Blocking

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Blocking describes the intentional or unintentional ignorance of another's thoughts.

Blocking can manifest in several different ways:


 * Not noticing the other is talking
 * Not hearing the other's thoughts at all
 * Hearing a distorted or extremely quiet version of the other's words

Blocking is common in new systems, but can happen (regularly or not) to every system, on accident.

When a headmate is blocking another, they're a blocker.

Causes
Unintended blocking can be caused by intense concentration, such as a when playing video games, solving math problems, and other activities.

Side-effects
Blocking is usually accompanied with headpressure, and can cause sudden fear and loneliness.

However, intentional blocking can help concentrating and clearing one's head.

Prevention
Unintentional blocking is an accident - commonly, it disappears the moment it is noticed by the blocker. Simply getting their attention (via crosstalking, for example) should work.

Related Terms

 * Overriding is a very similar, yet fundamentally different experience.
 * Resolvers can help prevent blocking from occurring.
 * Crosstalk may be used to bypass blocking.