Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. None of us can escape intrusive thoughts, the random and usually off-putting musings that include visions of shoving your hand ...

Have you ever had an unpleasant thought or image that seems to pop into your head out of nowhere? These unwanted mental visitors, also known as intrusive thoughts, can be disturbing, distressing and ...

Cohen calls intrusive thoughts a form of "mind babbling" or "random, involuntary and unintentional thinking" that can be relentless and difficult to quiet down. "While not all the 'babble' is harmful ...

Ever had a scary or weird thought pop into your head that you just can’t shake? These are called intrusive thoughts, and almost everyone gets them sometimes. They can feel scary or make you worry ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. On average, people have about 6,200 thoughts each day. Inevitably, some will be unwanted, alarming, or ...

Warning: The following includes descriptions of intrusive thoughts that some readers may find distressing. Have you ever been standing on a train platform, minding your own business, when your brain ...

Have you ever had a disturbing thought pop up into your head? Thoughts that are distressing, repetitive and unwanted are called intrusive thoughts. NPR's senior Visuals producer LA Johnson talks with ...

Have you ever sat in a boring meeting and wondered: "What if I just started shouting?" Or you're driving along and you think: "What if I crash?" These unsettling scenarios are known as "intrusive ...

The exact reason why we experience intrusive thoughts isn't fully understood. These unwanted, disturbing thoughts are called intrusive thoughts, and they can be very unsettling. But here's the thing, ...

You’re driving down a two-lane road, windows down, singing along to Elton John’s “I’m Still Standing,” when suddenly you think about veering into oncoming traffic. You’ve settled in for an evening ...

None of us can escape intrusive thoughts, the random and usually off-putting musings that include visions of shoving your hand through the center of a beautifully decorated cake or a bridge collapsing ...