How do I stop over explaining?

The 3-Step Process to Stop Over Explaining!

1. And it’s hurting your career rise.
2. Step 1: Know your triggers.
3. Step 2: Formulate 2 -3 sentences that will add value to the conversation.
4. Step 3: Ask a question.

Do I have to explain myself to anyone?

You don’t have to explain yourself. Whether those choices are the right ones can only be determined over time, but that is not the point. You made those choices based on your own experiences and knowledge. Nothing anyone else can say or do will change the decisions you’ve already made.

What is over explaining?

: to explain (something) to an excessive degree The stories tended to be as simple as a good children’s picture-book, so that nothing needed to be overexplained.—

Is it OK to explain yourself?

What does it mean to justify your feelings?

The urge to justify is essentially self-talk: that is, we justify our feelings more to ourselves than to others. The urge to justify tells us that the emotion or behavior is not good for us, or else we wouldn’t have to justify it.

How is over-explaining a trauma response?

Over-explaining means describing something to an excessive degree, whereas oversharing is the disclosure of an inappropriate amount of information and detail about your personal life. These fall under the fawn trauma response (see podcast #302 for more information on the different trauma responses).

Why do I need to explain myself all the time?

This is because of your underlying need to prove your point, and to re-assure yourself that you are right. There are people who give less care to what others think about them but then those who care too much about their image feel the need to explain themselves all the time to ward off the fear of not being taken in the wrong sense.

Why do we need to explain our actions to others?

The one who is more accepted in group of work or in personal life feels more happy and light all the time. This makes us to explain our every action to others. Also, there is this compulsive need to continually keep proving ourselves right. There are times when nobody is concerned about your opinions or decisions but you still explain.

Why do I try to explain my decisions to others?

I’ve realized that I put a lot of energy into trying to explain my decisions. Sometimes those explanations are an honest attempt to connect with another person or to step a little further out of hiding. Often, they are a result of my own self-doubt and desire for people to like me.

Why do we need to justify our actions to others?

We do this because of three main reasons: We as social beings urge for acceptance in society. We want people to acknowldege us for our contributions or everyday behaviour. The one who is more accepted in group of work or in personal life feels more happy and light all the time. This makes us to explain our every action to others.