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Post by anopheles on Feb 15, 2016 22:16:41 GMT
I was having a deep conversation with the other half and in the midst of having all the thoughts, I wondered.. Does our impulsivity mean we can trust our thoughts?
I mean, sometimes I've asked for help of people and I haven't wanted the help by the time the words have left my mouth. All the thoughts.
All the thoughts. (This is deliberate, btw, don't panic, it isn't word salad).
The thoughts, they land so often and so briefly, including the bad ones. Which ones do I really mean?
Do I have to wait and see which ones hang around?
Sometimes the bad thoughts hang around. Like, I think I'm not the only one, I walk into a bank and I think, it'd be cool to rob a bank. I might even start planning one. I'd never do it, but I'm at fault for thinking about it? At what point is it bad? Thinking about it, mock planning, buying a balaclava.
And the good ones, are they really me or are they just me having 'all the thoughts'?
Sometimes I wish I was a lot more stupid, or had less thoughts, which is much the same thing.
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Post by easilydistracted on Feb 15, 2016 22:59:46 GMT
I was having a deep conversation with the other half and in the midst of having all the thoughts, I wondered.. Does our impulsivity mean we can trust our thoughts? I mean, sometimes I've asked for help of people and I haven't wanted the help by the time the words have left my mouth. All the thoughts. All the thoughts. (This is deliberate, btw, don't panic, it isn't word salad). The thoughts, they land so often and so briefly, including the bad ones. Which ones do I really mean? Do I have to wait and see which ones hang around? Sometimes the bad thoughts hang around. Like, I think I'm not the only one, I walk into a bank and I think, it'd be cool to rob a bank. I might even start planning one. I'd never do it, but I'm at fault for thinking about it? At what point is it bad? Thinking about it, mock planning, buying a balaclava. And the good ones, are they really me or are they just me having 'all the thoughts'? Sometimes I wish I was a lot more stupid, or had less thoughts, which is much the same thing. The WhereTF did that one come from thoughts? I put it down to random links, sometimes it's something from a film or a book or something I've overheard. Re the bank I hope that's not madness, I play that game all the time, now, how would I rob this bank? As long as we never actually try we are ok. Until the thought police come along that is!
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Post by blaze on Feb 16, 2016 9:07:32 GMT
Intrusive thoughts, everypne gets them it's totally normal. Not terribley unusual for our brains to follow them along alittle either.
Wantimg help/not wanting help is to do with feelings and again it is v human thing to have v mixed feelings alot of the time.
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Post by bonji on Feb 17, 2016 1:33:37 GMT
maybe off topic maybe not, I have this kind of thing on the way to work in the car! I imagine situations that haven't happen and find myself running through what I would do! I have often wondered if this makes me "mad", you know like the odd conversation you think you may have with someone that day, I get so engrossed some times (in a conversation that is purely fiction) that I catch myself talking out loud with the response I would give!!!! Mmmmmm<maybe I am mad
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Post by contrarymary on Feb 17, 2016 10:34:51 GMT
bonjii do the same sometimes, esp when tired/stressed/not meditated
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Post by clubby on Feb 19, 2016 15:20:56 GMT
maybe off topic maybe not, I have this kind of thing on the way to work in the car! I imagine situations that haven't happen and find myself running through what I would do! I have often wondered if this makes me "mad", you know like the odd conversation you think you may have with someone that day, I get so engrossed some times (in a conversation that is purely fiction) that I catch myself talking out loud with the response I would give!!!! Mmmmmm<maybe I am mad I do this all the time. I feel as if I have lived many lives and many variations of the same virtual life. Of course they are not real, just pretend, so I don't consider myself mad. I also catch myself talking out loud as you describe. I assumed everyone does this. Can we trust our thoughts? I think our thoughts are very trustworthy, but sometimes they are very poorly expressed.
