• garbagebagel@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Do you mean like intrusive thoughts that we normally stop, or is there a different part that we’re not even aware of?

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      7 months ago

      Both I believe. There are things that come up in your brain that get tossed before “you” are even aware of it.
      Like, when you see a person all the different words you know of that could be associated with them get “activated” as your brain comprehends the details.
      You see a man wearing jeans and you know he’s wearing jeans, but you don’t think to yourself “blue pants”. It’s not relevant.