Comments on: Don’t ask this introvert to repeat herself

By: Telisha

Telisha — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:09:46 +0000

I will try that next time, lol. I hate to repeat myself when people know when they heard me the first time especially when there were no other distractions like being in a loud setting, etc. Some try to multitask and want me to talk to them at the same time but would ask to repeat parts of my original statement or question. Great! now I have to retrace what I just said. I would need to some undivided attention, is that too much to ask?

By: Grenn@estate agents liverpool

Grenn@estate agents liverpool — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:37:40 +0000

If we are tired, sometimes it’s just so hard to repeat things. I admit, I do have that attitude too, there are instances that i lose my temper , I shout at somebody then later on I felt guilty.
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By: u2good

u2good — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:57:15 +0000

I work with a woman who is a big time introvert. Her reticence had me so exasperated that I finally did some research on it. Now I know why she has been practically begging my supervisor for telecommute/telework. It has also explained other issues, like why she sends me one line emails when she could easily just speak it to me, or why she makes such borderline bitchy comments to me when I ask her mundane questions like How are you? I wish you introverts would try better to explain what you’re feeling or why. I can try to accomodate her, but her words can be downright bitchy and hateful. No apologies or explanations — she just retreats into her world as as I go away dejected. There are just times where we need to talk at work. But because she doesn’t try, I no longer try, and we go for days without speaking even though we sit next to each other and are supposed to work together.

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:53:51 +0000

So I ended up on this site not because I hate repeating myself but because my husband does. We have 2 kids and although I always had a bad memory problem I feel like its gotten worse after having 2 kids under the age of 3. How do you guys deal with having your significant other having to make you repeat yourself. I feel like I pay as much attention as I can but I often find myself asking him if he’s working the next day when I had already asked him according to him. I truly don’t remember if I did or not. The arguments get bad because he feels as if I’m not paying attention to him but I really am I just don’t remember for some reason. I’m probably the one with the problem since I haven’t exceed in school since my junior year in high school due to memory problems and short attention span. All my grandmother’s sisters and brothers have died from alzheimer’s so sometimes I worry that that has something to do with my having to make people repeat themselves. So yeah how do you cope with people like me that are really close to you and you can’t just get on a plane and leave a city to get away from them. Thanks in advance.

By: Jaime @triangle eyecare

Jaime @triangle eyecare — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:05:35 +0000

OK, I do marketing for an optometrist’s office and this site came up on a search I was doing. I have to show this to my doctor. You would not believe how much the two of you have in common….but obviously he didn’t withdraw but he is so more analytically minded and (even though he cares) he sometimes comes across as sullen when in fact, I think he’s just a bit introverted. Great post!

By: Bob@Eye Doctor Hollywood Fl

Bob@Eye Doctor Hollywood Fl — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:24:35 +0000

I don’t usually mind repeating myself as long as I’m still having the first conversation about a topic with someone. What really drives me nuts is when I have to tell someone something 3 or 4 times and they still don’t get it. When it gets to that point watch out!

By: Terence

Terence — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:25:34 +0000

What if the person that asked you to repeat yourself really was listening, but they just couldn’t hear you. Then you don’t repeat yourself, because you say something like “oh it just wasn’t important”. Do you think that the person listening is now annoyed?

By: Armil@ new career

Armil@ new career — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 05:11:25 +0000

Yes I totally agreed about your post. We are just afraid to make mistake or afraid to do other things aside from what are we doing recently.
I truly believe also the saying: “one word is enough for a wise man”. no need to repeat what you had been talk or done. I really hate it.

By: JW

JW — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 21:38:16 +0000

I hate to sound unsympathetic, but maybe people really just can’t hear you. I don’t like to repeat myself that much either, but if someone simply can’t hear me at the volume at which I am speaking, and if I can’t hear someone when they say something to me, even when I am really putting in an effort to listen, then I’m sorry, but I will have to ask that person to repeat what they said. And you said that you have a very soft voice and in addition to that, you deliberately keep your voice low, so I am sure that there are people who will definitely have a harder time hearing everything that you say, even if they are really making the effort to listen to you at your natural speaking volume. Even though I don’t like speaking a lot, when I do speak, I try to make sure to keep my voice at a level that will be heard by the person with whom I am conversing.

By: fano

fano — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:45:54 +0000

Thanks for sharing this article.
I am an introverted person, and I have been looking to find a suitable career for my future. On one website, optometry was a career suggested for introverted people. I was not sure wheather IT or Optometry was more introvert-friendly. After reading your experience, I am better informed.

Thanks,