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'Disregard (Ignore) Obsessions'.
It seems that ignoring obsessions is an easier task to achieve if Cognitiva Review obsessions are only mild, however even those with severe or even extreme OCD can eventually use this strategy effectively. As we know and understand, obsessions are completely unwanted and they are very intrusive. Anybody can have unwanted thoughts of course and obviously you do not have to have OCD to experience unwanted thoughts. I'm sure we have all had unwanted thoughts even if these thoughts were along the lines of horrid dreams or nightmares; it is normal. Most people while experiencing unwanted thoughts in an awakened state would ignore thoughts that are unpleasant; they would pay them no attention. They may recognise them, but quickly dismiss them. Of course, thoughts can come into anybody's mind and sometimes a thought that just pops into one's mind may have an element of pleasure such as suddenly thinking about taking a vacation; a thought out of the blue. Therefore, such thoughts may not be unwanted.
Perhaps somebody who has an unwanted thought which is more-or less unwelcome might experience a thought that has some sort of 'feel good factor' or a tinge of pleasure about it such as if a person is trying to abstain from alcohol they will most likely have many unwelcome thoughts about having a drink, yet the thought of having a drink still has an element of pleasure (whether it be thinking about the taste, 'forgetting one's problems or whatever) as there is this element of a 'feel good factor' or something that may be desirable (such as the temporary feeling accompanying alcohol consumption). So, anybody can have thoughts which are unwanted whether there is a touch of this 'feel good factor' to it or not. Anybody can experience an awful thought such as hurting somebody or the like. However, most people dismiss such thoughts and are no longer bothered much by them. Their brain is able to deal with such unwanted thoughts or push them aside and the person may thin something such as "what a horrible, silly thought. Where did that come from? Ah well, forget about it". People with OCD can find this very, very difficult to do though.
