Good thread, OP. I'm reading with interest. I can relate to some extent. I either say nothing at all or wayyyyyyy too much. Not sure about you, but my thoughts can explode out like someone dropped a bag of marbles and it makes it really hard to condense what I am thinking into a short and sweet, conversation friendly type of way. I also tend to not think people understand me so I keep on explaining. I never know if the other person gets it or not unless they interrupt me and say that yes, they understand. I'd like to be able to write/speak more effectively, but it's so freakin hard to figure out how. I wish you well in this and appreciate the fact that you started this topic. Got some good ideas going on here.
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