Sometimes I stop talking. This irritates other people because it happens right at the moment when I am most expected to talk.
It happens during a crisis, when I’m distressed, when I’m overwhelmed and teary. It happens right at the very worst possible moment because I lose the ability to communicate what’s wrong.
I have no control over this. No doubt that sounds illogical. It’s my head, my brain, my tongue, my feelings. But the innate reaction of, “shut up and ship out” is so ingrained I cannot (at this point in time) override the learned response.
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