Bad ADHD habits

ADd causes many issues in my life and I feel like the older I get people aren't willing to tolerate them. Like interrupting people. I hate that I do it but it just happens. And the other is only hearing half of what I said. My best friend gets really mad when I do this and she just understand. Truth is nobody understands.

Do you experience this too?

I would imagine others do.

I don't have ADD but when I get a little manic I do the same thing. I always jump in the middle when someone is talking and try to finish what they are saying because I can anticipate what they are going to say and can't wait for them to say it.

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.