How do you avoid invasive questions? (2023)

How do you deal with intrusive questions?

When someone asks you an intrusive question, you usually wonder why they're asking it. These types of questions tend to break the normal conversational rules and make you feel uncomfortable. In fact, you really don't want to answer them, but you also don't want to hurt the person's feelings.

Good ways to say anything but "No Comment" to questions you really don't want to answer: "I'm sorry but I'm not able to speak to that subject" "Thanks for asking but I'm not able to answer that question" "I'm sorry but that information is proprietary"

Question dodging

This may occur when the person questioned either does not know the answer and wants to avoid embarrassment, or when the person is being interrogated or questioned in debate, and wants to avoid giving a direct response.

Why do people ask intrusive questions?

Almost everyone has had the unfortunate experience of being asked intrusive questions about their life. This is because humans are innately curious creatures and they feel the need to know what is going on in each other's lives. Asking questions is one way we get to know and understand the people we interact with.

If you are unsure or don't want them to know what you are doing, don't lie to them, tell them to mind their own business, or get defensive, just say "I don't know". Sometimes it can be enough to hush them up. If they persist, just carry on saying I don't know. Eventually, they will stop asking.

Mention that you notice that he has many questions, and you would like to find a way to help him be more self-sufficient. Don't be overly critical about the amount of questions he asks – you don't want to be so harsh that he feels uncomfortable asking important questions in the future.

inquisitive. adjective. asking a lot of questions about things, especially things that people do not want to talk about.

There are many reasons why someone might ask too many questions. For example, the person might be very anxious and need to keep up conversation. Or the person may not have the social etiquette to know when questions begin to feel invasive rather than signaling genuine interest.

Intrusive thoughts are unwanted thoughts, images, impulses, or urges that can occur spontaneously or that can be cued by external/internal stimuli. Typically, these thoughts are distressing (hence “intrusive”) and tend to reoccur.

How do you answer a question you don't know the answer to?

The simplest approach to dodge the question is just to refuse to answer. You can give a straightforward refusal or to act as if no question was asked and continuing the conversation by talking about something else, or come up with straight lies. “I'm not going to answer that.”

Explain why you are asking the question, re-phrase the question or save the question for another time. or relevant, be specific when asking the question. Use open-ended questions as follow ups for other questions; can be asked after open or closed-ended questions.