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I’m afraid there is no cure for intrusive thoughts but ERP is the standard way to get control of the thoughts. Thing is you can’t control your thoughts, they come and go by chance and the brain is a very powerful and mysterious organ. You can’t speak out your thoughts unless you decide to say them out loud that’s a different function of the brain. The only other way you can say them out loud is to dream and speak while you dream but that is so rare. If nobody is listening to your voice 24 hrs a day and while you are sleeping you have nothing to worry about. It’s helpful to know you aren’t alone in this I myself have my own major issues with OCD and life in general so try and take comfort that you aren’t alone. There are many people to help you on this platform so try not to freak out. It’s always scary when you first get the thoughts but over time you will learn to let them come and go.

You can’t train yourself to forget this, you can only let the thought happen and sit with the discomfort. It’s only a thought in the end and I don’t believe you have Tourette’s Syndrome. You have full control over whether you actually speak the thoughts, that’s the reality. The brain is very powerful and you can’t bypass its functions in any way. The only thing you can do is let the thought happen and say it’s only a thought it will be difficult at first and stressful but over time when you get used to it the thoughts become easier to manage whenever they come.

I have the exact same problem. I've had help with this and the best I can offer is to let the thought happen . Don't fight it , just let it in and it will go as quickly as it came . No one has any control of what pops in their head . It's basically an uncontrollable machine ,that is firing thoughts at you . Let them in then out . I struggled with the , what if I said that aloud during a conversation. To the point where I avoided every person I could for the fear of having an intrusive thought and saying it pocd aloud . The urge to say particularly awful things was so strong and would get more stronger the more I fight it . Untill , I just thought ,bring it on . I don't care what comes in my head , in fact laugh at the thoughts , say thanks brain and laugh it off . This will retrain your brain to realise there is no point in firing thoughts at you when your not responding.