Analyzing outside?

Do those in therapy find themselves analyzing people outside, friends? family perhaps? Is this common if ones life is sandwiched with therapy? ITs like I cannot just "not think" now, I cannot always let statements go if I feel they are not completely true. I am trying to look at "why" or "how" of wheres that coming from.

I tend to analyse or over analyse anyway - even BEFORE therapy - the work psyche I saw said I should just let things be and NOT think so much!.... hmmm wonder what he meant by that! lol

LMAO!!!! Have you got a spare couple of yrs so we could sit and work it out???

Sure Mouse! Why not!

Yes, yes and yes. I am having much trouble turning off the analyzing, but I have always had an interest in psychology and human behavior even before therapy. And the dynamics of relationships have always been fascinating to me. I like helping people. I think I get some kind of charge out of deep thinking and philosophizing. I probably would have loved being a therapist. The only problem with that being that I suck at being verbal. I tend to think that might have been detrimental. I can definitely relate to what you are saying. My brain is always running now.

Yes I often hear more than what's said and I wonder 'Where is that coming from?' and what the person is looking for, struggling with.
Of course I don't take it too far since I don't know the person in a way that could give me the insight into them that arouses my curiosity, nor do I have the education or skills to make me think I'm on spot, so I am curious in a general way (less stressful for me) and it sometimes turns around and points to me and I see something more in my resistances and wishes. It can allow me to see the unspoken, unthinkable things in me. lol. Not necessarily a good thing.

hehehe, welcome to the "club" now why did I say that?? LOL!!

lol!! .

I can't turn my brain off! If things are fine there is nothing to analyze but if I find myself in "weird situations" I have to figure it out!

Yes, at its best being able to understand other people is great!

I definitely notice a difference in how I deal with people since starting therapy. I think I understand how people work a bit better now, so I'm less likely to take things personally--I get that everyone has their own stuff.

I think the biggest change has not been that I analyze people, but that I can listen empathetically but with a bit of distance. I don't get as caught up in other people's stuff, but I can listen and empathize better.

I don't find that I am analyzing others. However I am much more consious or aware of how I interact with others. I seem to be a bit more supportive and I listen more. I think my T has modeled and I have aquired better interpersonal skills.

i probably under-analyse people, if anything. i'm an incredibly private person, and i extend that to others - i figure if someone is not telling me the 100% truth (or being 100% open, or whatever), then they probably have good reason for it, and i let it go.

but i think the other thing that i rely on is that i've always been the 'go to' person, so if people are wanting to be open, i'm typically the first person to find out.

Mouse, I definitely overanalze more since therapy (though I was always interested in psychology too). I like to try to figure out why people act the way they do. I give people the benefit of the doubt more, since therapy, because I know they may have problems that they don't talk about. I wonder what disorder they have, LOL. Yeah, I want to join the overanalyzing club!

great until you analyze wrong!