Do you have this problem?

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OK, so most people here probably know that you aren't supposed to interrupt other people when talking. I would be fine with this, except that I seem to have a habit of forgetting what I was going to say while waiting for people to stop talking. I have seen NTs so this, but much less than me, and they usually remember quicker. Is this a working memory thing or something?

Also, sometimes I will go upstairs and think "What did I come upstairs for?".

Does anyone else do this a lot?

Happens most of the time to me. I'll come up with a response to whatever someone is talking about, and then right before I say what I was going to say, I forget. Or I'll go into the kitchen to get a drink for someone, and when I enter the kitchen I'll forget why I'm standing there holding the refrigerator door open. Yes, forgetting something so fast might be due to working memory.

Or I find I need to Google something, and I open Google search and stare dumbly at the screen. Uhm, what was I gonna search for again?

In other words, yes, I most definitely have that problem too. I've forgotten what I was supposed to say as well as what I went into another room to get/do.

My short term memory can be really poor.

I do that a lot, too. I think it's mostly related to my ADD.

I do that all the time, it really pisses people off it seems. I tell them, would you rather me cut you off but actually be a part of the conversation, or wait for you to finish and forget what i was going to say. lol

This is my biography in just a few sentences.

I do all these things. I actually use google to prompt me to remember things, as I can often visualize them and not recall the words for them.

I walk into a room and go "why did I go into this room?". Happens all the time

Try repeating what you wanted to say in your head continually until it is your turn to speak.

Big problems for me with this... haha. Sometimes I interrupt people just so that I don't forget. There are also times when I decide that interrupting just isn't worth it and allow myself to get distracted. I usually forget what I was gonna say at the drop of a hat, regardless. It's certainly annoying because it doesn't cause the feeling that I wanted to say something go away, but I can no longer remember what it is that I wanted to say.

For me, it's probably ADD-related.

I gotta say, though, it gets ridiculous when it comes to dreams. I like dreams to have a cohesive plot, but my brain tends to forget what it was thinking about, making this utterly impossible. So what started off as a haunted house turns into a castle... which then turns into a cave and pretty soon I'm no longer being chased by ghosts, the enemy is a bunch of magic-wielding pirates.

I did have something to say about this but forgot when looking at everyone elses replies...

Ah yes, I do have this sometimes, not extremely often, but probably a little more often than average.

Yes I get that. It's not 100% but it's enough to bother me. If I've got something to say, I want to say it right then, or I might lose it. I think it causes me to talk past the point as well, because I keep getting ideas and I just can't believe they'll still be there if I don't share them immediately.

I think you're quite right, it's a working memory thing. Our thoughts are too vulnerable to other thoughts......though I've been surprised how much is still accessible later, if I just relax. Let's face it, from the perspective of a modern person's demands, the human memory is in some ways pathetic.

Have you tried pencil and paper?

Tell me about it, yes big time. I'm thinking of one guy in particular who monologues about his special interests, and if I really NEED to say something, interrupting is sometimes my only option. I hate that, it's rude and all, but my trick when I'm not in the mood for such enforced rudeness is to wait till he's finished, which believe me can take an awfully long time, while memorising what I needed to say, then say it once he's finished. By this time, what I say might appear off topic because his rambling has moved the conversation on to other topics. Also, according to him I interrupt him when I think he has stopped talking. In reality, it turns out he has paused, and it really is impossible for me to tell. On the other hand, he confesses to interrupting himself.