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high_jinx · 11-19-2010, 02:16 PM

for as long as i can remember now i've been irritated by a recurring theme in my social interactions with any more than one person besides myself at a time. i'll have a comment or thought or anecdote to add to a conversation and i'll wait till whoever's talking to wind down and attempt bring up my piece. but then when i do, either one or several of the people in our conversation will steam roll over me with something else, to the point where it sounds like i'm stuttering and then i finally give up and shut down. a lot of times i can hit a streak of this and although i don't blame anyone for it, it can bring me down.

i'd like to think this happens to everyone and i'm just not aware of it, but i'm not sure about that. i don't seem to notice it happening to my other friends. i'm pretty sure it's not a matter of me being boring and i know it's not because i talk too much, i'm pretty succinct and self aware of how long i take to say things.

so i guess i'm wondering if this has happened to any of you and if anyone has some analysis or tips to help prevent it. thanks in advance.

11-19-2010, 02:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
high_jinx Psycho Location: venice beach, ca	a pattern of being talked over in conversation for as long as i can remember now i've been irritated by a recurring theme in my social interactions with any more than one person besides myself at a time. i'll have a comment or thought or anecdote to add to a conversation and i'll wait till whoever's talking to wind down and attempt bring up my piece. but then when i do, either one or several of the people in our conversation will steam roll over me with something else, to the point where it sounds like i'm stuttering and then i finally give up and shut down. a lot of times i can hit a streak of this and although i don't blame anyone for it, it can bring me down. i'd like to think this happens to everyone and i'm just not aware of it, but i'm not sure about that. i don't seem to notice it happening to my other friends. i'm pretty sure it's not a matter of me being boring and i know it's not because i talk too much, i'm pretty succinct and self aware of how long i take to say things. so i guess i'm wondering if this has happened to any of you and if anyone has some analysis or tips to help prevent it. thanks in advance. __________________ -my phobia drowned while i was gettin down. Last edited by high_jinx; 11-19-2010 at 02:21 PM..