How does an anxious person learn to trust their instincts?
November 25, 2012 10:10 PM   Subscribe  What are some good hacks
for figuring out whether my feelings in a given situation are a
result of unhealthy anxiety or healthy intuition?  GAD sufferer
here. Most of the time, I have a good balance of being able to
rely on my intuition and think through things logically, but
when I get anxious or stressed it all tends to get confused,
especially in situations involving other people / relationships.
I know that just because you *feel* something strongly doesn't
necessarily make it a reality; also that there's a difference
between intuiting an issue and catastrophising it, but I still
have trouble over analysing this.  Also - I tend to literally
"feel" anxiety in my gut, especially when I'm anxious or
something's not right, so tuning into my body is tricky (but
advice on doing that would be welcome.)  I've read lots of good
advice here about learning how to trust your gut and the
difference between intuition and