Is it possible to intuitively know lots about a person when you first meet them?

[brendannz]

OK, was just thinking about this recently.

I think people unconsciously make assessments about others upon meeting them. Our mind makes assumptions about who they are based on first impressions. and it's not conscious..

I've just been thinking though, usually the craziest people I've had to deal with, and I mean crazy in the sense that they are not very well rounded, and are manipulative, and nasty.

Anyway, basically the signs that they were slightly crazy were there from day 1, and as I got to know them more, they just became more and more of a problem.

By the way, I'm not being highly judgmental of certain people. But like one person I can think of an example for was this woman I had in a house-share I was living in in London, she seemed like a psychopath, and was having really aggressive arguments with other flatmates, and stuff.. Somehow I got in her good books, and she never feuded with me. I don't know how, maybe I was just strong and not a pushover to her, or maybe it was that she was racist, because she seemed to feud mostly with the Asian people. I think early on though, I sensed that she was a little bit weird. I was nice to her as well, but in the end just had to ignore her for my own safety.

I think maybe first impressions and intuitions are fairly accurate with me..

I've found it's rare to find people who seem really awesome, have a good vibe, and then you get to know them more, and you're majorly deceived, they actually really suck..

At the same time, I know I'm not perfect myself, I'm a well meaning person, and I think most people who know me, like me, but I'm capable of being a crazymaker too..

What do you guys think about this;

Is it possible to intuitively know lots about a person when you first meet them?

[FazK]

Yes of course - your subconscious mind is designed to pick up subtle clues about weather or not a person is "safe" when you first met them

If you read "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell he goes into great depth about how the decisions we make in a split second are usually the best ones

[rawxstasy]

I am usually pretty accurate about people. I have found that when I am not accurate is mostly due to my own insecurities etc. There was a girl I am in class with that I didn't know well. I was always afraid of her. Now that I've gotten to know her I've found she is a cool person. And I realized that my previous judgement was because of certains fears that I had that were not directly related to her.

[Strangemagik]

Yes I believe you can. I knew so much about my ex boyfriend before he ever told me. It was no surprise as we have have had a strong mental connection from the start. Of course now he falters but only due to the fact he doesn't want the same thing out of the relationship anymore since breaking it off. Be we still have amazingly long conversations that are hidden in depth of witty banter. I think that is how I consciously and/or subconsciously came to know so much about him without having real factual evidence of a story from him. I was not shocked the least when he'd share things that I intuitively knew about him.

The mental connection was a firm but subtle cue and I think I did blink(hesitate) but later went "there" anyhow and fell for him. Now I know why I blinked. Fortunately I have learned a lot in the past 6 weeks and have began action to develop myself instead of just reading. Unfortunately I'm missing a very important part of my soul that is now empty and void. Hopefully can be filled in shortly but that is another story off topic.

[Diandra25]

of course you can.

intuition will always tell you that - but only if you are sensitive enough to hear it!

dont forget that...there are many people that you meet for the 1st time in this life,but you already know them for along time ago.

that also has something to do when you feel that instant "misterious" at ease when you meet someone,or also something unconfortable too

[Manomanman]

Read Erin's Blog and your skills will increase. Erin Pavlina – Spiritual Wisdom for Conscious People

[brendannz]

Originally Posted by Manomanman

Read Erin's Blog and your skills will increase. Erin Pavlina – Spiritual Wisdom for Conscious People

Thanks, I read that article.. Not really what I was getting at, but I liked the article anyway..