20 Things That Make Intrusive Thoughts Worse We’ve spent a look of time recently writing about treatments to make Intrusive Thoughts and Pure O better however there are lots of things which you can avoid which make intrusive thoughts worse. The top ten worst external behaviours you can do to combat Intrusive thoughts or Pure O: Substances/ Illegal Drugs Alcohol...

Does CBT Therapy Cure Pure O or Intrusive Thoughts? Does CBT Therapy Cure Pure O? In short yes, it can help a range of problems including Pure O, OCD and Intrusive thoughts. Let’s look first at what intrusive thoughts actually are. Intrusive thoughts are unwanted and can be distressing.   They might pop up at any time in your head. Even though you might be lying down in bed,...

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT therapy) Treatment for Intrusive Thoughts or Pure O Sue’s Story This case study was written to show how effective CBT Therapy Treatment is for Intrusive Thoughts. Sue* is a professional dance choreographer in her mid-thirties who lives with her partner and her dog in Greenwich, London. Nine months ago Sue was walking the dog in her local...

What are Intrusive Thoughts? Intrusive thoughts are unwanted, distressing thoughts that occur in people’s minds and repeat or worsen over time.  Intrusive thoughts can often be disturbing, causing anxiety and fear.  It is very common to have them when around or about loved ones. People often have intrusive thoughts about violence or sexual acts, which can keep people stuck in a...

Pure O – All The Facts You Need To Know Purely Obsessional OCD, or Pure O as it’s more commonly referred to, is a form of OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) characterised by intrusive, uncontrollable thoughts or obsessions. Although someone experiencing Pure O may not display the more obvious behaviours associated with OCD such as hand-washing, arranging, cleaning and counting, the...

Online CBT Therapy – Everything You Need To Know Online CBT Therapy is the new era of mental health help. Many of us that shied away from technology, especially video calling, are now opting to conduct the majority of our meetings via an online conferencing platform from the comfort of our own homes. Armed with new skills and increased confidence in this area of modern technology we can...

When you look out of your window what you are looking at is the next moment of the unfolding of the universe. What you are seeing is the direct result of all the moments that happened before. A mind – blowingly long time before. The unfolding of the universe began 13.8 billion years ago at the time of “The Big Bang”. I’m guessing you’d agree that had...

It’s completely human to blame people, places and things in the outside world for the problems we have inside of us. Also most of us try to seek, get or change things in the outside world to try to feel better inside of us. It’s not wrong. It just doesn’t work. It can’t work. The reason is that you didn’t make the outside world and therefore you...