I am sometimes bothered by negative intrusive thoughts. It seems like they come and I have no control over them. When I am having them I get so tired I have a tough time making it through the day. Of course, it helps when I take my medicine!

My therapist and I had an interesting session. She had me draw out my intrusive thoughts. I drew several bright starburst shapes each with a dark center. The dark center is the intrusive thought and the bright starburst is my energy. Its like the dark intrusive thoughts take my energy and use it to manipulate me and my thoughts. That’s why I get so tired--my energy is being sucked out of me by the negative thoughts. We then imagined separating my energy from the dark center and allowing the energy to flow back to me. I envisioned putting the dark centers in a baggie and sticking them in the freezer. In some ways I was trying to separate myself from the thoughts and put them away where I can take them out one by one when I want to work on them. I don't think I can just throw them away because they will just come back and start sucking away my energy. So, now, when the thoughts come I try to imagine taking back my energy and then putting the dark centers in the freezer. I know it sounds a little weird, but just trying to ignore the thoughts does not work. Anybody else ever do weird stuff like this?