As someone who gets nervous in silences, I spill words rather than really think.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I tend to talk too much when I get nervous, and I'm sure many people can relate to that.
I get very nervous when it's quiet, because I think it's dead. What I learned in the moment was to hold back a little before you talk.
If you spend enough time with yourself in silence, you'll be surprised what goes through your head.
I very rarely think in words at all. A thought comes, and I may try to express it in words afterwards.
I'm a very good thinker, but I sometimes grab the wrong word. I say something I didn't think through adequately. I mean, I don't type my speeches, then sit up there and read them off the teleprompter, you know. I wing it.
I'm used to being told what to say, but not what to think... that's usually left up to me.
To be honest, I hate silence.
I realised quite early that by the time I articulate my thoughts into words, I'm on to another thought. And what comes out wasn't what I thought of exactly. So not talking was a better option.
I always try to think before I talk.
There is a lot of silence in me, and I feel that silence is often better than spoken words.