If you are feeling agitated, anxious or depressed, you may misunderstand what others are saying. When you feel distracted by anxious or depressed emotional states, you may wrongly experience others as attacking you when they are trying to provide constructive criticism or advice. You may speak faster, appear introverted or be distracted by whatever it is that is making you feel unsettled. You might interrupt frequently or stop listening to the other person. You may think the other person does not care about how you feel, regardless of whether this is accurate.