Is the voice in your head the same as your gut instinct?

[Anonymous]

Or is one the voice of reason and the other emotion?

[SteveSmith1985]

No. At least I don't think so. Not for me anyway.

First, neither is the voice of reason. How reasonable the voice in your head is, depends on how reasonable you are. And nobody is all that reasonable.

Plus there are all the messed up thoughts people can get into their heads, that makes the voice in your head... definitely not reasonable. It's nervous, insecure, feels entitled, has traumatic shit its compensating for etc.

Please don't think either one is all that reasonable. It's more that it's CONSCIOUS. Those thoughts are thoughts you are aware of in your brain consciously.

Gut instinct is your intuition. It is fundamentally not rational. It is an excellent guide, and you should ALWAYS follow your gut instinct.

Gut instinct is a feeling, for no reason you can identify... that something isn't right, or that you're in danger or in a situation you need to get away from.

It's the feeling that this guy seems really nice, and everything he's said has been just fine. But I still have this feeling that he's 'off' somehow.

It's just a feeling that something about a situation is not as it should be. You don't have any reasons to feel that way. You just have this deep (but not always strong) feeling that something isn't right.

Gut feeling is instinct. It's usually important for protecting yourself from dangerous people, or dangerous circumstances. Especially when that person or circumstance doesn't seem dangerous in any way you can identify.

Gut feeling is entirely subconscious. You identify that you are feeling a certain way. But the feeling was/is subconscious.

It's always smart to trust your gut.

The voice in your head... can lead you astray because it's subject to all your faults neurosis, false beliefs, and all sorts of other things that aren't good for you.

You should listen to both. Just don't question gut feelings. Do question the conscious voice.

[OneViewpoint]

Yeah, people make up all sorts of phrases that are actually meaningless but all mean the same thing.

"It comes from the heart". The only thing that comes from the heart is blood pressure. The heart is a pump, period.

"That's my gut instinct". Your stomach, intestines, and colon have never had a thought and will never have a thought. The only thoughts they have ever inspired are satisfaction, bloat, and distress when digestion goes off the rails.

"The voice in my head". Other than schizophrenics or some other mental illness, that "voice in your head" is your internal conversation over technical, moral, or ethical dilemmas as you struggle to make decisions.

All of those phrases are the same thing. Different way of referencing our internal mental struggles ay we pinball our way through life every day.

[Anonymous]

I feel like they are the same for me but everyone is different

[Jennz6]

One voice is lust and the other is THE HOLY SPIRT

[Jennz6]

@wynning
Thank you honey for the MHO 💕

[WonderingManII]

I did a google search, and here is what I found.

"While both "the voice in your head" and "gut instinct" can refer to internal experiences, they are not always the same thing. The voice in your head can encompass a range of internal thoughts, worries, and self-talk, while gut instinct more specifically refers to a sense of knowing or a hunch that arises from your intuition."

[fish5505_87]

No, they are different, but both voices. To me, my gut instinct, Is, Right Now. The voice in my head, although derived from the same place is more thought out, involving future situations that may or may not arise

[MrChinaski]

They're back... sorry poor Poltergeist reference

[AlinaJanowska18]

I would say yes. But in general I don't have voice in my head, I would call it my thoughts without talking

[Anonymous]

Not the same. My guts say take it easy, but my head/reasons are in worry

[Static_In_The_Attic]

Are you hearing voices in your head? Outstanding!

[douride2]

No it's not. Most time those 2 are in conflict with each other.

[wynn-ing]

I don't have a voice in my head. So guts a-go!

[OddBeMe]

Yes, both cockney and disgusting

[DCVsMarvel]

Sometimes

[bralesswonder]

I have neither

[Yohenis]

Huh?

[DanLee9898]

No way