31 October 2019 at 2:00 pm
#51359
kin
Participant
First, there’s a trigger; something that is noticed in your physical, social, or mental worlds.
Second, it instantly activates an obsession — thoughts, feelings, or impulses that are distressful.
An impulse is a sudden force, or desire — this could be an electrical impulse, or an impulse to gamble. An impulse is not something you’ve given a lot of thought.
If you act on a sudden feeling or thought, you’re following an impulse.