Hello srjkrn: I see this is your first post here on PC. So... welcome to PsychCentral… from the Skeezyks! I hope you find the time you spend here to be of benefit.

I'm sorry... I don't have a lot to offer with regard to your concern. California therapist Kati Norton has a video on her YouTube channel on the topic of Pure O. Perhaps something she says may be of help:



I struggle with quite a lot of intrusive thoughts. How I approach them is to practice Buddhist techniques I learned from reading the books of Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön. One technique I find to be particularly helpful is called "Compassionate Abiding". Here is a link to a nice description of the practice:

https://mindsetdoc.wordpress.com/201...e-abiding-101/

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