Dr. Rhonda Barofsky

Okay, thanks for letting me know.

Okay, thanks for letting me know.

Let's do that. So the first one is from Adolfo who asks about disturbing and unwelcome intrusive thoughts. Hello, Dr. Burns. My name is Rudy. First and foremost, your writings and podcasts have been life-changing for me. You're amazing. I was recently diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, and I started experiencing intrusive thoughts around November of last year.

Let's do that. So the first one is from Adolfo who asks about disturbing and unwelcome intrusive thoughts. Hello, Dr. Burns. My name is Rudy. First and foremost, your writings and podcasts have been life-changing for me. You're amazing. I was recently diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, and I started experiencing intrusive thoughts around November of last year.

I thought I had obsessive compulsive disorder, but apparently intrusive thoughts are a common companion in ADHD. What would be the best course of action for defeating them? How would I apply team to them, team CBT to them?

I thought I had obsessive compulsive disorder, but apparently intrusive thoughts are a common companion in ADHD. What would be the best course of action for defeating them? How would I apply team to them, team CBT to them?

Well, Matt sets a really high bar, and that was really interesting, Matt. I love that idea of offering not to get upset by the thoughts versus trying to eliminate them. One of the things I first learned about when I went to David's first meeting, Intensive in 2013 was that the beauty of Team CBT is if someone comes to you and they have a condition or a problem that you're not familiar with.

Well, Matt sets a really high bar, and that was really interesting, Matt. I love that idea of offering not to get upset by the thoughts versus trying to eliminate them. One of the things I first learned about when I went to David's first meeting, Intensive in 2013 was that the beauty of Team CBT is if someone comes to you and they have a condition or a problem that you're not familiar with.

In the past, I'd say, oh my God, what do I do? What do I do? And I'd flip out. But now if I just calmly take a deep breath and say, well, I know what to do.

In the past, I'd say, oh my God, what do I do? What do I do? And I'd flip out. But now if I just calmly take a deep breath and say, well, I know what to do.

Actually, I'm going to go through the team model and do the testing and provide empathy and really hear and make a deep connection and then offer them an invitation and work through the specific moment in time and their feelings and their thoughts and positively reframe them. Yeah. I have worked with somebody who had very intrusive thoughts with the idea that he had OCD.

Actually, I'm going to go through the team model and do the testing and provide empathy and really hear and make a deep connection and then offer them an invitation and work through the specific moment in time and their feelings and their thoughts and positively reframe them. Yeah. I have worked with somebody who had very intrusive thoughts with the idea that he had OCD.

And I can say that the team model with various methods, when we get to that component, that part of it, it does really work. So with the caveat of what you said, Matt, was really, really helpful, coming to peace with them rather than trying to eliminate them. I think just simply following the team model from T to M is a good strategy for any issue.

And I can say that the team model with various methods, when we get to that component, that part of it, it does really work. So with the caveat of what you said, Matt, was really, really helpful, coming to peace with them rather than trying to eliminate them. I think just simply following the team model from T to M is a good strategy for any issue.

Matt, what do you think his should statement is? No one should hurt my family. I should protect my family.

Matt, what do you think his should statement is? No one should hurt my family. I should protect my family.

Could this emotion be anger at his wife and family?

Could this emotion be anger at his wife and family?

Well, a lot of people have a fear or a phobia about expressing anger.

Well, a lot of people have a fear or a phobia about expressing anger.