Tomorrow I am going to a B&B. All alone. By myself. Time to think about things. I do have a rough outline in my head of what I want to think about because I need to make some decisions. Lots of decisions.
Still talking. It has taken me well over an hour to write this. Smiling and nodding. Fuck! Stop talking!
Ok, I have to go. It is 5:51 and she is still talking. She is now across the room and still talking.
Update - She just left to do patient care and it is the first time in over two hours where it is quiet. It is 6:17.
I'm afraid I'm one of those people who talk a lot. Often it's from nervousness though. Is your tormentor insecure?
ReplyDeleteShe seems to require little 2 way interaction..:)
ReplyDeleteThat's an actual disorder. I have known people like that.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the B&B!
ReplyDeleteI would just ask her to please be quiet, that you have a headache.
ReplyDeleteI used to tell my work mate this and she would leave me alone. She used to bother me almost all night long. I would fake a headache and sometimes it would work. If it didn't, I would just ask her nicely to be quiet so I could work. She eventually got the hint.
Have a great time recharging on your B&B vacation.
I hope your B&B quest brings you the answers you're looking for!
ReplyDeleteOh boy...looks like you were talked to death. A living hell for introverts. I have run across people like that and it takes me a day (or two or ten) to recover. I hope the time alone helps you recuperate all that lost energy. I bet your battery is totally drained!
ReplyDeleteIntroverts are "active listeners" and that's our downfall. We actually try to follow what's being said and think about it. Try just to zone out like she's simply a TV on in the background. People like that won't notice and don't care if you're actually listening.
ReplyDeleteLike AJ I tend to talk alot too. Sometimes from nervousness and sometimes due to the fact that I don't have a chance to talk to someone about stuff I want to talk about that often. Also when I talk I can talk really fast sometimes due to nervousness and also that I tend to process my thoughts by talking outloud. Shame for everyone else though. I really need to learn another way. Look I'm doing it now in writing. lol Other times you would say I am an introvert as I hardly say a word. I am very quiet in groups but get me on a one-to-one or with someone I trust and you can't shut me up. I need help. Birdie have a lovely time on your me time holiday. xxx
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to hear more about your B&B alone time!
ReplyDeleteIs your newly retired spouse going with you or are you going to get away from him too?
ReplyDeleteI feel sorry for the talker in a way. She definitely must have some kind of problem.
That is funny, there is a lady where I work who is like that, last night I made the mistake of mentioning something and that set her right off...for three hours. :/
ReplyDeleteI wanted to put my fingers in my ears just reading about her. Enjoy the peace of your solo B&B getaway!
ReplyDeleteMy father always said that people like that had 'tongues which were hinged in the middle and wagged at both ends'.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful, wonderful, restorative time away.
Lol! We all work with someone like that, I think.
ReplyDeleteI talk a lot but not without reason and never when some one tells me that they are concentrating on something else or are busy with something else.
ReplyDeleteAnyway I hope that you get a break for a little while at least.
I hear you, fellow introvert!
ReplyDeleteI strongly suggest getting a copy of Susan Cain's "Quiets: The Power of Introvert in a World that Can't Stop Talking." Pure therapy. Then leave it on your desk for the chatterbox!
Yikes.
ReplyDeleteHow do people not pick up on non-verbal ques?
ReplyDeleteNO kidding! How do they even not pick up the verbal ones? I get calls where I say the same thing 12 times. No joke.
My husband is an incessant talker, and sometimes it just drives me wacko. Fortunately, he's a very interesting and intelligent person who really is up on things and doesn't just blather, but can make decent conversation about just about anything. The problem is, I'm one of the quietest and least talkative people you'll ever meet. I'm a heavy thinker and can hold my own in any conversation... I just don't feel the need to talk most of the time. My DH is a good sport and often makes fun of his excessive talking, at which point he usually shuts up, but then he's off and running again a short time later! Good thing I love him so much, and can tell him to knock it off when it gets to be too much.
ReplyDeleteFinally! LOL. Next time bring some ear buds. Buy the transparent ones.
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