Guest guest Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 It sounds to me like the little voice is one you may want to welcome. After all, it was right, wasn't it? It appears that your intuition is kicking in. But the problem (for me, anyway) is that intuition is often overridden by some other force. This happened to me recently -- I drove my Volvo down the canyon, to town and back, with the front end thumping. I kept saying to myself that this cannot be a good sign, but I did it anyway. Then my husband drove my car and said, "gee, didn't you notice all this thumping?" and I admitted I had, and that I didn't think it was good but I didn't seem to be able to do anything about it. We took it to the mechanic and I explained the noise to him and told him to test drive it, he'd see what I was talking about. He called an hour later and said he wouldn't DARE test drive that car, the tie rod was SO LOOSE that it was a wonder that I still had a tire on my front right side and he then explained how DANGEROUS this was, which I knew, but I didn't seem to be able to get past knowing that to do something about it. The number of times similar events have occurred are too many to mention, but like Ros, sometimes I do things despite the fact that something is telling me not to do them -- it's as though the braking mechanism in my brain is broken and while the rational side is screaming at me, DON'T DRIVE YOUR FREAKING CAR WITH THIS NOISE, I'm almost powerless to abide by the command. I don't know how to explain it. Ros did a better job than I did. It makes me very skeptical about my judgment in certain situations and that I could intentionally put myself in harm's way despite the intuition telling me that I ought not to do it. It's almost as though I don't really have control anymore. Blind Reason a novel of espionage and pharmaceutical intrigue Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 Oh, and the worst part about this incident, was that I kept thinking to myself, "Gee, I could be driving down the canyon and a wheel could fly off, and I could go off the road, down the 200 foot canyon, and be killed." Even that thought did not stop me from driving a car that felt as though the wheel was going to come off, which it was close to doing. Blind Reason a novel of espionage and pharmaceutical intrigue Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 The little voice was right cathrine, but i could have been electrocuted because of that little voice who in their right mind would step in water with an electric cable running through it.It's made me feel like i can't trust myself again. Hugs Ros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 I can't help feeling that i over rode the alarm bells just like glitter did with the car. Hugs Ros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 Isn't impulsiveness a symptom of lowered serotonin, which is what you get after taking an SSRI? I don't think it's impulsiveness as much as it's damage to my frontal lobes that regulate decision making and executive thinking!!! LOL Nobdy in their right mind would have driven that car -- it's NOT like it was a little thump -- the g.d. wheel was about to come off! LOL Blind Reason a novel of espionage and pharmaceutical intrigue Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 <<Ros, now disheartened that some little voice saying ( it's ok) can win over my mind screaming danger.>> Disheartened, Ros? It sounds to me like the little voice is one you may want to welcome. After all, it was right, wasn't it? It appears that your intuition is kicking in. Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 Dear Glitter, You said: <<But the problem (for me, anyway) is that intuition is often overridden by some other force. >> It eventually won't be overridden the more you ignore it and see how you've messed yourself up, lol. This happens to people who have very strong wills or a strong denial system. The trick is to learn to differentiate between will and intuition and to learn the right places to use each. Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 <<The little voice was right cathrine, but i could have been electrocuted because of that little voice who in their right mind would step in water with an electric cable running through it.It's made me feel like i can't trust myself again.>> The " little voice " knew the difference between what was safe and what wasn't, Ros. After all, it WAS safe, wasn't it? Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 > In a message dated 2/26/04 12:56:57 PM Mountain Standard Time, > ccreel@r... writes: > > > > It sounds to me like the little voice is one you may > > want to welcome. After all, it was right, wasn't it? It appears that your > > intuition is kicking in. > > > > But the problem (for me, anyway) is that intuition is often overridden by > some other force. This happened to me recently -- I drove my Volvo down the > canyon, to town and back, with the front end thumping. I kept saying to myself > that this cannot be a good sign, but I did it anyway. Then my husband drove my > car and said, " gee, didn't you notice all this thumping? " and I admitted I > had, and that I didn't think it was good but I didn't seem to be able to do > anything about it. We took it to the mechanic and I explained the noise to him > and told him to test drive it, he'd see what I was talking about. He called an > hour later and said he wouldn't DARE test drive that car, the tie rod was SO > LOOSE that it was a wonder that I still had a tire on my front right side and > he then explained how DANGEROUS this was, which I knew, but I didn't seem to be > able to get past knowing that to do something about it. The number of times > similar events have occurred are too many to mention, but like Ros, sometimes > I do things despite the fact that something is telling me not to do them -- > it's as though the braking mechanism in my brain is broken and while the > rational side is screaming at me, DON'T DRIVE YOUR FREAKING CAR WITH THIS NOISE, I'm > almost powerless to abide by the command. I don't know how to explain it. > Ros did a better job than I did. It makes me very skeptical about my judgment > in certain situations and that I could intentionally put myself in harm's way > despite the intuition telling me that I ought not to do it. It's almost as > though I don't really have control anymore. Isn't impulsiveness a symptom of lowered serotonin, which is what you get after taking an SSRI? -joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 > In a message dated 2/26/04 4:05:17 PM Mountain Standard Time, > metafunj@h... writes: > > > > Isn't impulsiveness a symptom of lowered serotonin, which is what > > you get after taking an SSRI? > > > > I don't think it's impulsiveness as much as it's damage to my frontal lobes > that regulate decision making and executive thinking!!! LOL Nobdy in their > right mind would have driven that car -- it's NOT like it was a little thump -- > the g.d. wheel was about to come off! LOL Yeh i was suprised after reading that message when i saw YOU were the one that wrote it. i can't imagine you doing would do something like that, this is the first time i've heard about this symptom too! -joe > > Blind Reason > a novel of espionage and pharmaceutical intrigue > Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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