Wishing and thinking

I sometimes wish that I had obsessive thoughts about something else.  Having obsessive thoughts about what I have are mentally "painful".  Not only is it anxiety-producing, but it can also take one places where the mind does not want to go.  I have had that happen a lot.  In fact, though it has been a while since I had these thoughts, I am even more thankful that they just come and go.  Maybe it is the racing thoughts.  Maybe it is something else.  But whatever it is, I am glad that it is brief.  However, I feel like mind is playing tricks on me. That has happened a lot, no matter the subject, whether it is infidelity or religion.