A few months ago, I got two very gushy compliments from two different people. One was from the super of my building. He said that he liked me, and thought that I had "good vibes". The other was from a shrink that I was trying out. He was a lot younger than me (I'm in my 60's) He was all gushy because I'd written a few books, self published them, and sold 40-50 of each. He thought that just writing a book was so hard that I was amazing.
Since these compliments, I've noticed that when I go out, I seem to turn into someone very perky and overly talkative. I have annoyed some store people with this, because they just want me to leave faster. One was holding the door for me to get out even, and I kept babbling!
I feel so stupid after doing this, and just want to be myself again, and not babbling and boring anyone who seems vaguely interested in what I have to say. I used to be able to watch people more, so knew exactly when to shut up.
Why did I do this, and how can I stop and be me again?