People Tell me Things

Must be that they feel comfortable telling you these things. I have had conversations with people in grocery stores, elevators, at the mall where they tell me their life story in the span of 5 minutes.

Maybe you look like someone who won't tell tales. Strange isn't it? I would hate to have people telling me secrets.

They want someone to listen, they dont know where or to whom they're going to release the stress inside of them

I specifically ask you not to tell anyone I said that, Jo Ann! I simply can't believe you would tell my secrets like that!

Because of my vocation ppl tell me things, but to some extent, that is somewhat normal and in context...still sometimes, there are things which ppl say that I have no idea how to respond to-sometimes it is an issue of ppl having mental illness, but sometimes it is just life taking odd twists-I learnt to deal with things with a certain manner of tact but also prayer-I pray even before the most informal of or seemingly least important of meetings.

You have the gift of empathy. I did guess that when I put it in my response to your post on heart of Mylot. And now I find ,I've hit the nail on the head

I am one of those people that for some reason people chose to tell me the weirdest things.

People have always walked up to me and tell me strange things to. My husband said it is because I am a nice person. Maybe it is because you look like a nice person.

I agree with others, there must be something about you that makes people feel at ease to talk to you about things they most likely wound't tell their close friends and family. It could be empathy as well. That is the one thing I struggle with, empathy. I try to understand how others feel but it's hard when they talk to me about the same problems they have previously told me six months or a year ago. I have to bite my tongue because I want to tell them they are in control of their life, feelings, etc. and they don't want to change it. I have to remember some people may not know how to change whatever the issue is or may be afraid of the outcome. Therefore, I usually just nod my head politely and don't give advice unless they ask for it.