I get in a really "speeded up" mood, a lot. It's difficult to communicate with people, because it feels like everybody is going in slow motion. I feel like I know what they are going to say next and am impatient for them to just hurry up and say it! So, I interrupt and say it for them. I am not exactly irritable. I am in an elevated mood. I guess, I am in an expansive mood.
Well, I just moved across the country to live with my mom about 3 months ago. We are very close and we are both very glad to be living together.
But, she seems to be getting increasingly frustrated and hurt by my "interrupting", "not listening" and "not letting her talk".
She says it hurts her feelings. I am sorry that it does. But it is so hard for me to stop. Mostly, because it's almost like an automatic reflex and unless it's pointed out to me, I usually don't even know I've done it. And it kinda hurts me too--when she is talking so slow. The best way I can explain it is--it's like a really bad itch and I just have to scratch it becasue it is driving me nuts if I don't.
Can anybody relate?