Instinct

[email protected]

The woman in my dept talks over me and the other dude all the time, she's very interrupt-y. She's great though we still love her, funny af and knowledgeable.

[email protected]

The latter kind of person is the one who makes these sorts of memes.

[email protected]

The first option offered should not be lifelong drugs to take.

[email protected]

Or normal human thing that happens to be applicable to a large current spreading self diagnosis community.

Don't diagnose others.

[email protected]

That's why I waited until four other people replied. Thanks for looking out.

[email protected]

OP isn't wrong: It is an ADHD symptom.

As it happens most ADHD symptoms are normal human things ...just with the logic/priority controller broken. Offering an observation isn't diagnosing - it's providing a conversation point. Maybe bring it down a notch there man.

There are things to get preachy about: this ain't one of em.

[email protected]

Op seems to be on a bit of a crusade - don't let it get to ya. While I'll agree that recommending drugs specifically isn't particularly helpful: I imagine you made the recommendation because you believe that the poster may have ADHD.... which could be a thing they may want to look into. A lot of people go undiagnosed and are positively miserable as a result. It wouldn't hurt to edit your original post with: ~~strikeout~~ and clarify your reasoning. I think your heart was in the right place ️

[email protected]

I'll echo what others are suggesting and say give it a look.

I went undiagnosed for years and really struggled with a number of things. I'd talk over people, interrupt, and finish peoples sentences (to name a few that may resonate with you.) I was consciously aware of what I was doing and frequently battled the urge to do it. I eventually went and got diagnosed ...and holy hell what a difference it made. It was no longer urgent to express an idea before it was lost to the "noise." It wouldn't hurt to speak with a doctor / specialist about it; you have nothing to lose and potentially a lot to gain.

[email protected]

Or tits.

[email protected]

Tits definitely help lmao

[email protected]

If I get interrupted talking 3 times in a meeting I get up and walk out. This isnt beers with the boys or brunch with the gals, if my opinion cant be respected in full I have work to do.

[email protected]

This. The worst person I've ever worked with happened to be a woman. She was an awful human being.

[email protected]

It's not the crime people claim it to be IF you aren't trying to deliberately down others out.

Queen HawlSera

Sometimes there are benefits to being an androgynous transfemme with an unfortunate case of "Dr. Girlfriend Voice"

[email protected]

As a child watching venture bros I never questioned Dr girlfriends voice. Actually watching through as an adult, def made me lulz

[email protected]

It's a crusade to push back on negative habits I see around me? What makes it a crusade instead of just pushback against a normalization inside this community that doesn't always help and the trend-ization of a medical issue that shouldn't be a fad?

[email protected]

I've worked remotely for years. With the "raise hand" options its usually a very "talking pillow" type of taking turns.

Rarely there's back and forth but it's clear when someone talks over another and you can thankfully mute people.

[email protected]

I love how the men who can't help but pipe up about how "ackchyually" this isn't the case because reasons all magically happen to anecdotally be the statistical anomalies of what decades of research (not to mention their reflexive reaction) has repeatedly proven is a real problem that exists across all walks of life.

Like pretty much all posts about anything even remotely feminism related, it is a self selection mechanism that they just can't help but react to.

[email protected]

I agreed with your perspective on not suggesting drugs, however you seemed equally defensive about the mere mention of ADHD as well. It is perfectly acceptable to suggest to someone they get checked for it if they are struggling with some very common symptoms. OP was genuinely looking for suggestions there and a number of people had the same suggestion. Seemed reasonable enough to me.

As far as "fad" goes- It's been thoroughly researched and isolated down to a specific chemical imbalance. Is it common? yes- but it's also been suggested that a lot of current environments are designed to fuck with your attention; Someone with ADHD would be far less able to cope with it. Perhaps it's just more noticeable now.

AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet

I believe the old Internet can provide us with the most appropriate response:

"Shut up and make me a sammich."