I feel like I know things without knowing how to explain what I know.
Does anyone else feel like they spend a lot of time in their head, but don’t actually “think deeply” about anything?
I’ve realised that I’m inside my head a LOT, but my thoughts are very fleeting. It’s almost like a fog of constant thoughts — one appears, then another, then another — without me really sitting with one thought and exploring it properly. If I try to think deeply about something, it feels like my mind almost wants to run away from it.
I’m wondering if this could be connected to something else I struggle with: explaining my opinions or articulating what I know.
A lot of the time I’ll know that I think something, or feel quite sure about an opinion, but if someone asks me, “Why do you think that?” I suddenly struggle to explain it. It’s like I have the conclusion in my head but not the steps that got me there.
I sometimes describe it as, “I know things, I just don’t know how to explain how or why I know them.”
It’s frustrating because I don’t feel like I have no thoughts or opinions. If anything, my mind feels constantly active. I just struggle to organise everything into a clear, linear explanation when I need to speak.
Does anyone else experience this? Is there a name for this kind of thinking, or have you found anything that helps you slow your thoughts down and actually develop them?