Why do we have these thoughts, like driving down the road and just feel like swearing or being High up and feel like jumping down
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There isn’t really a conclusive scientific explanation, because the brain is weird and complicated and we know very little still about the actual mechanisms behind mental illness. Basically everyone normally experiences some symptoms of neurodivergence/psychosis once in a while, and the problem is when someone has those traits scaled way up and it’s affecting their day-to-day experience of life and relationships with other people.
Intrusive thoughts are a particularly interesting example though, because (and I’m speculating here but I think some folks would agree) they could be a way to imagine potential future scenarios, elicit a fear response, and plan accordingly to avoid harm. So you might be thinking “what if I did that” and you get temporarily fixated on that idea, but your brain may actually be trying to get you to take care to avoid a dangerous/deadly outcome.
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