According to Dr. Strachowski, mindfulness meditation or transcendental meditation can be extremely helpful in manageing intrusive thoughts. "The goal of meditation is less to clear the mind [and] more to become mindful of one's thoughts," she explained. When she's working on mindfulness meditation with her clients, Dr. Strachowski suggests that they project their thoughts onto a big movie screen moving from left to right. "The objective is to observe rather than to interact with what they see," she explained.
Regardless of which style of meditation you choose, stick with it. Like yoga, meditation is a practice, so routine and consistency are important. "Meditation has been proven scientifically beneficial," Dr. Strachowski added. "People who meditate show more neural activity in their brains compared to people who don't meditate."