Friend told me I talk too much about myself and it stung but she was right

Last month my friend Jen pulled me aside after a group dinner and said I always steer conversations back to my own stuff. She gave me a specific example about how when she mentioned her promotion I immediately jumped in with my own work drama. Took me a few days to get over being annoyed but now I make a point to ask at least three follow up questions before saying anything about my own life. Has anyone else gotten feedback like this from a friend and actually changed how they act?

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hill.barbara6d ago

Question whether it's really that serious though, @lily_stone76. I mean yeah it stings at first but turning into some whole self-improvement project feels like overthinking a pretty normal human thing. We all do it sometimes.

lily_stone766d ago

Hearing that from someone you trust can really hit hard but it sounds like you turned it into something good. I've been trying a similar thing with my own friends lately, just asking more questions before I jump in with my own stuff.