Mind Reading

That’s a cool superpower.

Remember that time your significant other was so upset about something you needed to share but hadn't even told them about yet that you made yourself sick worrying and they showed up to a blubbering apology from you utterly confused because they were never upset in the first place?

If that wasn't just me, welcome fellow mind-readers!

Mind Reading is a trick your brain plays - While telling you it's protecting you.

Your brain says it knows what another person is thinking, feeling, their wants and needs. Your brain says it can use this information to inform your strategy with this person, minimize any negative impact.

I'm pretty sure your brain is a liar.

Mine is, and Let Me Tell You, I don't like admitting that sometimes because I consider my ability to read people a huge strength of mine. I still get it wrong a lot. Even with my husband. Who is generally not hard to read.

Put down your assumptions. Find evidence for those beliefs. Ask. Communicate.