It's helpful thinking for bipolar or depression. When I learnt I had ADHD I realised my "acute depression" was just extreme exhaustion and that there was no nee

It's helpful thinking for bipolar or depression. When I learnt I had ADHD I realised my "acute depression" was just extreme exhaustion and that there was no need to be sad - that is just my System 1 trying to explain why I can't do anything. Basically there are a lot of useful heuristics you can get from the concept that your thoughts are only partially under your control.