out of one's head

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Especially valuable is the baku, a mystical pachyderm capable of sucking dreams — and nightmares — straight out of one’s head.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2021

Sometimes it pays to put in a lot out of one’s head, and sometimes it doesn’t. 

From Within the Tides by Conrad, Joseph

Adj. forgotten &c. v.; unremembered, past recollection, bygone, out of mind; buried in oblivion, sunk in oblivion; clean forgotten; gone out of one's head, gone out of one's recollection. forgetful, oblivious, mindless, Lethean; insensible &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus by Roget, Peter Mark

But one must needs interfere, must be doing something to deaden reflection, to hunt the wretched thoughts that torment one out of one's head.

From The Undying Past by Sudermann, Hermann

Mr. Severne remarked, "Such an occurrence puts pleasure out of one's head."

From A Woman-Hater by Reade, Charles