Me, I've been telepathic since 2018, but I have yet to meet a person that actually asks "was that you?".
Don't be afraid of it if you are, but there might still be negative, not trustable and frankly destructive "voices" around.
Still, be a bit cautious and keep good judgement when telling someone about this. Don't tell to everyone, that might get back to you.
Telepathy works via non-seen energies and once you've reached a certain level of awareness you become sensitive to those energies. The brain translates the energies to a language that you know and it might be called "hearing voices", but it's not through your ears.
If they tell you what to do or give instructions that are harmful or against the law, try not to follow them. Try to wait and verify in the real world, or with someone.
Please don't judge, make fun of, or punish those who claim they are. They might be of value to you this day or some day.
The telepathic energies might all be cleansed and we might all become telepathic on Earth some day, I hope so. A beginning of a new age for humanity. We will unite one day.
Maybe "mindlink" or "energylink" is a better word for telepathy.
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Telepathy is not a good word, since it means "tele pathos" = "feel remote sickness" in latin. Maybe some group wanted it a bad thing once upon a time.