Any compulsive talkers managed to overcome it?

[ProgressivePilgrim]

If there's one part of my personality I could change, it would be this. I've got Inattentive ADHD, OCD and anxiety generally. I'm actually an extreme introvert and find talking exhausting! So, it's a huge irony that if I get into conversation with people, I compulsively, excessively and very rapidly talk. I sometimes feel so exhausted afterwards, I have to lie down to recover. I know it can really annoy the other person, and I feel terrible about this, as I want to be a 'goodie' in life. I want to enrich and help others, not irritate them. So, more often than not, I just avoid people. That way I don't get tired or traumatised by the interaction; and they don't get annoyed. I would dearly love to overcome this problem. But once I'm in company, it's like something takes over - stress hormones flood my brain, and I'm out of control. It can take hours or days to recover. Has anyone managed to cure this problem?

@ProgressivePilgrim I actually just signed back to Mumsnet purely to post on your thread! I left Mumsnet a few weeks or months ago in a bit of a huff! 🤭 A huge part of my ADHD is Rejection Sensitivity Disorder, and I was continually getting upset by it, and you know the way some on Mumsnet can be towards anyone struggling with something they don't understand.
But, I've continued to read threads with interest. Saw yours yesterday, and it was so relatable for me that I've been watching with interest. Finally decided I had to return to Mumsnet this morning, though I said I never would! Oopsie!
Anyway, I just have to let you know that you're absolutely not alone. I have the exact same thing. Like you, it comes from a really good place. Like you it feels out of control. Like you it's led to me becoming a borderline recluse at times, as I so fear pissing people off! It's something I'm very much still working on, but, you know, we're all a work in progress. Neurotypical people probably have their own personality traits they're trying to overcome? I assume - no idea how neurotypical people operate!
Anyway, you take lots of care. You sound lovely and empathetic, and that's by far the most important thing 😊 x

Oh dear me. I don't know where to start with this.
It was your post that was the final catalyst for me returning to Mumsnet this morning! I left last time due to a similar genre of comment directed at me. I don't think you realise the impact such a post can have on someone already feeling a bit fragile.
I do get that it's hard for some neurotypical people to understand; but even if you can't understand, please accept it when we tell you that this is most definitely not simple. I'll use analogy to explain - if someone posted that they'd sprained their ankle and worried that limping in public slowed down the people behind them, to the point they felt they shouldn't go out in public. Would you ever respond by saying they should 'just stop limping, simples'?! Of course not! So how is it OK to say the equivalent of that to someone with a neurological difference?
It isn't!
I'll leave you with that food for thought.

Meds do really help me with this as they slow my brain down. Weirdly too, as I've got older (in in my 50s) it's got easier. Oh, and I've given up castigating myself for it, as it's who I am and how my brain works. I can't help how I'm wired!

Aww, thank you so much for your lovely, kind post.
Sorry I caused you to return to Mumsnet! I've come and gone a few times over the years!

Thank you. I should be less closed off about meds. It's somehow always seemed scary - fear of addiction, and fear of side effects. But, I guess no harm in trying a course.
Which ones were you prescribed? If you don't mind me asking.
So glad you've found some self-acceptance too. Yes, it's how we're wired. I sometimes wish I was wired a bit differently! But, maybe I need to finely tune the wiring, rather than seek to change it? Your post is very helpful 😊