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[Xaviera_Hollander]

Re: Storytelling Problems

Hello All,

I'm new here and have a prior diagnosis with ADHD and also have SA. I am hindered by constant fear of disapproval and also problems with expression my thoughts in words. I especially have difficulties in telling stories because I start to get excited and lose my trail of thought. Usually, if the story is more than a minute, i jumble it all up it sounds terrible. Does anyone else have these problems?

Yes, I have the same trouble too. I haven't been diagnosed with ADHD but I suspect that I have ADD (I've had problems with concentration all my life). I lose track of what I'm saying quite a bit and this keeps me from things like telling stories most of the time.

 

[footballfan]

i have the same problems tellings stories, and telling stories is the main way people socialize with each other, so it gets me down. but I definatly havent got ADHD, so maybe your problem with telling stories isnt to do with your ADHD.

do you think about how you are going to tell the story over and over again befor you tell it? because ive found that i tell stories best when I just tell them without thinking about how im going to say it (which is rare)

 

[Y]

Just wanted to say i have the exact same problem, i cant tell stories especially long ones, i envy people who do.

And whats ADHD btw?

 

[frustr4t3d]

xx

 

[Screwdriver1020]

Re: Storytelling Problems

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[Erythrocyte]

Re: Storytelling Problems

Hello All,

I'm new here and have a prior diagnosis with ADHD and also have SA. I am hindered by constant fear of disapproval and also problems with expression my thoughts in words. I especially have difficulties in telling stories because I start to get excited and lose my trail of thought. Usually, if the story is more than a minute, i jumble it all up it sounds terrible. Does anyone else have these problems?

I have exactly the same problem!!
I have ADD and SA, and I often get too excited and forget a part of the joke/story which makes the joke/story not funny/amusing anymore..

I love to tell jokes/stories, when I manage to get my point across. I have a blog and love to write my little thoughts on there... and apparently, people I know like to read what I write..
...Even if they didn't, writing a blog actually has helped me with my storytelling "skill"... I find that I've started to express myself more, and I'm not as nervous about it.
What also helps me is, when I practice telling a joke/story in my head... most of the time, I tell myself a joke so often, that I didn't find it that funny anymore, and then I can share it with other people...

 

[michelelynn]

i have the same problem. i am afraid of the way people will react when i am talking and what they think of me. i have a hard time expressing myself. when i want to tell a story or explain something, everything starts running through my head and i don't know where to start.

 

[Broken_Memory]

Exactly how I feel, what you have all mentioned. With my closest friend, I feel uncomfortable sharing stories from my day. I know realistically in my head that I'm not being "judged", and yet that's all I seem to be able to focus on, WHILE attempting to share what I have to say with someone. When the listener is being quiet and listening, I feel SOOO awkward, and I just cannot continue with what I have to say. It makes me feel awful because I'd like to be able to contribute to discussions with people, as well as talk about my experiences to people, but its just impossible because of my nerves.

 

[someoneelse1]

i can totally relate, i usually begin telling a story, then my mind simply goes blank, and i have to pause for a moment to find the right words. It even happens when im talking to my best friends, so i make a joke of it and say im useless at explaining things. i often end up asking people loads of questions about themselves, so they do most of the talking really, then i feel like they're getting annoyed with me asking so many questions :roll: