwanted scenarios, so you can treat it as a signal of something important to you,” Dr.

Warning: The following includes descriptions of intrusive thoughts that some readers may find distressing. Have you ever been standing on a train platform, minding your own business, when your brain ...

You’re driving down a two-lane road, windows down, singing along to Elton John’s “I’m Still Standing,” when suddenly you think about veering into oncoming traffic. You’ve settled in for an evening ...