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

People's intrusive thoughts can vary greatly from things like suicidal ideation, thoughts of swerving into oncoming traffic, inappropriate sexual stuff, but can also include theft etc. Not everyone is disturbed by them to the point of fixating on them either. Some people know how to let them flow in and back out without giving them power