# "Trust Your Gut" Is Dangerous Advice (If You Have CPTSD)

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Podcast: [The Crappy Childhood Fairy Podcast with Anna Runkle](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crappy-childhood-fairy-podcast-with-anna-runkle-5678290)
Published: 2026-04-22T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Blindly trusting your intuition can be destructive if you are experiencing CPTSD-driven dysregulation. This episode explains how to distinguish between genuine gut instincts and reactive trauma impulses.

## Highlights
- Main idea: Trauma-driven impulses often masquerade as intuition during periods of nervous system dysregulation
- Failure mode: Mistaking a reactive urge to flee or lash out for a 'gut feeling' can sabotage healthy relationships
- Biological basis: Polyvagal theory explains how the nervous system scans for safety, but trauma can distort these signals
- Practical takeaway: The first step to accuracy is recognizing your specific physical symptoms of dysregulation, such as numbness or racing thoughts
- Practical takeaway: Prioritize physiological re-regulation before making major life decisions or responding to emotional triggers

## Topics

CPTSD, Polyvagal Theory, Nervous System Regulation, Trauma Recovery, Neuroception, Emotional Dysregulation, Intuition, Mental Health

## Chapters
- 2:00 — The Distortion of Intuition: How trauma causes us to misinterpret safe people as threats and threats as safe.
- 3:10 — The Biology of Neuroception: An introduction to Polyvagal theory and how the nervous system scans the environment for danger.
- 5:20 — The Danger of 'Trust Your Body': Why following impulses during dysregulation is actually a reactive survival mechanism rather than true intuition.
- 6:20 — Impulse vs. Intuition: Examples of how trauma-driven urges, like the need for chaos or sudden withdrawal, mimic gut feelings.
- 7:20 — Recognizing Dysregulation: How to identify your personal physical markers of being 'out of window' or in survival mode.
- 8:30 — Strategies for Re-regulation: Immediate emergency measures to bring the body back into a state of safety and clarity.
- 12:30 — Tuning Your Instrument: The long-term process of using daily practice to clear mental clutter and restore accurate sensing.

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