> I'd assume some neurodivergent people would struggle with this as well, as they might find it challenging to sense this balance.
Yeah, this is useless because it relies on the assumption that people’s level of comfort/discomfort is a rational thing that’s consistent among different people. It treats that complex barely-understood neurological system like it’s a barometer outside your window.
I’ve been dealing with an anxiety disorder for much of my life (and it’s not rare!), and I’ve explicitly had to learn NOT to trust my gut. My gut can randomly tell me I’m in mortal danger as I’m shopping for groceries or answering an email. I’m not listening to that thing.
It's also no small feat to ignore your senses like that. I feel that any small thought can become a storm at any moment and hijack my well being into another reality. It's crippling and very tiring. No kidding you had to "learn".
agree, and a caveat to all 'trust your gut' type advice should be that you need to first deal with any psychological issues before you can even perceive your own genuine intuition. in my experience anxiety in fact stems from being out of touch with intuition, and it takes a more complex process to re-learn how to be natural than any pithy advice can describe.
Yeah, this is useless because it relies on the assumption that people’s level of comfort/discomfort is a rational thing that’s consistent among different people. It treats that complex barely-understood neurological system like it’s a barometer outside your window.
I’ve been dealing with an anxiety disorder for much of my life (and it’s not rare!), and I’ve explicitly had to learn NOT to trust my gut. My gut can randomly tell me I’m in mortal danger as I’m shopping for groceries or answering an email. I’m not listening to that thing.