3 ways to stop obsessive negative thinking today

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is often linked or is co-morbid with feeling low. Here are 3 hacks to build you back up

Note — always seek professional health advice, the following article is for suggestion or study only.

Obsessive thinking isn’t something that’s talked about much, in the correct way.

And the same harmful perceptions around OCD still exist — you know the caricature well: someone who cleans several times a day, or has to complete a ritualistic behaviour as a means of attempting to control a certain idea, outcome or future behaviour.

Obsessive negative thinking can be truly destructive and mentally suffocating — and obsessive negative thoughts can be very hard to control.

In fact, most traditional advice asks people with this mode of thinking to realise that obsessive negative thoughts are largely out of your control — they will and they do crop up in your mind, like the tides of the sea on a beach.

So is there anything you can do?

Reaching out to a professional is always the best way.

But if you can’t afford that, are there any ideas that could be looked at for dealing with obsessive negative thoughts?

Here are three ideas: