How to Stop Intrusive Thoughts Without Fighting Them | #053
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Why do I get intrusive negative self-talk and what examples from Johnny’s past illustrate it?
In today's episode, we're going to be talking about why you have intrusive thoughts even when your brain doesn't agree with them, the difference between having a thought and believing a thought, and towards the end, we're going to actually be teaching you how to overcome and stop intrusive thoughts from the root. Welcome to another episode on the Unlearned Wisdom Podcast with yours truly, Johnny Chang. No, no, no, Pastor Johnny Chang. Sorry, sorry. With Pastor Johnny Chang. where each episode is a gospel-centered lesson that you could apply to your life today. Wow.
Hey, guys, have you noticed? Johnny's memory is sharp. It's sharp. He's hitting those one-shot intros. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. That's true. Hey, I've been doing the technique, and it's working. The one we talked about last week. Recall, recall. Yeah, recall. I don't recall.
What technique?
Yeah, you haven't been doing it. Is it really working? Yes, it's working. I remember what pastor's sermon was on Sunday. I remember what I read about in Psalms loosely. I read like Psalms. I don't remember the verses, but I remember what I read. Also, when I'm just like driving in the car and I'll be like, oh, what do we talk about in that? Like the UTA thing, I just was like, bop, bop, bop, bop, bop. I remembered everything they said in the meeting.
Look at that, bro. And you've only been doing that for what, like a couple, a few days? Yeah. Sheesh.
And there's like this big, basically, it's like the, what's happening right now is our attention spans are getting completely wiped, as we've said before, and it's because of instant gratification. We've lost the idea of delayed gratification, allowing your mind to get bored, you know,
It's like the minute that you're have no What's it called stimulation you start to reach for something in your mind panics like we got a fight to reclaim our attention That's gonna make you a superhuman in this next era Even when you're fighting like like trying to recall and you like shoot blanks, for example, like it still is okay That's actually making your brain like the neurotranslators fire and you're just like oh oh what was it like it's better than sitting there going I'm not even gonna try to use my brain like it's like I'm gonna just you know what I mean it's like trying to like train for a marathon and yeah you may give up like 40% of the way it's better than just sitting back and going I'm not gonna do the marathon I'm good I'm gonna just watch it on TV like
It's different, right? You still get some kind of benefit from even trying to do it, which is really cool.
So crazy It's the same thing with like math and stuff. It's very use it or lose it It's like I used to be able to pull off the craziest equations and now I look at it and I have no idea It's like a foreign language because if you don't keep up with it, you just forget.
Yeah 147 plus 33 12 Wow, you're really good at this. Yeah, you're really good at this smart What do you mean craziest math problems? What do you mean by that?
It's just like anything. You use it or lose it. You could do differential calculus, multivariable calculus, doing integral equations. In your head?
Yeah, I know all about that. No, no, just in general.
In general, you write it down, you memorize. I had a calculus class. You know calculus.
Yeah, but doesn't that prove that math is just the most worthless subject?
No, no, it's cramming for any test. So imagine right before a test you cram the night before. Yeah, you might be able to pass the test, but then you forget everything a week later. Versus if you actually study all semester, you will just know the answers of the test for any subject. True. I just use math because that's what I remember, but that's the easiest one to tell. But it's very use it or lose it. Like, I bet you used to know all 50 states in order by alphabetical. Ha, ha, ha. Do you anymore?
No, but I know all 50 states.
It's like that with languages, too, though. Like, I remember I could speak Mandarin so fluently as a kid. And after that, I was like, I just I think I stopped speaking it like at the age of 12.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why do I get intrusive negative self-talk and what examples from Johnny’s past illustrate it?
0:00–5:12
2
How can you tell if intrusive thoughts are spiritual warfare or just mental habits?
5:12–7:14
3
Why do some people act on harmful thoughts while others resist them?
7:14–14:21
4
What practical spiritual steps stop intrusive thoughts without fighting your mind?
14:21–51:18
5
Why does Johnny say God allows intrusive thoughts to keep us dependent?
51:18–55:43
6
How do performative Christianity and pride show up in church and ministry?
55:43–58:53
7
How has scrolling social media changed the way we judge others and feel jealousy?
58:53–1:01:49
8
Which day would you rewatch — how did Johnny describe meeting Pastor Kim?
1:01:49–1:41:35
Speakers
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