Is It Intuition… or Anxiety in Disguise? How to Tell the Difference
- Linda Campbell
- Mar 25
- 2 min read
A lot of clients ask me this question:“I felt it in my gut—doesn’t that mean it’s true?”
Not always.
The problem? Anxiety, ego, fear, and past conditioning can all mimic intuition. They live in the body too. They feel urgent. They feel familiar. Sometimes, they even feel convincing.
But here’s the truth:👉 Just because you feel something doesn’t automatically mean it’s intuitive.
Let’s break it down.
What True Intuition Feels Like:
✅ Calm clarity
✅ No pressure or urgency
✅ A gentle nudge or knowing
✅ Feels neutral—even when it’s guiding you toward something big
✅ Arises after alignment, not in the middle of chaos
Intuition isn’t always loud.It often feels quiet, grounded, and oddly peaceful—even when it challenges you to step outside your comfort zone.
What Anxiety or Ego Often Feels Like:
🚨 Urgency and panic
🌀 Racing thoughts
🙅♀️ Either/or thinking (black-and-white extremes)
😬 Fear of being wrong, rejected, or unsafe
🙄 Narratives that are focused on control, performance, or protection
Anxiety says: “You have to decide RIGHT NOW or something bad will happen.”
Ego says: “You’ll look foolish if you don’t get this right.”
Intuition says: “This is what feels aligned. You can trust this.”
How to Tell the Difference:
🧠 Check your nervous system.Are you regulated and calm—or activated and panicked?Intuition rarely comes through when you're in fight-or-flight.
📡 Notice the frequency.Is the message consistent, repeating gently over time? Or does it change depending on your mood or who you're talking to?
🕊 Feel the weight.Intuition feels clear. Anxiety feels heavy.
One Practice I Use Personally:
I have an agreement with my subconscious:
👉 If something comes up for me three times—without me chasing it—I explore it.
No overthinking.No questioning if it’s “just in my head.”If it repeats with quiet consistency, I trust it’s worth paying attention to.
This allows me to honor the wisdom within me without letting fear or urgency hijack my decisions.
Final Thought:
Intuition doesn’t yell. It invites.It doesn’t panic. It whispers.And it doesn’t demand. It aligns.
The more you learn to recognize the energetic difference, the easier it becomes to trust yourself—fully, deeply, and without fear.
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