I would say that I trust my instincts to a reasonable extent, but not all the time, but just enough to listen when something deep inside me is trying to tell me something,
See there have been times in my life when I did not have a lot of information about a situation ,but I had a strong feeling about what I should do, Sometimes I do follow my instincts and things worked out exactly like I thought they would.
This instinct is something we a have and this instincts are like a voice that speaks to me when I do not have all the facts. Sometimes I meet someone for the first time and automatically I feel comfortable around them right away, other times, you meet someone and everything seems okay on the surface, but something just feels off, I have experienced both situations.
When I am dealing with people I definitely use my instincts, but I also pay attention to other things, people can say one thing, their actions can say something else, yes my instincts help me notice things that I might have missed if I only listened to what they were saying.
There have been times when I felt uneasy about someone even though everyone else liked them, later on, I found out that my instincts were right, I have also learned that my instincts are not always right too, we are human beings, and our emotions, past experiences, fears, and even our moods can influence what we think is our instinct, that is why I do not make decisions based only on my instincts, I use a combination of my instincts, observation and common sense.
There was a time when I was convinced about something because my instincts had told me so, but the. I ended up being completely wrong, see ehn at first, I felt so disappointed in myself, I wondered why I trusted that feeling in the first place, but then as I reflected on it, I realized that being wrong is also part of life, truly, nobody gets everything right, whether they rely on instincts or they rely on facts, the important thing is that you are learning from the experience instead of you beating yourself up over it.
So , If my instincts are wrong I do not see it as a failure at all, I see it as a lesson, it teaches me to pay attention and gather more information another time, my instincts become stronger with experience, the more I go through in life the more my mind learns patterns, That is why older people often say that they just know when something is right or wrong, their instincts are backed by years of experience.
At the end of the day I think my instincts are valuable, I should not only rely on my instincts, yes I need to find a balance, I should listen to my instincts, I should also pay attention to facts and reality, when my instincts and the evidence point in the direction, I feel more confident about my decisions.
So yes I trust my instincts especially when I am dealing with people and uncertain situations,I just do not follow my instincts blindly, I listen, observe, think and then decide.. If I happen to be wrong, I learn from my mistakes , and move on and keep growing.
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