PSA: your gut is not all-knowing

I was reading an article earlier about why trusting your gut in relationships is not as great of an idea as some may think. A quote that stood out to me in the article is: "I learned the hard way that my “gut” was often less a wise oracle and more a terrified, insecure child, interpreting everything through the lens of my own fears, past hurts, and anxieties." I think for us with OCD, as well as those who have endured past trauma, our inner child will try to sabotage us in the name of protecting us. Our brains don't let us relax and feel safe in our relationships in the name of keeping us safe, and they don't recognize that the protection is unnecessary because we are in fact safe. With OCD, our guts cannot easily be trusted because they have been hijacked by fear. So no, it is not your intuition or inner knowing, it is just your ocd.