The thoughts you most do not want to have are the ones that get stuck. Of course! That makes so much sense. So we find that people who are struggling with violent thoughts are people who value gentleness, find violence abhorrent, and live nonviolent caring lives. People who have felt assaulted by thoughts of hurting others are loving people. That is why these thoughts are fought—and then become stuck. Similarly, people who believe that all vulnerable people and living things should be protected are people who fight common intrusive thoughts that sometimes involve actions like abusing children,
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