Episode 108: Pink Elephant and Intrusive Thoughts
How do you react when you have an intrusive thought about viewing pornography? You might try to ignore it, you might respond to it, or you might try to replace the thought with something else. However you’re currently reacting to these kinds of urges, I’ve got something new for you to try.
I saw a TikTok recently that illustrated the reality of intrusive thoughts as experienced by people with OCD, and it translates perfectly for how intrusive and automatic sexual thoughts play out in pornography use. So, in this episode, I’m sharing an exercise using a pink elephant to help you in those moments where you have an urge you can’t ignore.
Tune in this week for a simple exercise that will help you understand what’s going on in your brain when you have intrusive thoughts on a deeper level. I’m sharing why trying to stop, avoid, or question your intrusive thoughts will only make them worse, and how to instead accept them and let them pass.
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What You'll Learn from this Episode:
Why it’s so difficult to ignore our intrusive thoughts.
How compulsively trying to erase intrusive sexual thoughts only gives them more power.
What we tend to make our inability to ignore or redirect our intrusive thoughts mean.
Why accepting intrusive sexual thoughts doesn’t mean you have to approve of them, but it does take away their power.
A simple exercise to show you that your only option when experiencing intrusive thoughts is to let them pass.
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