I get it. I had friends when I was young that didn't have the patience to listen to me so talked over me and changed the subject, etc., and it really dashed my confidence. Ironically, I think I have ADD and get inpatient when people don't get to the point, but overall I think my upbringing keeps me from talking over - I'm a pretty good listener until I get bored and zone out :-)

Funny thing is, not long ago I was at Costco and I overheard two women saying they wished that Costco still had these jarred sun-dried tomatoes, so I said, "sorry to be eaves-dropping but they do have the oven -roasted organic ones..." Man, I can't stay out of strangers' business! And other times, I'm just so horribly shy!

I have a friend who just takes "forever" to get a story out since she has to include every inane detail that really matters not, and I squirm and zone out and try to tune back in etc, and sometimes I do interrupt her. It's got to do with the impatience, right?

I can get really angry when things aren't going fast enough.

At 49, I agree, as I've gotten older I just feel worse and worse about myself, like why would anyone want to have anything to do with me? You aren't alone.