Thank you for visiting and voting on my post @averageoutsider ...I handle the bothersome thoughts when meditating by 'not' fighting them, allowing them to leave as easily as they came in...an old Zen practice advice. Zen practitioners sometimes treat the bothersome thoughts as 'weeds' upon plucking, then laying them down they will give nourishment to the soil for something beautiful to grow. Regards, Have a happy day.