Why You Have Intrusive Thoughts 👇🏻Intrusive thoughts are those unwanted, distressing thoughts that pop into your mind uninvited—often bizarre, scary, or even taboo. But here’s the thing: they don’t define you. These mental hiccups are a byproduct of your brain’s hyperactive threat detection system, designed to keep you safe but prone to overfiring, especially under stress, anxiety, or trauma. For us anxious achievers, these thoughts stick because the brain misinterprets them as threats, lead

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320K views · 4.9K reactions | Erica lives with "Pure O", an internal form of OCD. This creates constant intrusive thoughts which greatly impact her quality of life. Erica hopes that when she opens up about her intrusive thoughts others are kind and take the time to understand this rarely discussed form of OCD. | Special Books by Special Kids | Facebook