I was with 2 members of my family (and me makes 3). I was able to join in the conversation for about 15 minutes. Then I ran out of steam.
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Yeah I’m rough with that. I think I’d have better things to say if the voices didn’t overlap my thoughts. My best things to say probably get drowned out every time, and then washed away.
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It depends on the day. Sometimes I’m very talkative and I can hold a conversation for one hour, but sometimes I can’t talk for 10 minutes. I don’t know why.
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I’m good for about 5 - 15 minutes. I find it particularly hard at lunch time at work when I go out for coffee with my work friends. I always hope there’s more than just two of us so I don’t have to keep it up for half an hour.
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I can speak with my brother, non-stop; especially if the topic is interesting; unless he brings up any topic that might trigger me. when he does trigger me, on rare occasions, I slowly disengage in the conversation and then try to recover.
I don’t have conversations with anyone else except my brother. I have conversations with doctors, every now and then; but they are sorta forced random conversations where I don’t feel comfortable with truly expressing myself under their authority…
digit conversations with people, like right now, are more better and safer than real-life conversations; for me.
yeah, there are moments when I just don’t feel very talkative. usually it’s on bad days when my sleep schedule is horrendous or if I have a small fight with my brother.
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I don’t feel comfortable in most of my conversations. But I think things are changing with CBT. I’m being able to deal with alogia sometimes.
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Funny. I think I’m talkative in the good days. When I’m not talkative, I feel bad and depressed, then my day is bad. I think chatting is a good way to deal with anhedonia. When we have a good chat with someone (or when we just express ourselves), we feel more fulfilled.
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Depends who the other conversant is. 
If it’s the in-laws, then, I don’t know, a minute or a minute and a half is about all I’m good for. 
I can jabber with my wife for hours. Just depends on who we’re talking about, and what the topic is. If it’s politics or religion, I avail myself ASAP.
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I’m more like running commentary girl I talk about what’s hapoening around me
I stop and start find it hard to keep them going.
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Usually only a few minutes.
My personal record is almost an hour.
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Depend on whom I’m talking to and what the subject is, some people you just click with and it can go on for a long time, others not so much.
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If it’s an online type of chat with typing conversation, it’s possible I can converse for a while.
If it’s a verbal conversation, 5 minutes is maximum, no matter who I’m talking to.
Online, you can visualize the text and even engage in repetitive thinking.
Verbally, you don’t get to do this. Or at least I don’t. Verbally, trying to engage in conversation with me is like trying to talk to a ghost.
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i’ve gotten better over the years. i can strike up conversations with total strangers that last over an hour. it helps to be a bit wasted.
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Something I’m interested in: Until the other person gets bored and cuts the conversation dead.
Small talk: Not very long
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Really long, I’m good at conversations.
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