03/25/2025

Telling the Difference between Anxiety and Intuition

Sometimes, anxiety and intuition can feel confusingly similar

Ever get a feeling that something isn't right? An internal voice that is trying to tell you something? It could be your intuition bubbling up. Or maybe it's anxiety. Or both. Learning to tell the difference between anxiety and intuition can help you determine if that feeling is something you should listen to or address in another way, but it’s easy to confuse the two.

"People have become disconnected from their emotions, beliefs and self-confidence," said intuitive life coach Tammy Adams. "They have so much doubt within themselves that they don't listen to their own intuition. People veer off with fear and live more in anxiety than they do in confidence."

Your gut feeling is your intuition, said Adams. "It has many different names," she said. "I call it our 'sixth sense.' The more you connect to your senses, the more information you get."

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