Over-thinking and 'fake' Humans

In my years and years of searching out how to Articulate what I could see but failing to have the words, I discovered G. K. Chestertons abiilty to give practical advice incredibly helpful. Like all individuals in History, he was far from perfect. But I believe everyone has something of use to offer, history is loaded with useful content for the present.

Growing up, I would to get accused of over-thinking. It was frustrating at best as I felt like I was barely thinking at all. I felt dismissed and confused. Eventually, I was told that females tend to go inwards, intake and males tend to exert (speculations, opinions, etc.). I decided that I would then speak to males as they spoke to me, so I came up with the response: No, you are not thinking enough. 

This particular commentary / critique of GK Chestertons seems a practical way to identify a 'Charlatan' from someone who respects Sound Reason. I believe we all need 'rules of reasoning' to properly articulate why a thing 'feels' wrong. 


http://www.online-literature.com/chesterton/2590/

"And as it is with moral good and evil, so it is also with mental clarity and mental confusion.

There is one very valid test by which we may separate genuine, if perverse and unbalanced, originality and revolt fro mere impudent innovation and bluff. The man who really thinks he has an idea will always try to explain that idea. The charlatan who has no idea will always confine himself to explaining that it is much too subtle to be explained. The first idea may really be very outree or specialist; it may really be very difficult to express to ordinary people. But because the man is trying to express it, it is most probable that there is something in it, after all. The honest man is he who is always trying to utter the unutterable, to describe the indescribable; but the quack lives not by plunging into mystery, but by refusing to come out of it.'

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  • I have been told that by mental health professionals and other people that I over-think things too much also, I don't get it either, how can you not when there is always so much to think about as life is so complex, whoever said life is simple obviously doesn't think much at all.

    I'm told I can provide far too much detail but I think I am beginning to work out why that may be, the more I work with neurotypical services the more apparent these reasons become, like frequently feeling misunderstood and you never know if the other person feels you've misunderstood them because they won't tell you!

    However, I am struggling with JFG's post a bit (so I may have missed your point JFG) and Desmond79 I've no idea what you're talking about, I think I should go have a look at easier posts! 

    Oh well. I Think just reading tonight and no replying.

  • I can provide far too much detail

    I've discovered a term for this, it's called "Info-Dump". There's a hashtag on Twitter: #ActuallyAutistic, where info-dumping by providing FAR too much detail are normal at AS IF Neurotypicals simply don't have the neuro-network connexions we do needed to 'keep up' with our detail. 

    Providing far too much detail IS, in fact, normal. I've learned when to and when to not. But then that also meant I was silent more often. Sometimes the images in my head are so vivid, it's difficult to not express everything. And many times I don't have the Summary to be able to "Get to the point" until I can process through everything I'm thinking. It took me years to even find the terms I needed to be able to identify things properly. I still stutter through explanations though. 

    As for our responses, with football teams and the Dunning-Kruger effect? In retro-spect they are a bit nebulous. Even I'm lost looking at them! LOL

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  • I can provide far too much detail

    I've discovered a term for this, it's called "Info-Dump". There's a hashtag on Twitter: #ActuallyAutistic, where info-dumping by providing FAR too much detail are normal at AS IF Neurotypicals simply don't have the neuro-network connexions we do needed to 'keep up' with our detail. 

    Providing far too much detail IS, in fact, normal. I've learned when to and when to not. But then that also meant I was silent more often. Sometimes the images in my head are so vivid, it's difficult to not express everything. And many times I don't have the Summary to be able to "Get to the point" until I can process through everything I'm thinking. It took me years to even find the terms I needed to be able to identify things properly. I still stutter through explanations though. 

    As for our responses, with football teams and the Dunning-Kruger effect? In retro-spect they are a bit nebulous. Even I'm lost looking at them! LOL

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