Anxiety, Intuition & the Pressure to Make the Perfect Choice
Episode 127 · Aug 25, 07:00 AM
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Are you actually listening to your intuition—or is your anxiety just screaming louder? Amanda and Sam get into the messy reality of telling the difference, especially when trauma, intrusive thoughts, and fear are in the mix.
In conversation, we tackle:
- The problem with treating every intense thought or body sensation like it's a message you need to obey
- How intrusive thoughts can convince you that a completely random thought says something terrifying about who you are
- Why your values matter more than the intensity of a feeling when you're trying to figure out what you actually want
- Sam's controversial realization that she does not want a dog (and why saying it out loud was weirdly freeing)
- The pressure to make the "right" decision—and why most decisions aren't nearly as permanent or life-altering as social media makes them seem
- Why trying to predict your entire future is useless, and how committing to the next step instead of the final outcome helped Sam completely rebuild her life
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