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Reading Other People’s Minds: Mentalization, Understanding Other’s Intentions, and Why It’s Vital Coping Skill For Peace of Mind

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Mentalization Skills Are Essential to a Successful Relationship

When people can accurately understand what's going on in someone's mind when they can accurately discern okay that person's angry, or that person's frightened. That's an enormous thing to be able to tell because anger and fear look very similar. So unconsciously we check those areas of the face when we're quickly reading how they think or feel or what their intentions I should say are towards us in any situation. If we are not capable of constantly about our life accurately mentalizing people disaster happens Think of all the needless shootings in this country where people who are entirely going about their lives wind up getting shot by others who misinterpret their actions as aggressive.

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