I think that having a good intuition is a fortunate thing to have. Many of us who have dealt with mental illness all of our lives (and worked on helping ourselves) know ourselves well, are especially sensitive and do develop keen intuitions. I tend to trust my intuition...it seldom lets me down. I know a lot of people who don't seem to make an effort to know themselves and who never develop astute feelings for other people. And I see a lot of people end up regretting it because they had a lousy intuition about someone, or an intuition they didn't trust, and they wind up being badly hurt. I've been criticized a lot for being so-called "judgmental" and I've been mistreated too much in my life. So I've pretty much learned that the best thing to do is trust my intuition and be quiet about it so I'm not labeled as judgmental or critical, because I don't think trusting your good intuition is necessarily judgmental, I think it's a smart way to set healthy boundaries.
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