I never considered myself someone who has trouble taking things literally, because thanks to a heavily sarcastic family, I've always been able to pick up on dry tone
but I realised not long ago that I probably do have issue with this when it comes to confrontation/anger, and I've never been good at separating anything hyperbolic or a vague blanket of criticism in the heat of the moment from not actually being a full reflection of someone's perception of me as a person, instead taking it at face value, on account of believing the words people choose to say to me.