miscommunication

I hate miscommunication. I hate it even more when I jump to a conclusion and make an assumption that may not be correct.

I can read what someone writes, take their words exactly as they write them, and still get it wrong because I don’t understand the intent behind the words.

I can hear someone talk to me, run it through my head, and still come out with the wrong message.

I wonder if my filtering mechanisms are screwed up. I wonder if I overthink things (okay, I know I do this but I wonder if I do it even more than I think I do…oy…this could be a vicious cycle!). I wonder if I allow past circumstances to cloud my ability to comprehend.

What I hate the most is making a decision or a statement based on miscommunication and then having it come back and make me realize that I really made an ass of myself.

I hate that.

There is no wonder why I often am silent. It’s way too easy to make mistakes where people are concerned.