Interrupting conversations

[Keith]

I have a tendency to interrupt conversations just to say whatever random crap happens to be on my mind. I also don't like it when I bring up something only to have everyone talk about something else.

 

[Aspieistj]

Another day in the life of an Aspie .

 

[Andy R]

Yep, this is me too. I never know when to enter or leave a conversation. When I have something to say it needs to burst out, which often means I have interrupted small talk between 2 people

 

[King_Oni]

There's a reason I have no desire to barge in when 2 people are talking to start with. Though I probably want to be in the center of attention too much as well. If you cannot put your full focus on me in a conversation I will walk out. And perhaps I'm slightly more extreme here though, lol.

The thing however is, that I because of this "habit" (or whatever you want to call it) I don't end up feeling like I'm the odd man out in conversations.

What however does bother me a lot more is when people have a conversation about a subject I have no interest in part-taking even though I was part of the crowd to start with. My parents tend to have this habit during dinner when bringing up whatever subject. Either shut up or start conversation everyone can be part of... with some topics you just know it wont get everyone involved (I mean, I have no interest in which elderly people my mom knew died (obituaries are the only part of the newspaper she reads nowadays); though I even wonder if my dad even cares and just politely nods and says yes). That's the point where I deliberately start interrupting the conversation to be included.

 

[Keith]

When Mom and Dad are talking it goes on and on because Dad has a lot to update and vent. My sister isn't home often (she has her own schedule), so when possible she and Mom talk and it seems to go on forever. When my grandmother (on Mom's side) calls, she and Mom talk for hours. One issue is that the family room is right outside my bedroom door and I can hear her on the phone because she has to lie down on the family room couch to talk and I can't tell her to go into the bedroom because all she does is gesture for me to go away.

 

[Katherine Rawstron]

I find it's awkward when somebody's going on and on, and I don't want to be rude; they stop, I think they've finished and try to say what I've been waiting an age to say, only for them to start up again. I did get a glare from such a person once, but at least it was his fault, not mine. Sometimes, I get the opportunity to apologise and explain I thought they'd finished, and that's fine, but not always.

 

[clearly]

This is something I just cannot stop myself from doing, it's so embarrassing and I am always apologising.

I think I get overexcited and I am so eager to 'agree' with what people are saying when there's a common ground - but I do need to learn to keep quiet, I just don't think I can.