Intrusive Thoughts - Don't click on the thought

00:06:36
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEvhlnZe93s

Zusammenfassung

TLDRThe video advises against clicking on intrusive ads that often appear while browsing the internet or social media, comparing them to intrusive thoughts. It explains that engaging with these ads teaches your mind that they hold value and can lead to increased anxiety or doubt about aspects of your life, especially relationships. To handle such intrusive thoughts, viewers are urged to acknowledge their presence without giving them weight, adopting an attitude of indifference. The video suggests responding positively to anxiety and intrusive thoughts, reinforcing the idea that they are harmless and should not dictate your actions or emotions. Following this advice can help reduce the frequency and impact of intrusive thoughts over time.

Mitbringsel

  • 🚫 Do not click on the ad!
  • 🧠 Treat intrusive thoughts like random ads.
  • 🙌 Acknowledge intrusive thoughts without giving them value.
  • 👀 Allow thoughts to be there; just keep scrolling.
  • 💪 Your reaction determines the thought's power.
  • 🔄 Clicks teach your brain that ads are important.
  • 😌 Anxiety is often a false alarm; treat it casually.
  • 📉 Avoid engagement to decrease intrusive thoughts' frequency.
  • 🌈 Responding differently can change your interaction with thoughts.
  • 🧘‍♂️ Continue living your life despite intrusive thoughts.

Zeitleiste

  • 00:00:00 - 00:06:36

    The speaker discusses the allure of online ads, cautioning against clicking them, as they are similar to intrusive thoughts. Ads can invade daily life, and clicking on them can validate their importance to our minds. When one ad disappears, another replaces it, manipulating our attention. The speaker advises recognizing and accepting these ads and intrusive thoughts without engaging with them. Instead of clicking, one should continue with their daily activities and respond to these thoughts with indifference, diminishing their perceived value. This approach helps in managing anxiety, ensuring that these thoughts do not dictate one's emotions or actions.

Mind Map

Video-Fragen und Antworten

  • What should I do when I see an intrusive thought?

    Acknowledge it but don't give it value; simply allow it to be there.

  • Why shouldn't I click on ads?

    Clicking on ads teaches your brain that they have value, making them linger longer.

  • How can I decrease the impact of intrusive thoughts?

    Respond to them with indifference and keep moving forward with your life.

  • What are 'retargeting' ads?

    They are ads that follow you based on your previous interactions, designed to capture your attention again.

  • Can I avoid anxiety from intrusive thoughts?

    You can by treating them casually and acknowledging their presence without fear.

