Your freedom of thought is foundational to your psychological health and independence. No matter how “bad” some thoughts may seem, they’re natural and blameless phenomena with a life of their own. The healthy human mind thinks without boundaries, so wise people let their thoughts come and go without taking much ownership of them. Sometimes thinking is a great way to blow off steam; it doesn’t hurt anybody and can’t be controlled anyway. We can choose our actions, but none of us has any choice about what we’ll think next.
