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EZ water / Sue or other lounge psychos, is there a mental disorder that describes people who talk compulsively? New

Forum: LiquidLounge
Date: May 09 2008, 18:01 GMT
From: Pinecricker


	...since I came back to Russia last week there is a Canadian woman here at our site who is literally constantly talking, even when no one is listening (which is most of the time). She will talk to the Russians who can understand little or no English, but she thinks they understand her. She will take any sound they utter as confirmation that she has been completely understood. Most of the time she can't seem to go more than about 30 to 60 seconds with out saying something. On a good day she might be quiet for a half an hour, but then starts talking almost maniacly. She will instantly latch on to any new person that comes into camp and chat their ears off, but always ends up getting bitter at the person when they inevitably get tired of her chatter and push her away or avoid her. She is drawn to any issue that comes up during the days business, even if it does not concern her, and even though she has other high priority, time sensitive deliverables. She will quite forceably interject her opinions and comments into any conversation and seems to do so in a way that is often a condescending or narcisistic, and is almost always offensive. She also can not acknowledge any kind of mistake in her work (even inconsequential ones), and will go on for hours with wild justifications of why she "did it on purpose". The worst part is that she is spending over an hour a day on the telephone with people back home. The satellite connection here is super expensive and I'll bet she has run up several thousand dollars worth of charges already. Since we are isolated here, most people end up feeling a little lonely at times, and have a need to talk, but I think this person might need some professional help.