silosong@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agoUltimately, every thought is intrusivemessage-squaremessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down18
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minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoTrue, persistent as an unwanted thought! But yeah… maybe they should be renamed as “unwanted thoughts.”
minus-squaresilosong@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoHow do you know if a thought is wanted or unwanted before it happens though?
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoAgain, 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!
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!