Philosopher, I have wondered this for a very long time also, and have assumed there was something wrong with the way my mind works.. and most of the answers given on here, aren’t really helpfull to me.
I have struggled in every aspect of my life due to this ‘ability’ or ‘awareness’ I find that I can take on other personas easily, to blend in with the crowd I’m with, and am usually pushed to the front in leadership like positions because people mistake my intuition, for intellegence. I have a strong influence over other people bordering on manipulation, it makes me extremely uncomfortable, so I generally keep my opinions to myself. I get frustrated very easily and am very impatient.
When it comes to reading other people, it’s not about ‘Judging’ them as some others would say, but more like listening to what they’re telling you, but also hearing what they’re not.
I could go on and on, BUT the way I deal with it.. I’ve learnt to appreciate small things in people, and ultimately get a greater insight into who they are.. with all they’re quirks, behaviours that I find absolutely ridiculous and thinking patterns I find equal to that of a cave man.. and except them, it won’t, however, stop you from becoming annoyed with the blindness of the ‘sheep’. So I take time out regularly from friends and family, to read, or study languages and music.