3. Hierarchy of Concerns
Intrusive thoughts are like the smoke of a fireplace, like a fire that burns within us. This internal bonfire is made up of our problems, the same to which we find a solution and which, day by day, cause us greater malaise. A first step in taming this fire of thoughts, feelings and anxieties is to clarify. And how can you do this? By creating a hierarchy of problems, a scale of concerns ranging from the smallest to the largest.
You will then have to start writing down these concerns, also known as visualization of the real face of the perceived or actual concerns, chaos that you have inside in the form of a flurry of ideas. Following this, you can then create a hierarchy starting from what you consider a small problem, up to the most paralyzing problem that apparently overwhelms you. This is not the time to actually deeply ponder, you are just taking the thoughts out of your brain and putting them into paper, and allocating them a spot of relevance.