The sudden loss of intuition can be paralyzing for anyone not just a medical doctor. In my own case, I have struggled to find my bearings in personal life more so than professional. It is not an uncommon experience for me to feel unsure of my thinking about a topic where I once felt pretty confident about my position - most of it was intuitive. I just had sense for it.
When I could tell how things would unfold and they did, it helped reinforce that intuition. Where I have faltered the most is when it would take a very long time to know if I am right or wrong. All at once, I don't trust myself nearly as much and what is more if a loved one is seeking my opinion to make a decision, I would not provide it from fear that I could be wrong.
Professionals who lose their intuition also sometimes lose their will to act. Faced with a difficult case, the feeling of certitude that accompanies intuition helps turn thought into action. Without it, doctors like me might hesitate to do anything at all.
To accept intuition as revelation, it’s as if the world had not yet undergone division. Belief and knowledge unite, mystery ceases to be anathema, and the science of decision-making, no longer parsed between rational and irrational, acknowledges an element that surpasses human comprehension, on par with the universe or eternity.
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