Why Can't I Stop Intrusive Thoughts? | MindLAB Neuroscience
The Neuroscience of Thought Suppression — Why Fighting Intrusive Thoughts Makes Your Brain Louder You cannot stop intrusive thoughts with willpower because thought suppression is not a willpower function. It is a neurochemical operation that depends on adequate GABA concentration in the hippocampus and a calibrated salience network. When GABA is low and the salience network is overactive, every attempt to suppress the thought makes it louder — the mechanism is biological, not characterological. ...
