I am a good listener and have ADHD, so I have to work hard for that. I believe that my ability to accept my faults makes me stronger, although this topic has absolutely crushed and is still crushing me. I feel I attract long winded people because I'm a good listener. These people tend to interrupt me all the time. It's brutal. My girlfriend is one of them. I handle it by calling them out when they interrupt. Sometimes i sigh, sometimes I say "can I finish", sometimes I just shut up and save my breath. The problem I'm having know is that I get screamed at by my girlfriend when I sigh or call people out. She's says it's so rude. I get long lectures about how big of an a-hole I am. I'm lost. It's ruining our relationship. I do not talk a lot at all. I just listen and it's hard for me to do that. Therefore I can't stand being interrupted because of how hard I try to listen. Besides that, interrupting is just rude in general. How do I live with being punished by my listening skills? I just attract talkers and it's so unreal. I need to be listened to sometimes. I'm human. Thanks in advance.
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