The big difference is that just about everyone has passing intrusive thoughts. Your intrusive thoughts feel very different because they are repeated and sometimes become stuck. This makes them feel particularly disturbing, like they are the product of a disturbed mind. But the stickiness of these thoughts has nothing at all to do with your character or your value as a human being. And it certainly has nothing to do with being a disturbed person. The stickiness has a lot to do with how you think and feel about these thoughts and the methods and intensity you are using to try to rid yourself of
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