Use the Force! The Force is strong with this one.! Yes!  

The person I read the best, in some ways, was my first husband. It left people in awe who had to take care of him when he was ill, because I could tell them what he was wanting and thinking. I think I do have a great deal of empathy, when I choose to use it and to cultivate it. I do not find it freaky at all.

Hi LouiseKnittel, The eyes are the mirror of the soul so they say so yes you are looking into the person rather than the facade tey prtray to the outside world, like the outgoing exhibitionist who deep down is very lost, lonely and insecure I guess, I have only ever looked and seen evil rather than love and that was ugly and their faces seemed to distort and those experiences did freak me out. Ellie :D

Star Wars "Yoda" moment! Hahaha, that's a good one Louise.

O.K., here we go. Everyone of us is born with Extra Sensory Perceptive ability. EVERYONE. It is a NATURAL occurring function of the brain. Those who are usually more CREATIVELY imaginative, experience a higher sense over time. Different circumstances in lifestyles, is more or less the reason behind each person developing a different extra sense of awareness...thereby stimulating certain nerve cell areas of the body, causing them to react..."differently". Some "hear" things. (Clairaudience) Some "feel" things. (Clairsentience) Some "see" things. (Clairvoience)

However, some FEAR these extra senses, and thus they become supressed in their subconscious, where they lay dormant, and gradually begin to dwindle. This is why we have so many "non-believers". But in truth, these senses DO NOT disappear. They just remain dormant until "re-stimulated".

With practice, one can increase one's Alpha/Theta brain wave output, and hence increase one's extra sense ability. Believe it or not, we do this all the time when we are in our deepest REM sleep. Though it IS possible to do this while one is perfectly wide awake. Therefore, the ability to "read" as you say, is not some strange phenomina that only some people seem to possess...but is a NATURAL ability that we ALL posses. Some just USE it more than others.

Now..... I've been teaching awareness classes since 1977, and one of the "bonuses" of these teachings, and having nothing to do with any real involvement on my part per se, results in the stimulation of these extra senses. I DO NOT teach psychism.
However, it is fasinating to see this "awakening" if you will, occur.

Do not be affraid of your natural ability Louise. It is merely a tool "attached" to your every day's level of awareness. You've just "connected" on a subconsious level, is all. Good for you!

Cheers love;
cdrxo