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Podcast 453: Is there a cure for intrusive thoughts?

CLEANING UP YOUR MENTAL MESS with Dr. Caroline Leaf

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The Importance of Intentional Thinking

Contrary to popular belief, the mind doesn't grind to a halt when you're doing nothing. Contaneous thought process including mind-wandering and daydreaming arise when our thoughts are relatively free from focused thinking and external influences. So instead of reading something or scrolling through Instagram, close your eyes and just let the flow of thoughts happen. You can then take the thought that you found that's coming up with prioritized thoughts. Then you can work through them sequentially. Some are massive and need multiple cycles of 63 days and some are smaller and just need one cycle.

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