Unwanted thoughts can make you feel anxious or depressed. They may keep you from enjoying your life.

A technique called thought-stopping can help you stop unwanted thoughts.

• What you think can affect how you feel. Thought-stopping helps you change how you think so that you feel better.
• Changing your thinking will take some time. You need to practice thought-stopping every day. After a while, you'll be able to stop unwanted thoughts right away.
• Some people may need more help to stop unwanted thoughts. Talk to your doctor or a therapist if you want more help to stop thoughts that bother you.

 What is thought-stopping?
 Why should you learn thought-stopping?
 How can you stop thoughts?
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