@TunedOut, I have seen your posts in different threads, you have a kind heart. I see that you try to understand different members and that you try to be considerate and respectful and have shown to be a caring individual.

I am not so sure there is actual supernatural psychic powers. I do however think a person can hone in on things about another individual or life situation and develop a theory about what may happen due to a pattern that has been already taking place. Considering the human brain is set up for "navigation" and we all begin to navigate from the time we are born, even actually before we are born, it's only natural a person can develop ways of "predicting". There are so many ways we actually practice profiling and have for thousands of years. We do it when we try to solve crimes, we do this when we try to figure out what an enemy's next move might be, there are actually individuals who specialize in this and act as counsels and advisors.

There are individuals who spend time creating a psychic advertisement they send out to MANY people telling them what appears to be special information just for them personally. "Oh, I see you are suffering, I am picking up signs that have drawn me to you telling me I must help you". They even can present a lengthy seemingly special letter outlining how they see you and the predicament you are in and if you contact them "for a fee", they can make sure you get protected and may even gain wealth. They actually make money from so many people that believe "they are special and should spend money so they can be protected in some way". It's not "real", it's just taking advantage of individuals who may believe something supernatural is reaching out to them. These individuals know how to manipulate "feelings" and all those who tend to believe in "feelings are facts". Those who manipulate emotions and feelings are NOT empaths. Often, their true interest is in gaining power and control over. A lot of individuals who have this interest WANT power positions and often go into politics, both political parties. Sometimes, a person will deeply desire to achieve power to make up for the powerlessness they experienced in their childhood too. Yet, also, it's not black and white and in order to know more it requires interviewing an individual to learn their perspective and personal history.

A few days ago I happened across a thread and what I posted got very misunderstood. I ended up getting very triggered and flooded with a lot of my own history on this particular issue. It was a situation where if I explained what I shared and what my own personal history was on this kind of challenge it may have been better understood, however, that would have ended up making that thread about me so I just withdrew completely. A part of me wanted to talk about it for days though. Then I realized how the person who needed to sit with this history and think it through more was in fact myself. Also, even if I PM'd my own history and my reasoning, I would only continue to face an arguement which would only end up causing me to continue to feel invalidated and unheard and disqualified. So, the best thing for me to do in this particular challenge, was just distance. The last thing I needed was to be invalidated and disqualified considering my present life challenge dealing with so much of that the last thing I need is to add to that. However, even though I experienced that challenge, by sitting with what I had in my own history, it can contribute to my ability to empathize with another person that may express the same challenge I had faced. Also, a controlling person who needs to be right, always needs to think they have the right answer, more than likely will not see my pov, it's just what I have learned so many times in my life. I would rather be someone who can be the kind of person who can address a challenge like mine when it comes to that. So many unknowingly desire the black and white yet tout their opinion is gray when it's challenged. Ironically, that also tends to present in deciding an empath is not real and it's just science fiction crap. Or call themselves an empath because they need to believe they have some kind of special power about themselves. That is what my sister does, it's all about HER feelings because SHE is an empath when that's not at all what she is, her feelings are all about HERSELF and her constant need for control. It's actually gotten to the point where you can tell what she is doing because she projects it on others.