Not sure if you were agreeing also or making a stab at some syntax or grammar error. Yes, most gifts were shut off on purpose. When you start to see future events and can read peoples thoughts through empathy, you find a way to shut it off and bury it. Those were not the things I wanted. I am after something different. An inner peace, quiet and stillness. I only want to hear my own thoughts, not those around me. I don't want to be angered knowing how someone really feels and listening to them lie to my face is the worst. I don't want to see how messed up the world is going to be, I can see it clearly already.
For now, I just want peace and quiet.

If you were actually agreeing with me, then I commend you for turning away from it all.