I REALLY understand. First thought is your medication. But I used to take more medication so I would be calm & listen to my T. Someone recently told me to write things down & it has helped me. I'm so glad you have a T and you must she must believe you are strong enough to take the criticism. My son has taught me to listen to him much better. He said unless a Zombie is coming through the front door or a natural disaster be quiet; let him finish. But I do beat myself up and feel so guilty. I was like this since I was in the second grade. Can remember clearly answering a question when we were taking an oral test. Anyway, hang in there. Hope this helps a little. What is the disorder you have listed as DY...?
Does this happen just
sometimes?
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Originally Posted by rainbow8
I tend to interrupt my T and not listen to her. I do that in RL too. Today she commented about it and told me that it seems like I don't want to hear what she has to say. That made me feel bad because I DO want to hear her.  I'm not aware of my behavior while it's happening. I just feel like I have to keep telling her things and I don't notice when she starts to talk! I want to change this bad habit!
I think I do it because of anxiety. My H tells me all the time to stop talking and listen. All my Ts have mentioned it but no one told me how to stop doing it. One friend says that I never let her finish a sentence.
When I was a child and teenager I was very shy and didn't interrupt people. Maybe I'm making up for all the talking I didn't do.
I don't do it to be selfish. I think next session I'll ask my T to stop me all the times I interrupt her because, like I said, I don't know I do it. Like saying "you know", or "like", or "um".
I think women interrupt more than men. I don't think I'm so unusual, but for my T to comment on it sort of makes me feel weird. Yet, I'm glad she feels that I'm secure enough to withstand being criticized.
I just wondered if others have this problem in therapy and what they do about it. |