you cannot be frightened of everythin' you don't know in this world

She blinks at him, but considers the question carefully before she opens her mouth. "Well, for one thing, it's not accurate," she points out. "I guess everybody hates bein' called the wrong thing. Sam hated it when I asked if he was like a werewolf. But... "

Sookie shrugs. "'Psychic' is like... mind-readin'. I can't do that, or else I'd have found out about René long ago, right? I just hear things. I can't go lookin' for them. I think people are even more weirded out about a psychic than a telepath."