He's always talking... but because your mind is not trained to receive... your not hearing. However with these things people are telling you... make sure your praying and seeking the Lord for the peace (the Bible says let peace be your umpire) to know if this is the right direction for you. If you dont have peace... you will know that what they're saying is not for you. This keeps you from allowing another person to control you.
Types of unrest or lack of peace can be like something keeps bugging you about it. Your mind is not peaceful. You find a Scripture in the Word that speaks the exact opposite.
There are many ways to check what someone else is telling you they heard from God. This will keep you protected from being led astray... and will keep you from being afraid of being controlled... plus it trains you to have an active part in what goes on in your life and trains you in hearing God better. For I'm sure you have heard Him before.... you just may doubt that it was Him, because your not accustomed to hearing His voice in your inner man