Submitted 1 day ago by ObviouslyNotBanana@piefed.world to [deleted]
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I don't know who needs to see this
I would say Intrusive thoughts are us processing reptilian instincts, and our logic mind countering instinctual behaviours.
People should let them flow through without giving them focus. But I know some people get stuck on them, which seems to make them more active.
First step in processing intrusive thoughts is indeed to understand that they generally comprise of things that would greatly upset you (leaving out any physical aspect). They are not born out from a place of want but more from a place of terror. Many people get obsessive with intrusive thoughts thinking it is what their mind secretly wants which leads them to a vicious cycle of increasing intrusive thoughts.
Not limited to children. At my last job I imagined dumping my drink on my seated coworkers many times.
This, but with my phone.
Loooool that’s a dad, passing, intrusive thought alright. I’m not even one but I can picture it. Yeah, we decide! Free will and all of that.
I’m a dad and it’s real. I had that a couple times. It’s a total fight-or-flight; just yeet and run and you won’t have to go through this.
Of course, I did not and I would not have. Scary that it even came up though.
Oh I didn’t even think about it that way, I was thinking more like “crazy thought” like thinking “hey what if I jumped out this window” or “what would happen if I ran through busy the highway”?.
tae_glas@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
intrusive thoughts are about fears and the things we least want to happen, not from any instincts or hidden/suppressed desires that we have. that’s why they’re so upsetting and sometimes end up getting worse when trying to avoid them, because it ends up fuelling that fear.
sometimes intrusive thoughts are caused by the smallest things, too! i once had a minor accident with a knife, and then couldn’t be around knives for years without having intrusive thoughts about stabbing myself, for example. there’s no ancient instinct telling me to stab myself, nor did i have some secret suppressed desire to stab myself, it was just my brain processing fear badly and coming up with nightmare scenarios as a way of saying “don’t do this, this would be bad”.
tl;dr: you’re not a bad person if you have intrusive thoughts, no matter what they are. they’re just examples of what you don’t want to happen.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah, but…have you tried stabbing yourself? Could be fun! C’mon. Do it. Just a little stab. A stab for the good times. A stab for the bad times. Just…stabby stabby! Mwa ha ha!!!
KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
Read this in Wheatley’s voice
Avicenna@programming.dev 1 day ago
I read this in Bender’s voice