Andy I understand about the voices and they are an impediment to listening.
When My S was attending the therapeutic boarding school we had to attend grouup sessions both with other parents and with our kids.They could be brutal..too brutal...confronting people on their behaviour was the thing to do(turns out the wrong thing for me and for my M)
I always though of myself as a good listener.One day a guy in the group blew up at me and told me I didn't listen. I was shocked and a few days later I called him.He is a high powered exec type.He told me that sometimes when peole are listening, there are words, felings going on in their heads that impede their ability to TRULY LISTEN.he felt that's what I was doing.
You may be right it may be an ADD thing (Wellbutrin should help that some though) That's why(here I go again)..people like me(I'm a little ADDish)have to force themselves to actively listen, wipe the mind clear before you start...AND if you do the echoing, parroting or whatever you call it..you HAVE to wipe the mind clear so you can truly hear..I'm rambling again..this is all good stuff..
