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Intrusive Thoughts & Ignatian Discernment

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Christine Lee Smith
Jun 07, 2021
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I never realized I dealt with intrusive thoughts until now. I always just assumed I possessed a heightened and vivid thought life that held a death grip on my anxiety for fun. Apparently there is a word for this type of mental activity: intrusive thoughts.

The general definition for intrusive thoughts is: an unwelcome and involuntary thought, image, or …

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