2025-07-14
21 分钟If you've ever had an intrusive thought and it caused you to panic and make you wonder what is wrong with me,
you're not alone.
But there is a chance that you're responding in a way that is not helpful.
And my goal today is to change that.
Today,
we're setting the record straight and we're addressing what 99% of people get wrong about intrusive thoughts and we're talking about what to do instead.
Welcome.
My name is Kimberly Quinlan.
I'm an anxiety specialist.
You're here on your anxiety toolkit where we give you a virtual hug and all the strategic,
helpful, effective and compassionate skills to help you manage anxiety.
So whether you have OCD, perfectionism, it doesn't matter.
Our goal today is to help you manage those intrusive thoughts so that you suffer less,
you're kinder to yourself, and you don't get caught in OCD's trap.
So let's go.
Okay, so let's first start with the main point.
You're not here for the fluff.
You want to get straight to it.
Number one, what is an intrusive thought?
Because this is often what people get wrong.