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5 Myths You Need to Know About Intrusive Thoughts

May 10, 2021 by Carly Geller, Psy.D.

Intrusive thoughts about violence, one’s sexual orientation, gender, and other topics can lead to severe anxiety. Learn about common myths that can actually make intrusive thoughts worse.

“Intrusive thoughts” are thoughts or images that a person experiences as unwanted. Intrusive thoughts are normal and unproblematic for most people. However, when experienced frequently, these thoughts can cause significant distress.

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Filed Under: OCD Tagged With: intrusive thoughts

Cognitive Distortions and What to Do About Them

November 30, 2020 by Carly Geller, Psy.D.

Certain patterns of thinking make you more likely to experience anxiety, depression, anger, and other problems. These patterns are called cognitive distortions, and you can learn to counter them.

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Filed Under: Anxiety, Depression Tagged With: catastrophizing

Why You Have Intense Emotions, and How to Cope

August 31, 2020 by Carly Geller, Psy.D.

woman with intense emotions

It is normal to experience a broad range of emotions. In fact, emotions are what make us human! Common emotions include sadness, joy, excitement, fear, guilt, anger, shame, and anxiety, to name a few. Experiencing a broad range of emotions is natural and unproblematic. However, intense emotions or rapid fluctuations between positive and negative emotions can be a source of great pain and distress for you and for those around you.

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Filed Under: DBT Tagged With: emotion regulation, Mindfulness

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