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2. How to stop intrusive thoughts once and for all, according to ...

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   “When we appraise our thoughts as negative, we usually try to push them away, which can have the opposite effect, and make them stick for longer and create even more distress.” So, Abrams says ...

3. ‘I’m a Psychotherapist, and This Is How To Use Thought ...

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   Research shows replacing negative thoughts with positive thoughts can help reduce stress and anxiety while encouraging a more positive mindset. It has a psychological fake-it-till-you-make-it effect.

4. Thought stopping - Wikipedia

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   Through practice, the negative thought should eventually disappear. Clients receive weekly checks on their technique and to ensure that thought stopping is used appropriately and effectively. [3] Other methods include wearing a rubber band on the wrist and snapping it as punishment when the negative thought occurs.

5. Ironic process theory - Wikipedia

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   Ironic process theory (IPT), also known as the Pink elephant paradox [1] or White bear phenomenon, suggests that when an individual intentionally tries to avoid thinking a certain thought or feeling a certain emotion, a paradoxical effect is produced: the attempted avoidance not only fails in its object but in fact causes the thought or emotion to occur more frequently and more intensely. [2]

6. Suppressing negative thoughts may improve mental health ... - AOL

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   What’s more, suppressing negative thoughts seemed to lower the chances that participants’ mental health issues got worse over time. Three months after the experiment was over, around 80% of ...

7. Automatic negative thoughts - Wikipedia

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   The Automatic Thought Questionnaire 30 (ATQ 30) is a scientific questionnaire created by Steven D. Hollon and Phillip C. Kendall that measures automatic negative thoughts. . The ATQ 30 consists of 30 negative statements and asks participants to indicate how often they experienced the negative thought during the course of the week on a scale of 1–5 (1=Low-High=

8. Suppressing negative thoughts might improve mental health ...

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   What’s more, suppressing negative thoughts seemed to reduce the likelihood of participants’ mental health issues getting worse over time. The risk of depression becoming more severe, for ...

9. Thought suppression - Wikipedia

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   It is also thought to be a cause of memory inhibition, as shown by research using the think/no think paradigm. [4] Thought suppression is relevant to both mental and behavioral levels, possibly leading to ironic effects that are contrary to intention. Ironic process theory [5] is one cognitive model that can explain the paradoxical effect.