stop answering questions that are addressed to other people

just be calm!!!!

He constantly interupts people and answers questions addressed to them. I am starting to lose it when he does this. It has reinforced the point that I should not be doing this. And I am trying to use this as a way to be more aware of just listening.

Arrrggg.

I caught myself answering questions that weren’t addressed to me! Arrgg, it’s a difficult habit to break. This may never get taken off my list since I keep slipping back into the habit. At least I am more aware of my behavior and I stop myself when I notice I am “butting in”.

Jumping in and offering advice when I wasn’t part of the conversation. But I did apologize and shut up after the incident. So, I have learned to recognize my behavior even if I don’t stop myself before I speak out of turn.

I caught myself answering questions that I didn’t really know the answer to the other day. Bad! Instead of keeping quiet, I volunteered information that I wasn’t certain was correct. The question wasn’t asked of anyone in particular but if I didn’t know the answer, I should remain quiet!

Awareness is the first step so I am making progress. I’d like to just stop though…

I haven’t been doing this as much as I thought I might but there are circumstances when I tend to attempt this. Like when someone I like asks someone else a question. Hmm. Anyway, I noticed that I started to answer a question yesterday and then I resisted answering a question later on. Progress as I am aware of when I do this now.

I have a tendency to answer questions that are addressed to other people because I think I know the answer. I don’t like it when I do this and yet I do it. When I do it I am trying to be helpful but I think that it annoys other people. This is a habit that I want to break. I need to be aware when I start to answer questions that are asked and then stop myself from answering.

Comments? Does this bother other people? Go ahead and be honest, even brutal. When someone does this, does it drive you crazy?

Thanks.