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What is an intrusive thought you feel like you are only a couple steps away from indulging? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Mandy@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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As for me:
Due to Christmas rapidly approaching my place earns increasing amounts of money.
It would be so easy to just snag a whole day of store income and forever vanish into another country.

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[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

None. Intrusive thoughts are unwanted images/ideas that may be hard to clear from the mind. They are distressing and possibly come with a fear of "what if I did that", not something you'd ever want to do.

[–] LastoftheDinosaurs@reddthat.com 7 points 3 weeks ago

Exactly this. They never guide or try to cause anything, it's just distressing. The way OP frames it makes it sound like the devil or something is talking to you. It's more like "hey, do you remember that super embarrassing thing you said/did? Well lets play it on repeat for the next however many minutes". It's not something you'd ever want to do.

[–] Mandy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

Well, I'm glad you don't have any than

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

I guess some people have trouble with impulse control so intrusive thoughts sometimes become actions.