Listening to your gut instinctIi

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Is the gut instinct always right

Any opinions?

Category: asked July 31, 2014

4 Answers

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The "gut instinct" is a complicated multitude of simultaneous processes. It is also called "intuition". I will try to sum it up without losing something in translation.

When something doesn't "feel right", through a combination of experience, expectation, and emotion, your "gut instinct" is another facet of the "fight or flight" instinct: in a scenario where you do not feel safe, your "instinct" triggers heightened observation and vigilance, readying you to react to a potential threat.

For some people, superstition has a strong influence on gut instinct; they have much experience with terrifying imagery, unlikely supernatural presentation on TV and in stories, and their gut tells them that something supernatural is going on. Likewise, someone who has been attacked before will automatically ready themselves for response to an attack. The point is that experience and belief largely affect gut instinct.

For comparison, a superstitious person could walk into a room with a sudden temperature change and their gut would tell them something supernatural is going on, whereas a non-superstitious person in the same situation would look for an environmental cause for the drop in temperature and would not experience a hit of gut instinct, so in one fashion, gut instinct is a defense mechanism.

I hope this short passage gave you some perspective. If you have anymore questions or want to discuss this further, my inbox is always open.
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Funny, but listening to my gut has always worked for me. Hasn't failed me yet.
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I remember a video on gut instinct decisions by Jay Ingram on daily planet many moons ago. There was real science going with the decision that first came to mind instead of "sleeping on it." That being said it only applies to adults in their mid 20's due to brain development.I tried to find the video or article but I was unable to. :(
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I think yes. You're body is great at knowing when something is up before you even do. When red flags go up in the environment around me and my gut tells me i'm not safe, It's always right. I've gotten out of possible assaults by trusting my instincts.