17 min
EP 133 - Why "Trusting Your Gut" Is A Bad Plan The Anxious Truth - A Panic, Anxiety, and Mental Health Podcast
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- Mental Health
One of the more common bits of advice passed around for the last zillion years or so is ... "trust your gut". Regardless of the the circumstance or problem to be solved, if you ask enough people for advice the odds are high that you will have someone ask you what your "gut" is telling you to do, or just telling you to "trust your gut". Sometimes this is good advice. Sometimes it is absolutely horrible advice.
If you're working on solving the problem of an anxiety disorder, trusting your gut is exactly the opposite of what you should be doing. Your gut, and your intuition, are steering you wrong on the daily so it's time to recognize this and clear up some confusion.
For full show notes on this episode: https://theanxioustruth.com/133
My books, podcast, and social media links: https://theanxioustruth.com/links
Music Credit: "Afterglow" by Ben Drake (https://facebook.com/BenDrakeMusic) with permission
Disclaimer: The Anxious Truth is not therapy or a replacement for therapy. Listening to The Anxious Truth does not create a therapeutic relationship between you and the host or guests of the podcast. Information here is provided for psychoeducational purposes. As always, when you have questions about your own well-being, please consult your mental health and/or medical care providers. If you are having a mental health crisis, always reach out immediately for in-person help.
One of the more common bits of advice passed around for the last zillion years or so is ... "trust your gut". Regardless of the the circumstance or problem to be solved, if you ask enough people for advice the odds are high that you will have someone ask you what your "gut" is telling you to do, or just telling you to "trust your gut". Sometimes this is good advice. Sometimes it is absolutely horrible advice.
If you're working on solving the problem of an anxiety disorder, trusting your gut is exactly the opposite of what you should be doing. Your gut, and your intuition, are steering you wrong on the daily so it's time to recognize this and clear up some confusion.
For full show notes on this episode: https://theanxioustruth.com/133
My books, podcast, and social media links: https://theanxioustruth.com/links
Music Credit: "Afterglow" by Ben Drake (https://facebook.com/BenDrakeMusic) with permission
Disclaimer: The Anxious Truth is not therapy or a replacement for therapy. Listening to The Anxious Truth does not create a therapeutic relationship between you and the host or guests of the podcast. Information here is provided for psychoeducational purposes. As always, when you have questions about your own well-being, please consult your mental health and/or medical care providers. If you are having a mental health crisis, always reach out immediately for in-person help.
17 min