I do not usually make posts like this but recently I have seen a lot of content on Instagram, Twitter and I think tiktok too misunderstanding the meaning of intrusive thoughts, which may cause people experiencing them to be upset.
I have tried to shortly explain the difference of impulsive and intrusive and hope it will help people to understand and use the words correctly.
Reblogs are very much appreciated!
Examples of actual intrusive thoughts include, but are not limited to:
Driving your car off a cliff purposely
Stabbing yourself
Crashing your car purposely
Shooting yourself in the foot
Shooting a friend
Raping a friend or family member
Killing someone
Hurting someone
Hurting yourself for no reason
These do not make you a bad person on principle. Sometimes people think things that they normally wouldn’t, and then they think “wtf brain no”
You are not bad for having intrusive thoughts, they do not define you
You are not bad for
having intrusive thoughts, they
do not define you
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