 | MCL Our JourneyFeb 05, 2025 |  |
I woke up choking, gasping for air. My heart racing, the dog freaked out… that was a couple hours ago, and I’ve been processing it.
I am an intuitive person, and my intuition has served me well. But lately, I’ve had a lot of anxiety, feeling a heaviness around my heart. I assumed that my anxious feeling was my intuition trying to tell me something. Now I have new knowledge that I want to share with you.
What is the difference between true intuition and the mind working overtime? Oftentimes, our minds take over, especially in situations where there are pieces of information, or past experiences connected, that may be negative or harmful. Hmmm… like cancer? The best thing to do is find calm. Meditation should work, but meditation just puts me to sleep. Finding a place or activity that breathes a sigh of relief is most helpful, and it will be different for each of us. Finding a quiet place or calming activity helps clear our overactive mind, but what I found in my research says it best. (I research things because facts calm me.)
Differentiating between true intuition and an overactive mind can be tricky. Here are a few points that might help:
1. Calm Presence: Intuition often feels calm and clear, like a quiet knowing. It's not frantic or anxious. On the other hand, an overactive mind tends to be noisy, filled with racing thoughts and what-ifs.
2. Consistency: Intuitive insights usually remain consistent over time, while overthinking can lead to different conclusions each time you think about the situation.
3. Physical Sensation: Sometimes intuition manifests physically, like a gut feeling or a sense of peace. An overactive mind might come with physical tension, like a racing heart or tight muscles.
4. Clarity vs. Confusion: Intuition brings clarity and a sense of direction, even if it's not what you want to hear. Overthinking can leave you feeling more confused and uncertain.
5. Emotion: Strong emotions like fear or anxiety are often a sign that your mind is working overtime. Intuition tends to feel more neutral, without a strong emotional charge.
We are exposed to a lot of information about MCL. Our doctors tell us stuff, we learn about others’ experiences in this group. We have our own experiences, good or bad. What’s important is that we can trust our intuition, and that we can differentiate between intuition and over-thinking. It’s that gut feeling that will help us make decisions about our own care.
Fortunately, it’s not MCL that’s challenging me right now. Oh, it’s a very long story that I will one day share. Matters of the heart. A stubborn woman stuck in her independence. A fear of change, failure, consequences. All hints for you of what will be a very good story… but not today. Today, I’m going to take a drive to someplace quiet, and try to clear my head… so I can again trust my heart.❤️
