What a terrible thing that happened in your country. I'm so sorry you're facing that trauma--and I do think it could and would be traumatic, even if you weren't as directly affected as others.

I've had the experience of other people just knowing. Somehow, without any word or action on my part, just knowing how I'm feeling and what I want/need. And it's wonderful. There's something almost supernatural about that kind of attunement.

Unfortunately, I've also found this to be the exception rather than the rule. Usually people need to be prompted, need some indication from you, that you are needing/wanting X. Something might seem obvious from our point of view, but from the other person's point of view? Well, let's just say it's hard for a thought like "So-and-so is probably feeling X, an I bet they need Y" to just spontaneously occur when you're constantly bombarded by everything closer to home, up to and including those involuntary thoughts like "Wow. This chair hurts my butt."

This doesn't mean that the person doesn't care, or that you're less important than their butt, just that, most of the time, communication is essential.