our brains run simulations of awful situations all the time as a diagnostic self-test system. The fact that we recoil in revulsion from destructive intrusive thoughts is a sign that we are still at least nominally sane. Those who yearn for peace prepare for war. Likewise, those who care for their loved ones prepare to face terrible events that might befall them.
“why yes indeed brain, it would fucking suck if i jumped off this cliff, thank you for verifying that even if i had no plans of doing so anyways…”
Intrusive thoughts are terrifying. It’s a testament to our collective willpower that we haven’t horrifically murdered each other.
Also, I’m really glad the phrase “intrusive thoughts” came along. It made the whole thing a lot easier to talk about.
Collective willpower? Or centuries worth of social contract? Humans are kind of just animals who can predict the future by writing down the past.
Next pane: splat
Intrusive thoughts like that must be human nature. I doubt there is a single person who has never had a single thought about something like that.
I heard the yeet in my head
Am I the only one who doesn’t do this?
You opted to throw the baby against the wall?
One of the very few at least. Around 90% of people have these kind of thoughts from time to time.
Thinking of kids as extensions of yourself is narcissistic as fuck.
You’re not wrong. But I think that statement is supposed to illustrate the parent’s attachment to their child despite the horror show going on in their head.
Genetics hated that.
