I have ADD and still do this sometimes verbally. I hate myself for it because it’s so annoying. Ever been around someone that constantly finishes other people’s sentences? Probably ADD.
But have you ever been around someone who constantly finishes other people’s sentences wrong? It’s funny at first but not for long, holy shit it’s annoying. And they do it because they want to move the conversation along, but in reality they are slowing it down by forcing others to repeat themselves, correct, or clarify.
Yeah. For some (this isn’t excusing it but explaining some of it:) the finishing a statement is ‘urgent’ because you unconsciously have trained yourself to handle a fleeting idea immediately or potentially lose it to the noise again. Pre medication I moved to a notepad and as someone spoke I’d just leave response breadcrumbs for when they finished. Worked reasonably well.
I have ADD and still do this sometimes verbally. I hate myself for it because it’s so annoying. Ever been around someone that constantly finishes other people’s sentences? Probably ADD.
But have you ever been around someone who constantly finishes other people’s sentences wrong? It’s funny at first but not for long, holy shit it’s annoying. And they do it because they want to move the conversation along, but in reality they are slowing it down by forcing others to repeat themselves, correct, or clarify.
Yeah. For some (this isn’t excusing it but explaining some of it:) the finishing a statement is ‘urgent’ because you unconsciously have trained yourself to handle a fleeting idea immediately or potentially lose it to the noise again. Pre medication I moved to a notepad and as someone spoke I’d just leave response breadcrumbs for when they finished. Worked reasonably well.
Insightful. I just got diagnosed like four months ago so I’ve got a lot of unmasking and learning to do.