Edit

How to Stop Obsessing over Disturbing Thoughts

Edited byKnowItSome and 15 others

Article
Edit Discuss History
Stop Obsessing over Disturbing Thoughts

Are you having trouble with dirty thoughts that you can't seem to get rid of? The following instructions will help you to stop obsessing over them.

Edit Steps

  1. 1
    Make a list of why you want to stop obsessing over your thoughts.
  2. 2
    Replace disturbing thoughts or images with something positive, maybe a prayer or a positive thought. If it helps, even see the words.
  3. 3
    Remember a very positive, peaceful time in your life, perhaps a place or an event. What did it look like, feel like, smell like? Try to remember as many sensory details as possible. When the disturbing thoughts enter your mind, replace them with this image.
    • The image and sense memory may work for you or the positive thoughts may work for you. Go with what feels right.
  4. 4
    Meditate. Find a quiet spot and set an alarm to go off after 3-5 minutes. Close your eyes and inhale and exhale slowly. Think of a calm place, for example, a beach, an English garden, or space and remove everything but nature from your thoughts-- no people, or any earthly or material things. Then repeat a mantra to yourself, for example, 'I will succeed.'
  5. 5
    Do not talk about trying to get over dirty thoughts with your friends or even talk about having dirty thoughts. It will just make it harder for you to forget about them. Prove the philosophical argument 'If you ignore something, does it cease to exist?' True!

Edit Tips

  • Pick up a hobby.
  • Stop yourself from observing explicit material.
  • Choose reading texts such that they do not include sexual content. Choose something that has to do with morals or religion or mystery. For example, 'How to become a Yogi'

Edit Related wikiHows

Articles for You to Write

Here is a list of suggested articles that have not yet been written. You can help by researching and writing one of these articles. To get started writing one of these articles, click on the red link of a title below.

Article Info

Last edited:
February 14, 2011 by Flickety

Categories:
Emotional Conditions | Managing Negative Feelings

Recent edits by: Teresa, Azuvix, Scott Cushman (see all)

Article Tools

Share this Article:

Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 23,676 times.

Was this article accurate?

YesNo


x

Thank Our Volunteer Authors.

Give this article a +1.