LINK Can we control unwanted thoughts? New research says, yes
Most people experience unwanted thoughts from time to time.
Some, known as intrusive thoughts, can be linked to psychiatric disorders.A new study has found that most people use reactive thought control to deal with unwanted thoughts once they have occurred.
Proactive control—to avoid the thought occurring in the first place—may be more effective, but participants in the study found this very difficult to do.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Dreams are my biggest issue. I went years with rarely having a dream that I was aware of. But after my heart issues and medication required, I have vivid dreams pretty much every night, not all of them bad!
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