How do you deal with intrusive thoughts?

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Sometimes when I am on the platform waiting for the train I can imagine myself

I recommend trying Tetris - this seems like it might be worth a try. Put it on your smartphone:

Playing Tetris reduces PTSD flashbacks

A game of Tetris could be used to block PTSD flashbacks, even after memories of the trauma have been consolidated. The claim is the result of an experimental trial that saw “intrusive memories… virtually abolished by playing the computer game Tetris”, when the memories in question were reactivated in subjects the day after exposure. That 24-hour timeframe is key. Although there are many avenues for combatting PTSD in the months after the event, the multidisciplinary team from the Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and the Karolinska Institutet points out that “effective mental-health interventions soon after trauma are lacking” …