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Post by Kathymel on Feb 19, 2016 19:42:12 GMT
I mean, sometimes I've asked for help of people and I haven't wanted the help by the time the words have left my mouth. All the thoughts. This reminded me of the couple of times when I was a lot younger when I have told people I loved them (and honestly thought I meant it) but almost straight away realised I didn't and then wanted to be as far away as possible. Awkward! Sometimes the bad thoughts hang around. Like, I think I'm not the only one, I walk into a bank and I think, it'd be cool to rob a bank. I might even start planning one. I'd never do it, but I'm at fault for thinking about it? At what point is it bad? Thinking about it, mock planning, buying a balaclava. And this reminded me of something funny my ex once said. We used to walk quite a lot and sometimes, when we were both lost in our own thoughts, he would suddenly speed up. He wasn't aware of it and it always amused me to ask him what he'd thought at that moment. Usually, it was about mountain biking or something similar. One day, during a particularly irksome time with crap landlords, he answered that he'd just imagined bursting into their house and machine gunning them. Anyway, everyone explores dodgy ideas. You're only actually bad if you act on them.
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Post by computermandan on Feb 24, 2016 13:25:36 GMT
I was having a deep conversation with the other half and in the midst of having all the thoughts, I wondered.. Does our impulsivity mean we can trust our thoughts? I mean, sometimes I've asked for help of people and I haven't wanted the help by the time the words have left my mouth. All the thoughts. All the thoughts. (This is deliberate, btw, don't panic, it isn't word salad). The thoughts, they land so often and so briefly, including the bad ones. Which ones do I really mean? Do I have to wait and see which ones hang around? Sometimes the bad thoughts hang around. Like, I think I'm not the only one, I walk into a bank and I think, it'd be cool to rob a bank. I might even start planning one. I'd never do it, but I'm at fault for thinking about it? At what point is it bad? Thinking about it, mock planning, buying a balaclava. And the good ones, are they really me or are they just me having 'all the thoughts'? Sometimes I wish I was a lot more stupid, or had less thoughts, which is much the same thing. WOW.... I've been like this since I was a kiddie... thought it was just me and my madness. you've pretty much just described my daily commute (where it worsens), especially when the radio is on a station with news! sometimes my own random "i wonder if" chains of thought make me wonder if I need locking up, then you kind of snap back into reality and think "naah don't be dumb"... or maybe that IS just me ? ?
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Post by happyhippy on Apr 17, 2016 14:03:28 GMT
i get you exactly, ive allways wondered this, on occasions why ive said something or felt the way i did, and only afterwards questioned the validity of how i really felt."was that really what i meant, i dont think so,what the hell was i thinking its ok you have adhd". my impulsive thoughts lead me to believe something and really i only efficiently questioned it after i had expressed myself and had time to put everything together.( i think thats just normal behavior BUT with adhd symptoms in the mix)
It is very normal and everyone gets intrusive thoughts, i can only speculate on the reasons why it can cause adhders stress, the fact that we have issues with thinking things through (not instantly reacting or seeking instant gratification), having foggy distractible minds , makes trying to clarify thoughts in our mind somewhat skewed , wether information is actually correct information can be difficult at times because all the symptoms , poor attention , poor memory recall can lead to not developing a full clear picture. i think its even more difficult for us because at times we not only myt not have the full clear picture, we are also very mentally impulsive people and sometimes myt act apon thoughts that were not fully absorbed and broken down and therefore developed an appropriate response. my mind spins and spins all the while failing to break down alot of information that regular people would and take for granted, i think this is why i get anxious, (i allways feel im forgetting something#) , they have done so from a very young age, me on the other hand have never done with ease. sometimes my thoughts only seem to come together and make sense randomly and out of the blue, and when they arent needed anymore.
i suppose that could be scene as normal to an extent, my thoughts scare me sometimes, not because i have somesort of dark demonic visions lol my thoughts scare me because yes i dont trust my thoughts either, but it is actually the adhd symptoms that i dont trust, social situations working enviroment have become a very stressful position for me now, i never know if im going to miss something i should be paying attention to, the mind is a very complex ingrediemt, so i can only imagine what other aspects of mentall functioning my adhd effects. impulsive thought and action is defnitley a symptom, but its within a spectrum of normal behavior.
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