It’s not always about hating yourself—sometimes it’s about staying safe. Self-sabotage can feel like protection: a way to ...

Scientists hope simple training through an app, which is under development, could help people banish intrusive thoughts ...

A new study shows that sleep deprivation can inhibit the brain’s ability to suppress unwanted memories and intrusive thoughts. (Envato Elements pic) In a study published in the journal PNAS ...

Have you ever tried to lose weight just by not thinking about food? Have you tried to play it cool and not call (or email or text) a love interest by blocking out all thoughts about that person?

Well-rested participants asked to suppress the memory had more activity in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex -- a brain region that controls thoughts, actions and emotions -- compared to ...

If you’re well rested, your brain will be able to quickly suppress the negative memory. But if you are someone who is plagued by insomnia, then intrusive thoughts about what happened—and the ...

Four male friends are reunited after not being in contact with each other for several years. However, the meeting place is Purgatory, the afterlife state of limbo between heaven and hell.

children can also have intrusive thoughts that are unrelated to OCD, which can be exacerbated by circumstances such as natural disasters and trauma.) If we don’t want to suppress or ruminate on ...

When participants were taught to suppress either their fearful or neutral thoughts over the course of three days, they reported feeling less anxious, having fewer negative feelings, and being less ...

One oft-cited study from 2014 found that many people would rather give themselves electric shocks than spend just a few minutes alone with their thoughts. So don’t be ashamed if you’d rather ...