Subject: Mind reading
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Posted on: 2013-05-07 20:37:00 UTC

In True Blood (tv-series, I haven't gotten around to reading the books) the main character can read minds and unless she focuses very hard, she can't block out other people's thoughts and it's very stressful for her. I'm pretty sure that it's not that unusual for mind reading to come with the disdvantage of being unable to turn it off, but True Blood is the only canon that springs to my mind.

As for seeing the future it sometimes comes with the 'Cassandra-curse' in that they can't get other people to believe their visions and/or are unable to change the future. Again, I'm sure it's not that uncommon, but the only example I can think of is Cloud of Sparrows by Takashi Matsuoka.

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