Having written that post out was extremely cathartic- maybe more than I have previously considered. So first, thank you for sharing your difficult experiences SNL as it has given me the opportunity to re-examine my own history.
So (as posted many times on the PNF), I first recognized my very psychic self at age 16. This is when I started recognizing I was reading the thoughts of my friends and acquaintances.
Add to that unrelated fact that my Dad fought in two wars and was MIA too. He returned from war with what today would very likely be diagnosed as PTSD.
Putting two and two together makes me wonder if maybe - prior to age 16 - if I was psychically experiencing my Dad’s terrors of war? Then at age 16, recognizing I was psychic might have broken that unknown connection thus freeing me from my fears of the dark. The interesting thing is that though I encountered telepathy at least weekly with people outside my family, I don’t recall ever having read the thoughts of my family when I was in my teens.
Sorry for the diatribe SNL. You just made my wheels turn and I had to get that thought recorded for later reprocessing.
Thank you so so much for sharing! I feel so much better about my experience with spirits now. It's good to know I'm not being dramatic.
I know more psychologists believe that parents with PTSD can pass down their symptoms / certain life experiences affects their DNA. Also, both my parents have PTSD!
I've always suspected I have some psychic abilities because I've had a few prophetic dreams but they weren't meaningful at all. Then something that happens fairly oftens when I'm manic is if I have a song stuck in my head for a long period someone around me will start humming or singing it. But I've never read anyone's thought. Not to make your story about myself or anything lol. Thanks again for sharing your story. I feel like reflecting on myself some more too.