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Do you mentally wander whilst listening to people talk?

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I catch myself thinking about riding my motorcycle, etc and then coming to a realization that someone is in the midst of a big story and Im not sure how much time Ive been gazing into space and then I wonder if they notice and think they must and wow how nice are they to play it so cool I cant even tell if they even knew. I was probably moving my lips talking to myself or something crazy too. Do you do that?

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Yes, I also have ADD and my husband and son can't wrap their heads around the fact that I cannot help wandering when they are talking to me. They act like I do it on purpose. I have tried every technique for 'active listening' there is.
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Yes..Glad I am not alone..welcome to my world!!!!lol
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I do that sometimes.

When someone is boring me, I'll drift off into my own little world, and pray they don't ask me to repeat what they just said.
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Yes I do that sometimes, that's why I try to pay attention and focused.
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ummm ... oh!  Were you saying something ... ?

Hehehe ... yeah, I do that too.  I don't mean to, and I hate it because the other person always gets upset.
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Yes I do that all the time, then my doctor just informed me that I have ADD
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I do tend to mentally wander a lot when people are talking. Mostly, when the topic of conversation isn't of any interest to me. I wonder if they notice as well. If they do, they sure didn't stop talking..did they? LOL I feel bad when I do it, but I can't help it sometimes!
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I DO THE SAME THING!

i ride too and i daze about other things ; like if they're hot ... well ya know;] and so on . totally normal. i do it all the time
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It happens to me most of the time, depends on who I'm talking to.

If it's family or one of my best friends, then I really listen. But if it's just one of my coworkers trying to make unimportant small talk, I don't really listen because it's the same thing over and over again - "how was your weekend?" etc.
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