Does anyone else talk too much? how to stop?

[HousewifeOfOrangeCounty]

I know I talk too much with people I don't know that well, I often get in the car afterward and cringe at how much I rambled on. Sometimes I'll be going somewhere and on the way I keep telling myself to be quiet, let other people speak, not fill silences etc. I rarely achieve it .

I've recently moved into a new area and have avoided getting to know people because of it, but I would like to make some local friends.

Does anyone have any ideas of how I can stop myself rabbiting on?

Am trying to suppress hysterical giggles at work due to some of the above tales.......I too am a rambler, but to make matters worse, I am constantly being accused of talking FAR too quickly (which really ticks me off - I just get EXCITED when talking to people ) Definitely a nervous trait with me though..........

Pleased to see I am in good company

Partly for me it is nerves, but no-one ever believes that! Also as I think pagwatch said I want people to like me. I just can't stop myself though, and I do worry it makes me look self-obsessed. On the other hand I am very good at asking questions too, which is my one saving grace, problem is I always have an example to match what the speaker has told me. I feel like it show empathy and like the other person is not alone, but on any kind of counselling/therapy/support type course I have been on seems to discourage it

I am a sharer too, I have no shame . The worst is when I have a drink, then I get loud and gesticulate a lot. I also speak very fast too, especially when I am nervous. DD is a complete chatterbox too.

I tend to deal with it by making a joke out of it. Everyone at work knows I am a talker, and I want them to know I am aware of it so I just take the piss out of myself, which is probably not the most elegant way to deal with it.

I love it if people talk alot, as I am naturally quiet. Don't feel bad. I like a chatterbox, wish I was one. I have no idea how people have so much to say for themselves!

Bumperlicious, I totally feel your pain........I ALSO like to "match" my experiences with other people, but like you say, I could be halfway through a really rambling story that I think is REALLY relevant and interesting to the listener, when I get the creeping sense that they are backing away slowly - or worse, I worry that they think I am making it up! I also share inappropriate stories, and REGULARLY want to slap myself later on when I recall particularly embarrassing memories/sharing experiences.
Having said that, I work in an office and a new guy started working here recently who literally has NOTHING to say for himself (answers all questions with one-word answers, never speaks to anyone, never instigates conversations) and I have to say, I'd rather be me than him

I do this too. And whether or not I try to stop myself depends on the situation. If I am somewhere that I feel I need to appear calm, and not too talky then I force myslef to stay silent. Sometimes I say the thing I want to say in my head, but I don't say it out loud. I've found that other people then rush in to fill the silence, or I just let the silence happen - it is very liberating.

Other times I am just plain nervous, and I feel stressed - so in those cases I just talk and talk. I don't care what other people think, talking a lot keeps me from gettting nervous so I just do it! Although
I have in the past shared far too much with people, so I do try to have some control over what I talk about even if I'm just chatting on