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Ultimately, every thought is intrusive
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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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As someone with mental health issues including intrusive thoughts: Nope, you probably haven't experienced one if you truly think that. Normal thoughts come and go, and, sure, they may interrupt each other, but an intrusive thought comes into your brain like a fucking tank, crushing and maiming everything in its path, not even considering to leave, and shooting down every attempt to get rid of it violently. You absolutely know it is one...
Sure, clinically speaking. But generally speaking, every thought came unbidden.
To me "unbidden" ≠ "intrusive"; in a venn diagram "intrusive" would be a small circle fully contained within a much larger "unbidden" one. Though we go deeply into the question of free will when considering every thought "unbidden", so I really woupdn't go that deep ;-)
Well i am kinda alluding the the free will thing in the OP actually.
Fair :-)