FaithHopeCheese wrote:
As far as not knowing how to respond - I've noticed that I'll have several responses pass through my brain, but by they time I figure out what to say, it's too late because the conversation has turned.
That sums up my experience so well. I can watch other people interact and know what's really going on, but if I speak based on what I'm realizing, I tend to say things that are HIGHLY inappropriate because nobody wanted those issues stated in the open.
As a result, I've learned to keep my mouth shut, but when I deal with others, if I'm having a good day, I might pick up on what's really going on, but I'm confused on if I should say anything and if so, how much. By the time I figure it out, the moment has passed.
I can say I've learned to use this "telepathy" to some good. If I sense someone is throwing BS my way or otherwise being deceptive. If nothing else I know to follow my "instinct" and not trust them.
I used to call this insight my "paranoid delusional" voice, because it always seemed to have negative things to say about what was really going on around me, but it turned out that time and time again it was spot on.