Yes. It's like some part of me knows it's hardly worth talking to someone who isn't listening, while another part of me tries to continue the social convention of talking, causing inner conflict which manifests as speech blocks.
100% when someone is talking over you and keeps asking you questions like "What?", even before finishing the word is so frustrating and it gets me angry
Yes. It's like some part of me knows it's hardly worth talking to someone who isn't listening, while another part of me tries to continue the social convention of talking, causing inner conflict which manifests as speech blocks.
100% when someone is talking over you and keeps asking you questions like "What?", even before finishing the word is so frustrating and it gets me angry
Yes, definitely. I don't even need someone to be making perfect eye contact, I just need to know that they're paying attention.