Phaedron said:Yeah I agree, I didn't really mean to call them super powers, but I was pressed for a decent title, and the list was not as conclusive as I had thought. Sufi rapid wound healing is a good one to mention.
I neglected to mention that I have some ability to control my body temperature. If I become sad, I can become cold. If I become angry, I can become hot. I can also give myself the shivers and cool off. As humans are not cold blooded, I assumed anyone could do this, but as it turns out, no one I have asked has been able to do any of this, I mean outside of normal. It's normal to get hot after yelling, screaming, or breaking something, but just to feel angry and raise one's heat level I think is a bit more sophisticated. As I live in the desert, I have more use for staying cool. That is a silver lining for all of the sorrow I have, enough to become sad and cold whenever I need to. I need to leave the desert.
sk66rc said:I majored in forensic psychology in college... There's a thing called micro-expressions... Criminal profilers use it all the time while interviewing potential suspects... Criminal psychiatrists use it as well... Some are trained in it for that exact purpose... Studies have shown, though not conclusively, some are naturally gifted at it due to personal experiences and/or environments they grew up in... Micro-expressions are facial expressions that are shown in fractions of a second & those who are trained can pick them up... There were some controversial cases involving "psychics" & cold readings... They'll throw out some random "cold" questions or comments out & depending on how a person reacts, even in fraction of a second, they can "read" or "tell" if the statement is true or not... I've done this on numerous times where I would throw out a statement that seemingly have nothing to do with the given situation & can tell by how the person reacts get the answer I was looking for... Some cases, I don't even have to have a direct interaction with a person... I could be watching an interview done by 3rd party or person's interactions with others & be able to tell about a person... That's how I met my most recent ex-girlfriend... I was at a party & I just happened to walk by her & her friend's while they were talking... By the split second expression on her face with choice of her words I've heard when I was walking by half drunk, I could tell few things about her... When I brought that up when I got a chance to talk to her, she couldn't understand how I could possibly know things about her when that was the first time we've met... I'm not saying there's no "unusual powers" exist... I'm saying in some cases, the extraordinary abilities have surprisingly simple explanations...
LadyDaria said:I am very good at spacial knowledge. People call me the human GPS. I can generally find my way to anything pretty easily with minimal directions. I just have a really good sense for how roads work and it is almost as if I can see how a road will end up. Also.. I am extremely good at maneuvering a car fast and accurate. I can go into a parking space at 30 mph and it will be perfectly straight the first time. I am also extremely good at parallel parking.
I also am good at investigating. I can get people to talk to me, I understand where paperwork might be that is important and I am good at listening. Sometimes people can tell me all I need to know only because they don't think I am paying attention. One time on Match.com I found the guy's real name and location via just the few things he said. His screen name was part of an e-mail... that led to his real name. He dropped the fact that he lived in a condo community and from that I got his address. Where I work I deal with people ducking traffic tickets and I am relied upon by my boss to find them (even though this isn't my job) .
blackdot said:I have the gift of invisibility.
Mr.YellowCat said:I´m so jealous of you people having those abilities.
I´m only good at asking questions if that counts, I can often make people tell me things that they have never told anyone. But that aint no superpower
But man...I would love to have those kinds of abilities.
Stupid boring me, not being a superhuman.
Groucho said:Hey, don't beat yourself up man. It's not a competition (I think it's nice I've found people who share similarities, that for me is rare). Each person has their own talents. I can't grasp music, linguistics or solve puzzles. I'm sure you have your own talents.
LadyDaria said:Groucho said:Hey, don't beat yourself up man. It's not a competition (I think it's nice I've found people who share similarities, that for me is rare). Each person has their own talents. I can't grasp music, linguistics or solve puzzles. I'm sure you have your own talents.
Yeh I think everyone has "something" you just haven't figured out yours yet.
Groucho, maybe there are a lot of people that are good at directions but my in my experience people are terrible at it. One time I was with someone with GPS and she could not find what we were looking for. To me it was simple. I could see exactly the way the roads *HAD* to work. In my head. Finally I told her to ignore the GPS and listen to me and we found the place right away. Also people get so scared if they go someplace and don't know where the road leads. It won't lead to a hole in the world. Just stick with it.
I just moved to a new area where I haven't been before and I just got back from a trip. I suspected there had to be a road to take me from a to b and I found it. Yeh.
LadyDaria said:Groucho said:Hey, don't beat yourself up man. It's not a competition (I think it's nice I've found people who share similarities, that for me is rare). Each person has their own talents. I can't grasp music, linguistics or solve puzzles. I'm sure you have your own talents.
Yeh I think everyone has "something" you just haven't figured out yours yet.
Groucho said:Out of curiousity, do you ever get like... hard to describe, a full 3D projection of the thing you're imagining? I don't mean you see like a 100% realistic hologram but you see sorta like an 'augmented reality' type mental/visual thing?
LadyDaria said:Groucho said:Out of curiousity, do you ever get like... hard to describe, a full 3D projection of the thing you're imagining? I don't mean you see like a 100% realistic hologram but you see sorta like an 'augmented reality' type mental/visual thing?
Yes that is what I mean when I say I can see the way the roads have to run. It is like in my head, I am above that section of the world and am looking down on the roads like a map. In my head I can almost imagine the way the roads must go... and usually I am right.
I can just see it in my head.
This has also happened to me on vacation. I got off the bus tour in Chicago and figured out how to get back to my hotel by foot. It was on the Chicago river so I just followed the river.
But most people just cannot seem to grasp these simple things. If a road is called "chicago road" there is a good chance it leads to Chicago duh.
Now that you mention it... I do have a good sense in buildings too. In general I am just good at judging space.
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