Loop conversations
By Darcy Nemo
@YrNemo (20255)
March 25, 2023 5:24am CST
Have you ever met adults who keep repeating their demands/requests for something over and over (droning on), in a loop conversation?
I met two like that recently at my workplace, and I am a bit curious if they are sound mentally.
One while talking to me, kept looking up at the ceiling or closed her eyes like she was sleeping, only gave me direct eye contact and some sort of a condescending smile at the end of every loop. She then ignored whatever I said, to begin the loop again.
(After giving her the same answer the fifth time, I used excuses to leave, but she repeated the loop again regardless.)
Fascinating!
NB. The other one smiled weirdly the whole time her loop conversations was going on, her eyes dilated like she was excited about something, and her voice changed to a high pitch whinge (with respect to her normal deep voice).
These are very loopy, right?
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@arunima25 (87806)
• Bangalore, India
25 Mar 23
Well, some might behave like that intentionally to show disrespect or ignore you. But here, it might be that those individuals you are talking about are on Autism spectrum and these behaviour are unintentional. We need to know the situation before judging it.
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@YrNemo (20255)
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25 Mar 23
I will have to research about Autism spectrum people then... Have you met people supposedly with Autism spectrum like that before, and if so, what did you do, just give them whatever they want always? (They refuse to accept no for an answer, hence, that loopy conversation!)
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@YrNemo (20255)
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25 Mar 23
@arunima25 The ones I met and mentioned, they lied a lot too, anything to get what they want. Is that also part of autism?
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@arunima25 (87806)
• Bangalore, India
25 Mar 23
@YrNemo I am a special educator and I work with people with autism, aged 2_21 years. Not all are same. Each one's autism is s unique and we can't generalise it. Yes, they are socially awkward and struggle a lot to fit in. Some do have social anxiety and that comes in such weird behaviours. And getting into a meaningful conversation can also be challenging for many.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
25 Mar 23
Yes, I've met people like that. I've been in sales most of my life. When people didn't like the answers I gave them, some of them would adopt that type of attitude and kept repeating what they wanted and I'd have to tell them again and again what they wanted wasn't possible until I finally just walked away from them. They didn't want the real answer, they just wanted what they wanted and wouldn't take no for an answer. Several of them tried to report me to my supervisor until the supervisor asked them what they needed, thinking to help them him or herself and got the same loop I walked away from....
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
25 Mar 23
@YrNemo Yes, exactly... What it usually gets them is being ignored, in my opinion.
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@YrNemo (20255)
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25 Mar 23
@DaddyEvil my boss made a mistake in giving in once, and the demands became double, triple...
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
25 Mar 23
It's extremely frustrating when it happens.
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@much2say (55665)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Mar 23
If it's a conversation that is droning on like a broken record, I'd have to cut it somewhere. I'd have to ask . . . if I am saying this, and they are saying that, and there is no new resolution, what is it that they're hoping for me to say (make them answer). When they are forced to answer, they usually have nothing more to say 
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@shaggin (72140)
• United States
25 Mar 23
I wondered if they had autism or schizophrenia or something trying to figure out if it’s a completely unrelated things they were saying that you we’re hearing but after reading your conversation with DE I don’t think either of those are the case. Sounds like they just think you don’t know what they are talking about so they keep saying the same thing expecting you will understand if said enough times but they don’t realize you do know exactly what they mean but can’t help with it.
