"Gut" instincts....

Hiya Karen, that too is a sore point for me, when I made the decision, the rather regrettable decision of moving in with my partner at the time my gut instinct was telling me NO NO NO, apart from knocking me over the head with a sledgehammer my instincts couldn't have been more clear or blatant and yet I still went against them, and boy did I suffer for ignoring them. Why don't I learn, because it wasn't the first time and probably not the last time that I ignore them. Most of the time my instincts are correct especially about people, maybe I have a sixth sense and yet I go against them, why, why, why? Looking back there have been too many instances where my gut instinct has been 100% right and if only I had of listened instead of going against it, what am I trying to prove, why don't I learn? Maybe next time? Gawd I hope so dear friend!

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Hi Karen, I have never gone againist my gut instinct & been right. I wish i had always listened to it would probably had stopped alot of the heartache i have had over the years.

Hi PeacefulWmn, I was thinking of starting a discussion with the same topic I have always believed in Gut feeling or intution or whatever it is that we call it. Like you I have had this little nagging worry when I knew that things would not work out well ,and also when things would go well.But there have been instances where inspite of that nagging little feeling , I have gone ahead and done things which have gone wrong, so , now i am very careful about taking risks or going against that Gut feeling - all the best and have a nice evening

Hi Karen, When i need to make a decision, i always pray and settled with my guts. i considered it as god's way of tellling me that my decision is right or wrong. i always listen to my guts with assertion.

Hi Karen, It seems you have plenty of the answers you need here, but I wanted to chime in anyways. Your gut is your friend! Choosing not to listen to that "little voice" inevitably ends up in disaster. We all make choices in life, and those choices help us to become who we are today. When we choose not to listen to our instincts, it merely sends us on a different path. But even the wrong path portrays a vision, or picture, of our life journey. Learning to listen (or not listen) to our "inner voices" or "gut instincts" simply adds more chapters to the story. With time, experience, and life lessons, hopefully7 we all get better, or more successful, at responding to what we already (deep down inside) know. Here's hoping your gut someday triumphs! Malamar

Yes I do and it is always correct, so I am so glad that I listen to it Ok sometimes it has been wrong but very rare and I will always listen to it

hi...they say that every time you follow your "gut" feelings or "gut" instincts you wont get worried..it always helps you when you are in a dilemma or two-way decision..most of my friends strongly believe in it and follows it..they say that their "gut" instincts never go wrong... but in my case its quite opposite...whenever i follow my "gut" feelings definitely it goes wrong...the reason might be that i don't believe in it and never tried to believe in it...the recent incident happened..it was like i had an exam on that day..i have studied but not the complete syllabus...i had a strong "gut" feeling that the question paper will be definitely tough..and i m gonna flunk...but for my surprise it was damn easy...the questions came from what i studied..and i had done very well...so i believe that its in a opposite way in may case of "gut" instincts

When I don't? I usually end up asking myself "why did you do that?"

Hey Karen! I do have gut instincts and I don't always listen to them and then I am sorry! I can't think of anything in particular at the moment, but I do know that there have been many times that my gut has told me not to do something and I have done it anyway and been sorry! I do think that sometimes I have listened, but I don't always know when to listen and when not to! If I always did listen I would never go out and do anything and I am pretty much that way most of the time!

I wish I had a gut that would give warnings. All I have is a brain that says, you shouldn't have done that, but i did and now I have to figure out what to do about it.

I think that over the years my gut has learnt from all those bad decisions I have made. So now when I suddenly get a feeling that something bad is about to happen or a decision would be a bad one, my gut has learnt and so warns me. Or maybe it's just that I have learned to listen to my gut instincts rather than foolishly ingnoring than as I probably did when I was making all those mistakes.

I think that it is always important to follow your gut instincts. There have been a few times in my life that I haven't followed my gut and things turn out terribly if that little thing in the back of my mind is telling me to do something from what I decide to do. However, the greatest majority of the time I do follow my gut and things turn out well for me when I do that. So, I think that there is an instinct within in us that it is important to listen to.

After making a few mistakes in my life for not listening to my gut instinct I realized its importance. Now that I am heading towards a better direction I listen to it all the more. There is no way I am making another mistake in my life. I suppose those of us know about its value should teach it to our children also. That is how they will learn how to stay on the right track.

I've been listening to my stomach for a very long time, and its kept me out of trouble. Sometimes there is a Great temptation to ignore those tight stomach muscles, and perhaps I have to some extent a time or two. But don't forget the good choices because when you get in the habit of listening to your stomach, you will sometimes get the opposite signal. This one advises to go ahead with your plan because its the right one for you.

Hi Karen, I think I always follow my instincts, which is why I find it quite easy to say no to things which I don't really want to do. I certainly always follow them where people are concerned and it serves me well. When I have gone against my instincts it usually leaves me annoyed, and it's not something I do very often.

I agree that we all have them. And like you I have gone against them and wished I hadn't. Missed a flight because I answered 1 more phone call before going out the office door even tho I had the nagging voice saying time to go! Had more than enough time to get there so took the call. It only lasted a few minutes but it was enough that I got stuck in traffic near an accident and missed my flight home. That was the last flight that I could have taken before they cancelled flight due to the snow coming down so hard. But I did get another night of room service at my company's expense so not too horrible! I always listen when I meet someone, there's some kind of vibe that tells me if they are good or not. I learned to trust that one years ago...I think the God is in our daily life as much or as little as we allow. Many only turn to God in a crisis and wonder why he doesn't answer the call immediately. I remember a job interview that went really well and I was excited, hoping for an offer. Didn't get it and was sad but got a great job soon after. About 2 months later, I found out that the first company went bankrupt so it ended up so much better for me in the long run.

hi peaceful... this is a nice discussion. sometimes i trust my instincts and sometimes i dont and whenever i dont, theres always this voice saying... "i told you so! i told you so! dang!" Just last month, i was in a public transport and was looking at my text messages and i slipped my phone on the little pocket of my backpack. So theres this voice, "no no no... not there! inside" and i would rebuttle, "aw comon! nothing would happen! and the voice would reply, "dont say i didnt warn yah!" so i got out of the public transport and walked up in the bridge for the train station. I could swear someone fidgeting on my bag. So I looked back and saw a guy looking down, slowly he went down the stairs. and i immediately looked at my pocket. Dang! It was open! The voice inside me say, "Shout for help dammit! That bad guy just snatched your phone!" I had been eyeing the guy all the way down but i still didnt shout, cat bit my tongue! I was shocked and afraid. These are classic instances wherein the instincts are always right... I really believe it is the voice of God... The problem is that i am just so stubborn. Thanks for putting this discussion, may it always remind me to follow my instincts.

hi there happy new year my friend..thats is true as far my experiences if i feeling uneasy to do some things or going to travel i wont go i feel that something is not right.i experience one instances i was going to travel by plane but that night it was raining heavily so i cancel my flight but it happen they experience trouble engines as one of my friend called me she is also my buddy in project so the pilot says that we cannot travel today because of trouble engines and weather condition so flight was cancel.i think my gut is right i got a feeling so i oftentimes i listen to my gut instinct.i think that is are subconcious telling us to decide either to go or not.

I believe that, too. Though.. I'd call mine a bit of a psychic feeling.. Not to sound crazy or whacky or anything. I get strong feelings when I'm thinking about things, if its good I'll go for it. Bad... Well, I wont of course.. Or I'll be reluctant. A lot of times when I don't listen to my feelings I've pissed off or disappointed my girlfriend.. Sucks.. I dunno about God guiding me, but I seem to be right on the money when I predict things a lot of the time.