I am someone that is generally good at reading people and find it easy to decipher their emotions. I’m a good listener and find it easy to let people talk when they want to be heard. However, I find it hard to talk back. I’m never sure how to respond, because I’ve spent most of my life mirroring people and curating my responses into something that they’d probably like to hear. I want to start conversing as myself.
How can I improve my ability to talk in conversation and participate socially without saying what I think people want to hear?