[kewldude68]

I've noticed for quite some time that I have difficulty following conversations. I can't seem to turn off my thoughts and they get in the way of me comprehending and paying attention. Sometimes I go a minute i a conversation and I have no idea what was said because I was in my own world. Has anyone else ever experienced this?

[thelostone]

I do the same tjhing, its embarassing

[kewldude68]

I need to stop playing Tetris and Candy Crush. When I close my eyes all I see are these patterns and shapes and colors streaming down like the matrix code in the movie. Disturbing.

[Ihani]

I have the EXACT same problem. I have an extremely difficult time talking to people a lot. I'll even zone out the middle of my own sentence.

[kewldude68]

Originally Posted by Ihani

I have the EXACT same problem. I have an extremely difficult time talking to people a lot. I'll even zone out the middle of my own sentence.

So how do you cope?

[Perna]

I hate when people are saying goodbye and we say goodbye but then they don't leave, they keep talking to the other people, perhaps saying goodbye, I don't know. I tune out then because I'm "finished" and "wake up" a couple minutes later and realize the people are still here and I've already said goodbye so what comes next? I almost get embarrassed.

I think to make it work we have to actually decide to be interested in the conversation/other people so we don't wander off. It reminds me of when I would daydream in class; one gets a lot of D's that way.

[LaborIntensive]

I am usually in the game and "on the ball" but there are times that if it's a very stressful day I can get lost in too many non-work related conversations as I try maintain a focus on what I am being paid to do.

[BubonicPlague]

That happens to me quite a lot. It often results in me forgetting what was said by that person, and that I hate.

I tried out for an ADHD screening, but my score wasn't high enough to be qualified for the diagnosis.

I daydream and a thought gets in a way; I say it's just dissociation.

I haven't found a way to cope with this other than to try my hardest to pay attention.

[sabby]

As embarrassing as it may be, when it's happened to me, I normally will say something like "I'm sorry, I missed what you just said. Would you mind repeating it please?". I don't offer a reason as to why I missed it, just that I missed it. They can assume whatever reason they want to assume, it matters not to me. Maybe doing something like this can help you get through those times while you begin learning how to help yourself hold onto your attention of what is being talked about.

Hi kewldude, I find lately that I have a really hard time focusing on what people are saying, due to my depression and inability to really engage in a conversation. It almost seems like things other people say just sound like, "Wah, wah, wah" (as in Charlie Brown zoning out when the teacher is talking). I have this sense that people can tell I'm not really focusing on what they're saying but am in my own little monotone, emotion-void world.

[healingme4me]

I'm working on this, with my oldest. Sometimes, it's from focusing on answer, or predicting what's the final word(s). Active Listening, doesn't come as a natural skill, otherwise it wouldn't be a course offering. There's ways, to learn. Sabby's, phrase, is something I use. My other two sons have speech disorders, it's necessary to use that phrase, acknowledgment helps others feel heard.

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