When your talking (in general to anyone) do you think alot about what you say or is just instant reaction?

Question

I seem to think about what to say.

Just wonderin what other people think.

Answer 1

I think a lot, maybe too much. I sometimes say things that I shouldn't. It really depends. In general, I think before I speak. It has gotten easier as I have gotten older and more experienced. I tend to speak more freely when I'm with people that I feel comfortable with. Those people seem to understand me.  

Answer 2

I usally go over what i'm about to say in my head if it is going to matter in the long run, or if people are going to judge me on what I say.

If I'm just mucking about and don't really mind what I say then I don't.

Answer 3

The older I get, the less I say.

As a general rule, you will almost never regret being silent. And, as a general rule, you are almost sure to say something that you regret if you speak without thinking.

There are exceptions to this rule...for example, one of my 'hot buttons' is racism.  If I hear a racist comment, I'm apt to comment.  But...as I get older...I'm learning how to hold my tongue.

Answer 4

some time there is no need for thinking because we say the thing that we repeat many times a day but some time when you speak on a special subject we need to think so it depends on the thing that we r speaking on!  ; )

Answer 5

Well to be honest sometimes i don't think before I speak but I'm starting to learn to think before i speak

Answer 6

I think it depends on the situation, you talk to your friends in a certain way but you wouldn't talk to a police officer in the same way.  Even if he or she was someone you knew personally.  I have a cousin who is a police officer and whenever I meet him and he is in uniform then he is a police officer first and my cousin second.  You need to be able to listen to what the other person is saying so you can reply, it's not just about talking it''s about listening aswell.