How to Break Your Habit of Oversharing
Oh, no, you’ve said too much. Again. If you often find yourself in TMI mode, use these strategies to control ADHD impulsivity and stop oversharing in social settings.
Do you impulsively unload private details to new acquaintances? Do you feel an inexplicable urge to break awkward silences or build connections by divulging intimate, sometimes inappropriate, information about yourself? Do you find it difficult to stop oversharing, even when you know that you’re making others uncomfortable?
Neurodivergent minds like ours are prone to oversharing because we love to immediately zing with people. We enjoy giving, sharing, and feeling like someone is our best friend after five minutes of meeting them. We want to convey to others that we’re an open book. That we’re sincere and authentic. A lifetime of challenges with social skills and making friends can also drive us to overshare in a desperate bid for connection.
Even if you exude high-quality friendship material, oversharing, as you and I both know, isn’t the best way to show it. In fact, it often backfires.
Curbing your habit of oversharing will come with time, but doing so requires lots of patience. Use these eight strategies to help you reel in your speech and share mindfully.