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06 Mar 2005, 2:09 pm

I have been told that when other people hear my own thoughts, they consider them philosophical. I have a very involved thought process. Yet, when other people say something in an intelligent way, I tend to misunderstand it. Does anyone know why this is?


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06 Mar 2005, 11:59 pm

People say that about me, too. I find that if I cannot make an image of what the person is saying in my mind, it sometimes doesn't register or make sense to me.



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07 Mar 2005, 12:14 am

larsenjw92286 wrote:
I have been told that when other people hear my own thoughts, they consider them philosophical. I have a very involved thought process. Yet, when other people say something in an intelligent way, I tend to misunderstand it.


I am the same way. I have no clue why. Sorry I don't have an answer.



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07 Mar 2005, 11:08 am

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In what way do they hear your thoughts. I'm asking because I wanted to answer but I thought it might be unrelated. If question is answered I think I will share my thought.



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07 Mar 2005, 4:20 pm

People hear my thoughts when they are face to face with me. When I tell them what is going on in my right mind, I understand it. However, when other people tell me what is going on in their right minds, I tend to misunderstand it. It's not that they have a smaller vocabulary, but I just think that I interpret their thoughts the wrong way. I don't think I understand what they mean sometimes.


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07 Mar 2005, 4:22 pm

I have the same problem, but I'm working on it. I'm trying to consider the different things people may be trying to say, rather than going with the first inclination.



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13 Mar 2005, 10:21 am

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Yet, when other people say something in an intelligent way, I tend to misunderstand it. Does anyone know why this is?


Maybe 'our' communication method need complementary material.(what do I mean with this?)
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Text and speech might not be enough to understand easily what someone is trying to say. If a person shows a picture that is related to what the person is saying it might be easier for me to understand what the person is trying to tell me. This is just a thought.



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13 Mar 2005, 11:29 am

I am not sure if that would help. As silly as it sounds, people have to speak "plain English" to me sometimes. This is proof that everyone learns differently.


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21 Apr 2005, 10:25 am

larsenjw92286 wrote:
I have been told that when other people hear my own thoughts, they consider them philosophical. I have a very involved thought process. Yet, when other people say something in an intelligent way, I tend to misunderstand it. Does anyone know why this is?


When other people say something in an intelligent way do you not understand the words they are using?



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21 Apr 2005, 6:47 pm

It depends on the context in which someone is speaking. If I have heard a certain context before, I understand it.


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