How to Tell Intuition Apart From Mental Noise
One of the hardest things to live with
is not knowing which voice to trust.
A thought appears —
and immediately the question follows:
Is this intuition?
Or is this my mind spiraling again?
Because both use your inner voice.
Both sound familiar.
Both feel personal.
But they don’t feel the same in the body.
Mental noise is restless.
It tightens your chest.
It speeds you up.
It fills the space with urgency.
It doesn’t ask.
It pushes.
It brings pressure instead of clarity.
Fear instead of grounding.
Confusion instead of direction.
And often, it shows up when nothing is wrong.
Intuition is different.
It doesn’t interrupt your peace.
It doesn’t hijack your body.
It doesn’t flood you with images or scenarios.
Intuition is steady.
Even when it’s firm.
It arrives without panic.
Without force.
Without needing immediate action.
You don’t feel chased by it.
You feel accompanied.
One of the clearest ways to tell the difference
is this:
Mental noise needs you to act now.
Intuition can wait.
If a thought loses its power
the moment you pause —
it wasn’t intuition.
If clarity increases with time,
space,
and calm —
that’s a signal you can trust.
Another difference lives in repetition.
Mental noise repeats because it wants control.
It circles.
It nags.
It comes back louder if you don’t obey.
Intuition doesn’t harass you.
If it matters,
it will return gently —
without pressure.
And if it doesn’t return at all,
it probably didn’t need your attention.
You don’t have to figure this out perfectly.
You don’t need to get it right every time.
Learning discernment is not about sharpness.
It’s about safety.
The safer your body feels,
the clearer your inner signals become.
So instead of asking,
“Is this thought true?”
Try asking,
“What does this thought do to my body?”
Does it ground you — or tense you?
Does it steady you — or rush you?
Does it calm you — or disturb you?
Your body knows before your mind explains.
And over time,
as safety grows,
the difference becomes quieter…
and clearer.
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