Why You Read Messages Without Replying

Should I reply to these notifications? I just don't know what to do. Have you ever noticed

this? You open a message. You read it, you understand it, but you don't reply.

Minutes pass, sometimes hours, sometimes days, and you wonder, "Why am I like this?"

Here's the psychology behind people who read messages but don't reply immediately. Your mind feels

overloaded. Your brain is already full. Schoolwork, family,

thoughts, emotions. Psychology calls this "mental overload." Replying feels like

one more task, so your brain says, "Not now." You want to reply perfectly.

You don't like careless words. You think before you speak. This shows high