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People Are Sharing Hilariously Genius Ways To Banish Intrusive Self-Hating Thoughts
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People Are Sharing Hilariously Genius Ways To Banish Intrusive Self-Hating Thoughts

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Many of us deal with anxiety and intrusive thoughts, and people develop different coping mechanisms to live with them. This one, put forward by Tumblr user bulbubsaur, may just be the most hilariously effective method so far.

Dissassociating from intrusive thoughts and experiencing them instead as coming from an annoying or laughable stranger seems to work for many people, the ability to ridicule and laugh the interlopers off gives an element of power and control back to the suffererer. After bulbubsaur shared her method, many others jumped on the thread to tell their own stories and ways of coping with their demons, and it is truly enlightening while darkly funny at the same time.

Of course, if you do suffer from anxiety or any other condition that gives rise to a troublesome inner voice, seek medical and psychological help. But at the same time, learning from the experiences of others is a valuable resource! So scroll down below to see bulbubsaur’s hilarious tip, and check out what people are doing to cope. And it’s all served with a healthy dose of humor thrown into the mix!

This woman shared a tip on how to deal with anxiety

Image credits: Amanda Niles

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Many people were able to relate, and responded with their own experiences and ideas

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After the thread went viral, many other people responded too

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Greta Jaruševičiūtė

Greta Jaruševičiūtė

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Greta is a Photo Editor-in-Chief at Bored Panda with a BA in Communication.In 2016, she graduated from Digital Advertising courses where she had an opportunity to meet and learn from industry professionals. In the same year, she started working at Bored Panda as a photo editor.Greta is a coffeeholic and cannot survive a day without 5 cups of coffee... and her cute, big-eared dog.Her biggest open secret: she is a gamer with a giant gaming backlog.

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Greta Jaruševičiūtė

Greta Jaruševičiūtė

Author, BoredPanda staff

Greta is a Photo Editor-in-Chief at Bored Panda with a BA in Communication.In 2016, she graduated from Digital Advertising courses where she had an opportunity to meet and learn from industry professionals. In the same year, she started working at Bored Panda as a photo editor.Greta is a coffeeholic and cannot survive a day without 5 cups of coffee... and her cute, big-eared dog.Her biggest open secret: she is a gamer with a giant gaming backlog.

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Ladies and Gentlemen
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of my friend, not anxious, but badly under depression, started helping neighborhood dog shelter everyday for 2 hour in morning and 1 hour in evening, and just in couple of months there was huge improvement in his condition, he was no longer suicidal, didn't need 24*7 watch, medications reduced and after a year, just turned back into completely normal being. Since then, I always advise people to try and get some animal in their life if they are depressed or anxious or feeling out-caste, specially from a shelter, it boosts up the moral. It might not work for everyone, but it worked in one case at least which I know of, so I have enough faith in animal power, and I believe in it.

BusLady
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

@ Ladies and Gentlemen: Any kind of volunteer work can help in this way. And there are always organizations who need help.

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Stille20
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is great. I hope people find this helpful. So much of depression is finding coping mechanism that works for you.

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Ladies and Gentlemen
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of my friend, not anxious, but badly under depression, started helping neighborhood dog shelter everyday for 2 hour in morning and 1 hour in evening, and just in couple of months there was huge improvement in his condition, he was no longer suicidal, didn't need 24*7 watch, medications reduced and after a year, just turned back into completely normal being. Since then, I always advise people to try and get some animal in their life if they are depressed or anxious or feeling out-caste, specially from a shelter, it boosts up the moral. It might not work for everyone, but it worked in one case at least which I know of, so I have enough faith in animal power, and I believe in it.

BusLady
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

@ Ladies and Gentlemen: Any kind of volunteer work can help in this way. And there are always organizations who need help.

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Stille20
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is great. I hope people find this helpful. So much of depression is finding coping mechanism that works for you.

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