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To be annoyed at being constantly interrupted?

57 replies

Willowswood · 08/05/2024 17:41

As the title says.

I feel like it happens a lot... so I not talk loudly enough? Or are people just rude?

I'm sick of it.

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XenoBitch · 08/05/2024 19:24

My DP does it all the time, but he has ASD so I kind of give him a pass on it... and he always asks me to carry on once he has got his point out..

People who don't do that... grrrrr.

Battytwatty · 08/05/2024 19:23

Just realised one of my friends at work also does this a lot. Tries to anticipate what I’m about to say.

Battytwatty · 08/05/2024 19:22

Yes my husband used to do it loads. I have managed to more or less train him out of it buy stopping immediately what I was saying , look away or down until he finished then saying “as I was saying, before interrupted “ and I carried on. He used to get very snippy with me but eventually realised he had been very rude and rarely does it now

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Willowswood · 08/05/2024 18:53

PashaMinaMio · 08/05/2024 17:53

https://www.themuse.com/advice/5-polite-ways-to-deal-with-people-who-notsopolitely-keep-interrupting-you#

Thanks, that's really helpful

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Willowswood · 08/05/2024 18:53

TiredHippo · 08/05/2024 17:50

My OH and my mum do this constantly with me. I could be half way through a sentence and they will just interrupt me. When I mention it to my mum, she will say, 'we'll you made me remember something so needed to tell you before I forget' my OH, I'll just wait for him to finish now and continue with my own conversation and not reply to what he's got to say. They both know how much it irritates me, and both know it's rude. They do it a lot less now though.

Thanks, it's nice to know I'm not alone. There was an incident today and I can't go into details as it will be outing, but it's really upset me. I addressed it later with the person concerned, and they had no idea they had interrupted.. they had done it several times, and I never got to say what I was trying to say.

I find it difficult as it's something I would just never do, as it's so incredibly rude. I think it must have something to do with how people are brought up.

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TiredHippo · 08/05/2024 17:50

My OH and my mum do this constantly with me. I could be half way through a sentence and they will just interrupt me. When I mention it to my mum, she will say, 'we'll you made me remember something so needed to tell you before I forget' my OH, I'll just wait for him to finish now and continue with my own conversation and not reply to what he's got to say. They both know how much it irritates me, and both know it's rude. They do it a lot less now though.