To just not understand people who interrupt?

[MattDillonsPants]

I've had to have a serious word to DH today because of his bad habit of interrupting. We had a friend to stay for two days and nights and this friend is a VERY funny guy. He's a brilliant story teller and a great listener so I was MADDENED by DH's constant interruptions.

He'd interrupt our friend AND me in mid flow...DH isn't shy and gets his turn to speak but that wasn't enough and he wanted OUR turns too.

I asked him about it...also pointed out that his habit of entering a room already speaking loudly as he comes in is BAD. He does this and ruins current conversations.

Why do people do it? He says he might forget what he has to say but I'm dumbfounded by that...if someone's telling a great story, WHY would you ruin it like that? SO selfish.

I was kind about it because I think he had no idea how bad it was....he took it on board and also apologised to our friend who was interested in the habit...he wanted to know where it comes from because he's the sort ofguy who loves learning more about people. ANyway...if you do this why?

I deliberately keep talking when someone else speaks at the same time because I'm so sick of people doing it to me. I now like to see how far I can go before they give up what they're saying. I don't always win but consider it such a victory to have won the conversation that I often forget what I'm talking about.

Someone mentioned ADHD ...
DD1 was diagnosed a year ago. I think I have it too and filling in the home questionnaire thing I realised DP does too...
DP constantly interrupts - it is infuriating. DD1 interrupts to. I'm only slightly more controlled .... can you imagine a conversation between the 3 of us?
We have actually done pass the wooden spoon (you can only talk when you are holding the spoon) before now....
Listening to DP and DD1 have a 'heated' discussion is hilarious...most of it revolves around them telling each other to stop interrupting ....

I think, as with most things, it is something which depends on the situation, circumstances and people involved. With some, it's the natural flow of the conversation. With others, each person needs to be fully heard before the next/other person speaks.

My DS has ADHD, and he interrupts constantly. He'll just blurt out whatever he's thinking, or, as a pp does, will suddenly continue his train of thought which we'd assumed had come to a halt. What's so infuriating about it is that he gets really annoyed if anyone interrupts him!