[suba]

Does anyone else have this problem? It really is causing problems, talking about things that are unwise to, personal things to inappropriate people, etc just running off at the mouth even while my brain is saying YOU NEED TO SHUT UP!
It's like I have no control over it which scares me. Just diagnosed last year right after my husband died, am 54 years old....never knew what was wrong with me. Can't afford treatment. Any advice?

[gayleggg]

Yes, I have experienced this, especially when I'm manic but at other times I have a tendency to talk too much. I hate silence in conversations so I will say stuff just trying to keep the conversation going. I have shared too much and embarrassed myself many times.

I find that it takes practice to learn to listen instead of doing all the talking. I try to listen more to keep me from talking so much. I try to really focus on what the other person has to say and ask questions about them instead of focusing on what I'm going to say next.

I'm 62 and I haven't conquered it yet, but I think I'm better.

Yes, I must be manic. I say things I'm embarrassed about saying later. Sometimes my mouth just runs on its own. Just yesterday I was sitting with a client talking about my bipolar and DID. I can't believe I did that, now I got to go over there today and work. Oh well, here I go.

[GypsyRosalie]

When I'm manic, I cannot make myself shut up. One thing that keeps me from talking too fast and saying too much is to say things in my head before I say them out loud. I know that may sound like a common sense thing, but it's really something that I have to consciously force myself to do to keep control.

[Junia]

This is sort of out-there, but I've noticed lately that those of us who talk too much, seldom speak in actual sentences. Instead we link sentences together with 'buts' and 'ands' and 'ors.' It keeps other people from joining the conversation, because there's nowhere to jump in.

If you can, try to push yourself to use real sentences. You will automatically speak less, and people will be better able to jump in and say 'oh, thanks for the chat but I have to go now.'

[suba]

thank you all for support and helpful ideas to try....it's really hard for me to ask for help and connect with others but here it is possible. i'm grateful you are here

Yes! When I'm manic, I cannot shut up. This is so unlike me as I'm usually a very quiet person.

I wish I could offer advise, but once I'm in a talky-talky mood, it's usually too late for me to just stop.

After they diagnosed you, did they put you on meds? If so, are they working at all? Do you feel manic?

[suba]

Originally Posted by ElsaMars

Yes! When I'm manic, I cannot shut up. This is so unlike me as I'm usually a very quiet person.

I wish I could offer advise, but once I'm in a talky-talky mood, it's usually too late for me to just stop.

After they diagnosed you, did they put you on meds? If so, are they working at all? Do you feel manic?

They tried some meds but even at tiny starting doses they made me sick I guess because I have liver disease (for which can't afford treatment) sometimes I feel way manic, talking really fast, too much , hardly sleeping ....natural, alternative meds starting to not work as well. Guess I should try med again, whichever one made me least sick. Applying for disability even though I work part-time it makes me incredibly tired!

[Mrs. Mania]

Not only do I talk too much and divulge too much information: I talk LOUDLY! The more excited I get the louder I get. I can seriously not count how many times I have been hushed in my lifetime.

[LDB1]

When I am manic my mouth runs away from me. I have lost jobs from the inability to just shut up and let things be. I do not seem to get the euphoric mania that others do, my mania is marked by a sharp increase in irritability. No one can move fast enough, be smart enough, be competent enough to suit me and I let them know about it.

Like others here, I've said many things that I wish I had not.