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 our thoughts.
Again, it’s based on how disruptive it is. If it’s causing you emotional pain, like the recollection of a loved one in pain or something… that’s probably unwanted!
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 our 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?
Again, it’s based on how disruptive it is. If it’s causing you emotional pain, like the recollection of a loved one in pain or something… that’s probably unwanted!