Foot in the Mouth Syndrome | ADHD Information

Oh, I've been a member of that club, but through time I have honestly made efforts to not blurt stuff out or such--certainly not like I had. It's much better now but I've noticed when I'm having higher energy levels or excited in a good way and laughing with friends (thank God it's with friends), I can't always control it. I have to INTENTIONALLY make efforts in my brain to tell myself to wait before speaking and that's how I've reduced interrupting other's too, much better then before but I still do it sometimes.


I think the older we get we somehow often figure out ways at this point how to down play that stuff, if possible, as well.




However, it's probably easier for a gal to get away with it because they'll just assume I'm the dingy blonde and that it's an act or something, because I've intentionally played the dumb blonde act to try and get some guy away from me who was hitting on me.goldenmoment38461.4113310185I was always frusterated by my parents saying "Think before you speak" I was always getting in trouble for that sorta thing, but I guess I did *think* I was thinking before I spoke...I mean why would you talk if you didn't have thoughts? But yeah, now that I'm older I can control it *most* the time. But I still do regret about 8% of what comes out of my mouth.I too suffer from the foot in the mouth syndrome, but what happened to you was pretty funny. Before I found out I had add, it was bad.  I used to have to say to people all the time, did I say something to offend you, why arent you talking to me?  It still happens......Have agreat day.This is exactly why I became an introvert. However, maybe it's healthier to just not give a sh*t. I have avoided any mental problems over the years by not trying to control the ADD symptoms. It's sad, but I just let it all run rampant. Of course I didn't realize I had this problem until last year. I get moody sometimes, but overall I have been depression free.

I have always started all new friendships/relationships with this little statement:

" Just so you know, if I haven't already done so, I will eventually say something that hurts your feelings or makes you furious. But please understand I mean nothing by it. "

 Works about half the time.

I say things that make people angry, but I always end up repsonding with an innocent "huh? what do you mean?"

Yesterday's example:

I started daydreaming about extra time off. I am sitting at work mentioning to this woman (out of the blue) we should have a 4 day work week and Fridays off..this leads to my mentioning I worked a similar schedule in waitressing in my early 20's. Dunno how I go to the next point but I mentioned driving home late from waitress job I was tired, but never had an accident, which somehow lead to my mentioning I had an accident in 2001 & my insurance rates went up. The lady I was discussing all of this with said now that I no longer own a car my insurance rates will be high even though my car accident left the records in December if I buy a car. I said nah..its lower after the accident left my record. Suddenly I am the butt of an exploding argument over high insurance rates and dunno how I got there. Then I told her, well I really don't care about high insurance rates since I have no car right now. She seemed livid.

I just don't wanna work on Fridays..know what I mean? 8)