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    do not click on the ad have you ever
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    just been scrolling the internet or
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    social media and you see those ads pop
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    up they can be flashy they can have some
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    great one-liner that just hooks you and
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    it just captures your attention but
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    whatever you do do not click on the ad
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    these ads are like your random thoughts
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    those intrusive thoughts that you don't
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    really want but they keep coming back
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    anyway what is worse is that they start
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    joining your everyday life and
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    activities
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    these ads can be so intrusive if you
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    actually allow those ads to be there
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    they'll slow down
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    sometimes they'll be non-existent you
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    just told the computer or these thoughts
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    that these ads have no value in your
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    life you simply are just not interested
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    when one topic disappears another may
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    take its place this new flashy ad seems
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    so important it's new you're not used to
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    it it seems highly important for you to
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    pay attention but do not click on the ad
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    when you're scrolling through social
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    media moving from page to page and you
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    notice this ad following you the ad
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    might say you don't really love your
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    partner do you are you sure that bump
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    wasn't actually a person what if you
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    pushed that person into traffic what if
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    you're gonna get sick now have you ever
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    thought about that past experience how
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    awful it was days the day you need to
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    figure out your identity how do you even
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    know there's a God you're a monster and
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    I will show you why how tempting would
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    it be just to click on one of these ads
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    just to take a peek they don't know me
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    seriously I'm not that kind of person I
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    am so strong and my faith I would never
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    harm anybody I love my partner so much
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    but let me just click on that ad so I
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    can just see what the fuss is all about
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    this thought seems so intriguing and
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    that thought goes completely against who
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    you are which is why you want to figure
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    it out why is my brain saying something
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    that isn't actually who I am it isn't
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    natural to me I mean I would want to
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    know why these thoughts are against me I
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    mean I'm just scrolling through social
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    media I'm doing my thing I'm doing my
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    homework I'm watching TV why are these
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    ads following me they're Relentless but
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    do not click on the ad great you now
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    clicked on the ad here is what's gonna
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    happen the ad is going to make you
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    question your partner gonna show up
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    everywhere you've just taught your brain
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    that this ad has value
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    you gave it permission to say here I am
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    here I am remember me I'm still here
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    thanks for giving me some attention
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    today
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    I'm here to tell you that this thought
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    has meaning thank you for clicking on me
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    and paying attention in the digital
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    world when someone actually clicks on an
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    ad it teaches it that you care but thus
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    it people spend more money to get this
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    ad in front of your face they often call
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    it retargeting this intrusive thought is
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    retargeting you the cool thing is that
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    as it retargets if you stop clicking on
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    this ad it will eventually go away
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    depending on the budget of the person it
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    may last a few days it could last a few
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    weeks months even but the thing that we
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    can always count on is that this will
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    slow down as long as you don't pay
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    attention to it who wants to spend money
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    or energy on somebody who just simply
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    isn't showing interest so if you're not
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    getting what I'm saying do not click on
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    the ad and here are some tips to give
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    you a better chance of not doing this
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    notice the ad allow them to be there
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    don't use an ad blocker we don't push
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    these thoughts away we don't try to
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    troll them we let them be when you're
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    scrolling through and you notice that
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    there's a thought or this ad pops up it
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    is not your job to click on it your job
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    is to keep scrolling you must give this
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    thought a response like hey thought
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    welcome great to see you sure maybe
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    maybe not thank you for that thought
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    today you are welcome to stay as long as
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    you want my friend when we give these
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    types of responses you may have to do
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    them a lot
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    it shows the brain that you've
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    recognized this thought but you're not
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    going to give them any value it's the I
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    don't care attitude this attitude is the
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    antidote to intrusive thoughts allow
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    them to be there respond differently
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    than you normally would and move forward
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    continue living life and do exactly what
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    you want to do these thoughts May
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    infiltrate various aspects of your day
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    and your life but you do not stop living
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    you do not stop moving forward just like
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    these ads it's got nothing on you when
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    you simply give them no value they don't
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    seem as flashy they don't seem as
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    important and when the ad switches we
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    treat it the exact same way no one
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    thought is more important than another
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    thoughts are thoughts let them be
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    thoughts we can't ignore the anxiety and
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    distress that comes from these thoughts
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    just know that this feeling tends to be
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    false it's that extra push just to get
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    you to click on that ad to me this is a
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    fault signal anxiety without immediate
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    danger is false anxiety
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    it's based on a complete guess on
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    whatever my brain says could happen we
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    can treat this anxiety the same hey
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    anxiety welcome you can stay as long as
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    you want I love that feeling all my
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    stomach is gurgling oh that's so great I
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    love it right now this is wow thank you
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    when you respond to this anxiety as if
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    you really just don't care it doesn't
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    want to stick around put your arm around
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    it it's gonna freak out but you're cool
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    as a cucumber teaching it to no longer
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    freak out about those intrusive thoughts
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    but guess what your brain's not gonna
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    know until you teach it these ads have
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    nothing on you you are too powerful so
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    tell yourself this do not click on the
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    ad next time you have an intrusive
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    thought that demands your attention
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    act as if you don't care welcome it
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    acknowledge it move forward this is only
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    a small part of how you can power
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    yourself up with these intrusive
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    thoughts to enhance these skills more
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    you need to watch this video I'm going
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    to put here on the screen I've come up
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    with even more responses to those pesky
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    thoughts go watch it right now it's
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    worth your time and you're gonna need to
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    know it flashy
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    click on me I'm important hello bye me
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    when you simply
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    you know what I'm going to tell you this
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    is important
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    to me this is a false oh my goodness why
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    does this keep falling off
Tags
  • intrusive thoughts
  • ads
  • social media
  • anxiety
  • mental health
  • self-care
  • retargeting
  • indifference
  • mindfulness
  • coping strategies