I feel like I’m on a different wavelength from most people. I understand that most people are, because we all have different experiences and worldviews which can cause communication breakdowns. But it seems like no matter how I phrase things, I am constantly being misunderstood. Throughout the years, I tried being as concise as I possibly could, I tried over explaining, I tried phrasing things in multiple ways, I tried all different voice tones and facial expressions, but even simple statements I say just seem to get translated to something else as soon as they enter another person’s ears. Is it just that nobody knows how to actually listen to the words coming out of my mouth? Because I’ll say something completely inoffensive and people react like I threw up on their shoes! It also seems like a lot of older people immediately categorize me as incompetent, and treat me as such from the beginning, assuming that whatever comes out of my mouth must be wrong whether I offer proof or not. It’s just frustrating and feels like I’m alone on the other side of a glass panel from everyone else. People who like me REALLY like me to an uncomfortable point sometimes, but anyone who doesn’t, HATES me whether I’ve done anything to them (or even spoken to them at all) or not. Therapists haven’t really done much to help with this other than trying to get me to just accept being misunderstood. Which is great and all. But there has to be something I can do to have people hear what I’m actually saying instead of what they imagine I said.