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When Political Anger Creates Disturbing Thoughts

I've been having intrusive thoughts about political violence and I'm scared of what that says about me even though I would never act on them.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Suppressed rage about injustice can manifest as frightening mental content that doesn't reflect true intentions.

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