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Your "Gut" feeling.

Izable2011
Izable2011 Posts: 755 Member
edited October 6 in Social Groups
Do you trust yours, or do you think it is silly to do so?

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  • Izable2011
    Izable2011 Posts: 755 Member
    I personally think it depends on any given situation. I can't go soley on my gut feeling all the time. Is there ever a time where you can truly trust it?
  • poisongirl6485
    poisongirl6485 Posts: 1,487 Member
    Depends on the situation and my actual knowledge of it. There's a difference between trusting your gut regarding something you're already relatively familiar with and trusting your gut blindly without any other information.
  • macpatti
    macpatti Posts: 4,280 Member
    I don't always go with my gut feeling, but it's an eerie feeling how often it's accurate.
  • Bahet
    Bahet Posts: 1,254 Member
    I don't always go with my gut feeling, but it's an eerie feeling how often it's accurate.

    ^^ Yeah that.

    I met DH on Dec 16, 1988. I went home from college for Christmas and he came over to my parents' to take me out for NYE. We'd had 1 date prior to hat. I just knew in my gut that he was the one. I'd never felt that way about anyone I'd dated before.

    I could also tell most of the time when the kids were getting into something they shouldn't. I called it my "mommy radar".

    Other times I've just known things would end up a certain way or that a decision was a good or bad one before it was even made.
  • macpatti
    macpatti Posts: 4,280 Member
    It's also frustrating when you don't go with your gut feeling and wish you had!
  • poisongirl6485
    poisongirl6485 Posts: 1,487 Member
    It's also frustrating when you don't go with your gut feeling and wish you had!

    Agreed! I hate that!
  • macpatti
    macpatti Posts: 4,280 Member
    If anyone wants me to get philosophical/theological on this, I could discuss St. Ignatius' explanation of "internal movements of spirit". :wink:
  • poisongirl6485
    poisongirl6485 Posts: 1,487 Member
    If anyone wants me to get philosophical/theological on this, I could discuss St. Ignatius' explanation of "internal movements of spirit". :wink:

    Hehe this reminds me of the Little Mermaid. Sebastian's full name was Horatio Thelonius Ignatius Crustatious Sebastian.
  • Bahet
    Bahet Posts: 1,254 Member
    If anyone wants me to get philosophical/theological on this, I could discuss St. Ignatius' explanation of "internal movements of spirit". :wink:

    Hehe this reminds me of the Little Mermaid. Sebastian's full name was Horatio Thelonius Ignatius Crustatious Sebastian.
    You need to get out more.
  • poisongirl6485
    poisongirl6485 Posts: 1,487 Member
    If anyone wants me to get philosophical/theological on this, I could discuss St. Ignatius' explanation of "internal movements of spirit". :wink:

    Hehe this reminds me of the Little Mermaid. Sebastian's full name was Horatio Thelonius Ignatius Crustatious Sebastian.
    You need to get out more.

    I would agree with this.
  • macpatti
    macpatti Posts: 4,280 Member
    Hehe this reminds me of the Little Mermaid. Sebastian's full name was Horatio Thelonius Ignatius Crustatious Sebastian.

    How come after all the times I've seen this movie, I didn't know that was his full name? Ha!
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    I always trust my instincts.
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    I think I remember reading once that men are better off going with their first instinct but women make better decisions if they stop and consider all options. Or I have that backwards... can't quite recall.

    I can be very indecisive when I have options. It's usually best for me to keep things simple. I try to carefully think things through but if I get impatient or take too long I'll just go with my gut.
  • kit_katty
    kit_katty Posts: 992 Member
    I always follow my gut if I'm packing and am not sure if I will need X, or even what I'm taking in my purse. Half the time I need what I was debating about, but every time I've said, nah I won't need X, I do.
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