You may have noticed a lot more chatter on TikTok these days about intrusive thoughts. While some people use the term to describe their random impulses to, say, open and close their fridge door ...

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You may have noticed a lot more chatter on TikTok these days about intrusive thoughts. While some people use the term to describe their random impulses to, say, open and close their fridge door ...

None of us can escape intrusive thoughts, the random and usually off-putting musings that include visions of shoving your hand through the center of a beautifully decorated cake or a bridge collapsing ...

Have you experienced random, intrusive thoughts that seem to appear out of nowhere? Or thoughts that are in contrast to your personality, maybe a thought about intentionally hurting others, horrific ...

Source: By Christopher Craig from Fredericton, NB, Canada. Wikimedia Commons. “There is no institution more powerful than the institution of your mind.” —Naide P. Obiang Intrusive thoughts are ...

Intrusive thoughts and psychotic-like experiences among new parents are far more common than previously thought, according to new research. In a survey where over 300 parents who had a baby in the ...

In psychology, obsessions are repeated and unwanted thoughts that cause anxiety. Compulsions are repetitive behaviors people perform to temporarily relieve this anxiety. For example, a person may have ...

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You might wonder why anyone would ever think about harming their own children. Only a monster would do that, right? Turns out, that's not exactly true. It turns out, having passing thoughts about harm ...