Intrusive Thoughts – Why Did I Just Think That?

🧠 What Are Intrusive Thoughts? Those random, bizarre brain pop-ups that crash into your day—like the urge to yell “VIVA LA CARAMEL FRAPPUCCINO” in Starbucks or swerve your car into a mailbox. You didn’t plan them, you definitely don’t want them, but there they are.

🎮 Storytime Moment Raheesh recounts the SAT showdown where, mid-question, his brain screamed “I FORGOT HOW TO READ”—and he nearly lost it in a silent exam hall. Cue the internal panic, beads of shame sweat, and epic mental negotiation: “Maybe let’s not get banned by the College Board today?”

⚙️ Why They Happen Think of your mind as a group chat between logic, fear, and a sleep-deprived raccoon with a megaphone. Intrusive thoughts are just random threat-detector glitches, not reflections of your character or desires.