anti-what? Is that like a negation on an actual joke that turns it into a non-joke but you can still read off the joke from its remnants?

Sigh…unzips pants

I read this in Bender’s voice

First step in processing intrusive thoughts is indeed to understand that they generally comprise of things that would greatly upset you (leaving out any physical aspect). They are not born out from a place of want but more from a place of terror. Many people get obsessive with intrusive thoughts thinking it is what their mind secretly wants which leads them to a vicious cycle of increasing intrusive thoughts.