silosong@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoUltimately, every thought is intrusivemessage-squaremessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareUltimately, every thought is intrusivesilosong@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square19linkfedilink
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI think it’s more about a combination of the rarity + emotional disruption of the thought.
minus-squaresilosong@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoIf speaking clinically, persistence and emotional disruption. But the way most people these days use the phrase it’s basically just people noticing that we don’t actually have control over their thoughts.
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoTrue, persistent as an unwanted thought! But yeah… maybe they should be renamed as “unwanted thoughts.”
minus-squaresilosong@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoHow do you know if a thought is wanted or unwanted before it happens though?
I think it’s more about a combination of the rarity + emotional disruption of the thought.
If speaking clinically, persistence and emotional disruption. But the way most people these days use the phrase it’s basically just people noticing that we don’t actually have control over their thoughts.
True, persistent as an unwanted thought! But yeah… maybe they should be renamed as “unwanted thoughts.”
How do you know if a thought is wanted or unwanted before it happens though?