2026-03-17
12 分钟You're making dinner and out of nowhere there's a flash of thoughts across your mind.
Maybe they're violent, maybe they're sexual, maybe they're blasphemous, and it is completely against your values.
In that moment you are completely in shock.
You think, why on earth would I think that?
You put down your knife and from there you start to ruminate and judge yourself.
You are criticizing yourself just like you are in a courtroom defending yourself and defending your character against your mind.
You are overwhelmed with guilt, shame, nausea and disgust.
And if that is you, I want you to know you are not alone.
In this video, you are going to learn exactly how to forgive yourself for your intrusive thoughts
and how to practice self-compassion for OCD, shame and guilt.
Hello, my name is Kimberly Quinlan.
I am an OCD and Anxiety Specialist and I am on a mission to help equip over 10 million people this year.
That is my goal.
I want to provide them with evidence-based, science-based skills, because I know so many of you are here trying to manage this on your own.
And I'm going to make it my mission to hopefully help you with really effective skills that can help you along the way.
Now, in order to forgive yourself, you are going to need to understand some things about OCD intrusive thoughts.
Number one, intrusive thoughts are unwanted.
Number two, they are repetitive.
And number three, they cause a significant degree Let's get started.
For intrusive thoughts, this is not something you asked for.