Sometimes when I am on the platform waiting for the train I can imagine myself jumping falling. wouldn’t do anything though.
I have OCD with some Intrusive thoughts and Images.
I just let them pass on through - thank goodness they come and go quickly.
I cannot take antidepressants and refuse to take more antipsychotics to treat the OCD.
I dont know what to tell you, maybe an SSRI would help you
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Hello ish
I hear voices 24/7, I can always tell when they are having badly done thoughts. The platform is a trigger you have about thoughts. What I mean is at one time you may have had the thought of jumping and this thought is one the will trigger every tie you enter that situation. Try once and just stop when you feel this thought. Explain to yourself why you would never do this and then explain what it means if you were to die, They do not understand thoughts about thoughts but understand images in the mind show them what death is in your mind show them the pain you are in and why you are having problems they will understand. Words mean nothing but images are worth everything to them.
Remember these thoughts are all triggers that you keep falling into.Explain them in images and they will end.
Powessy
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I have yet to find a way to block intrusive thoughts, I just told my doctor about them and he increased one of my antipsychotics.
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Remind yourself that they are intrusive thoughts. Relabel them as symptoms of an illness, reattribute them to physiological abnormalities of your brain, refocus your attention on something else, and then re-evaluate what the thoughts were even good for in the first place. They’re usually good for nothing.
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hide…lol
take care 
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For Intrusive thoughts I use a ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy) technique of breaking the thoughts up. The book The Happiness Trap by Dr Russ Harris will explain it better then I could. Most likely you could get it out of your local library as was how I read it.
For Intrusive images, think you need to bring that up with your pdoc asap.
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When I was having these I did several things to deal with them. First, I noticed that they were thematic and the theme would change every few weeks. So there were a few weeks when they were of a homosexual nature, a few of a pedosexual nature, and a few weeks when they would be racist, another few feeks when they would be violent. All taboo topics - which is no incident. Taking a step back to see that they would change every few weeks helped me to detach more from them, for it allowed me to think ‘yeah yeah, next week there will be something else’.
Also, my bodily reactions did not quite match up with the intrusive thoughts. So whenever I got confused I trusted my body instead. That is to say, I would get e.g. homosexual intrusive thoughts but did not feel aroused. I would get violent intrusive thoughts but did not notice a tension building up in my muscles. Paying attention to my body helped dismissing the intrusive thoughts.
Another method I used was to assimilate them. That is to say, I would get an intrusive thought, usually very explicit and extreme, e.g. to kill myself. Then I’d run a meta-thought about it interpreting it in a metaphorical way. I would take the thought of killing myself as an expression of some discomfort, very much like your body sweats when you’re a bit too hot for comfort, I would think of my negative thoughts as an expression of discomfort as well.
Similarly, I would assimilate homosexual intrusive thoughts as expressions of a positive feeling. So I would be enjoying a conversation with a friend, get the intrusive thought ‘i want to kiss him’ and I would think ‘yes indeed, I enjoy talking to this guy’.
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I just try to ignore them. It usually helps.
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I do acknowledge them… keep calm … take a breath and sometimes tell them no…
Other times I just let them pass and divert my mind on to something more pleasant.
It’s easier to do when I’m calm.
When I’m panicky… I need a little bit of help.
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The biggest problem I have with them is that they seem to be of some authority that I should not be arguing with. I used to make come backs for them. They are constant and wear me out to the point of my becoming totally defiant and telling them what I think it shall or shall not be. Maybe they are just trying to cause me to take over my own life instead of needing to be lead around by some made up authority in my mind. I am not a leader of anyone but of myself. So I say to them, get the ■■■■ out of my head.
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I recommend trying Tetris - this seems like it might be worth a try. Put it on your smartphone:
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Yeah this sounds ocd like. But if psychosis is your major sympthom then that will take precedence.
There are a whole bunch of inappropriate thoughts that are pretty common for people who has this kind of thing. You can Google it.
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I try not put too much importance on my intrusive thoughts even though it is difficult not to do this. I remember a time in my life when I did not suffer from this. Recently began working and did not suffer from anxiety/panic attacks but afraid they may come back again since I stopped working at this job. The only thing to fear is fear itself though. Sometimes i’m afraid to die and afraid that i’ll be forever harassed by these people who constantly call me all sorts of names. I don’t want to go through another panic/anxiety attack. I wish the best for my family and friends it hurts me when they suffer too. Will take my meds, hopefully they will work.