For example, my brother told me hes going out, I said where, he said I gotta bring my car, down the street. Ok, there is nothing down the street but more houses and a bay haha, so here I'm sitting here wonderng where he went. My mother had to explain that it meant hes not going far he'll be back in a bit.
Another example, my boyfriend says he'll be here in 5 minutes, me thinking okay, 5 minutes it is, sitting here watching the clock, 5 minutes rolls by, I freak out! Turns out 5 minutes can mean 5-10minutes, can mean real soon, can mean I'm right around the corner.
One more example, this lady calls from one of the big brother/big sister agencies, tells me "I'll call you right back", here I am sitting by the phone waiting, waiting, and waiting, turns out call you right back can mean either call you tommorrow, or maybe later that night, or maybe in the near future.
Anybody else take things too seriously or too literally? I swear, my brain takes vacations, and leaves me sitting here empty headed haha .
Constantly. It's not just you.