Sometimes we panic and take action out of fear. Sometimes we take untimely action for revenge or because we want to punish someone. We act or speak too soon as a way to control or force someone to action. Sometimes we take action too soon to relieve feelings of discomfort or anxiety about how a situation will turn out.
Always a big big problem for me. I wish I could say I was getting better at this, and maybe I am in a very small way, but I am
always acting, speaking, doing too soon and so often it ends up being the wrong thing. Sometimes I can backtrack and remedy my mistake; other times I've got no way out or around...
If anyone can offer suggestions on how to get myself to
wait, I'd be grateful. It's just such an ingrained habit that I don't even realize I'm doing it, I don't catch myself at it, until I've gone ahead and done it already.