Attention span

NAS88712 said:

I can’t watch tv or a film with out my iPad as I find it impossible to sit still and relax

It is a pretty common issue and one that you are perpetuating by repeating the habits unfortunately.

A way some of us use to quieten the thoughts is through practicing meditation, but not the whole sitting cross legged chanting "ommmm" type stuff.

It is more a mental relaxation technique where you start by closing your eyes and focus on an image of yourself in a relaxing place (I use sunbathing by the pool) and you shift that focus to your toes then feet, legs etc, basically relaxing them and moving up the body to your neck eventually.

That is in the early days -  you do this to relax your body and mind and with practice you can switch this sort of relaxation on fairly quickly without the need for all the visualisation. Great for when you need to calm down from a high stress situation.

Used when the mind is spinning it lets you re-focus to a single thing for a while, shutting out the static and letting you refocus on the film. Taking away the tempting distractions from easy reach and try to relax yourself and you may find it much easier to focus the film.

NAS88712 said:

I find it really hard to listen to people in a conversation and find myself interrupting people all the time.

Why do you interrupt them? This may be key to work out the mechanism driving you to do this.

NAS88712 said:

I can’t watch tv or a film with out my iPad as I find it impossible to sit still and relax

It is a pretty common issue and one that you are perpetuating by repeating the habits unfortunately.

A way some of us use to quieten the thoughts is through practicing meditation, but not the whole sitting cross legged chanting "ommmm" type stuff.

It is more a mental relaxation technique where you start by closing your eyes and focus on an image of yourself in a relaxing place (I use sunbathing by the pool) and you shift that focus to your toes then feet, legs etc, basically relaxing them and moving up the body to your neck eventually.

That is in the early days -  you do this to relax your body and mind and with practice you can switch this sort of relaxation on fairly quickly without the need for all the visualisation. Great for when you need to calm down from a high stress situation.

Used when the mind is spinning it lets you re-focus to a single thing for a while, shutting out the static and letting you refocus on the film. Taking away the tempting distractions from easy reach and try to relax yourself and you may find it much easier to focus the film.

NAS88712 said:

I find it really hard to listen to people in a conversation and find myself interrupting people all the time.

Why do you interrupt them? This may be key to work out the mechanism driving you to do this.