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[JosephG]

I used to be so literate, articulate and quite well spoken before I had all these troubles. But ever since crippling worry and low mood really hit me hard it's like my brain has become a mush. I am finding it harder and harder to put my thoughts into words and sometimes end up sounding like a bumbling mess.
Anyone relate to this? Just thought I'd have a tiny little vent

 

[pink-moon]

I relate.

That's partly why I've been avoiding the internet. When people send messages it takes me days or even weeks to form a coherent response, and it's too bloody stressful.

 

[Phoenixx]

My brain feels like mush after long periods of depression, if that counts. But as far as talking goes after those periods, my mind is blank. I feel like I have nothing to say. When my brain doesn't feel like mush, I come out like a stuttering idiot anyway.

 

[Just_Visiting_This_Planet]

I can definately relate. There used to be a time that people thought of me as be very well spoken and funny. I get so nervous around almost everyone. Now I have so much trouble even putting a sentence together its ridiculous. I always mix up words and sometimes I just say a bunch of nonsense so a lot of the time people can't understand what I'm trying to say. I'm always worried that I'll be perceived as stupid, which makes me nervous going into a conversation and then I'll say something wrong. when I mess up it adds fuel to the fire and I get more nervous, so if I talk to someone else that day I will have even more problems articulating my point. I've gotten to the point now where I wont talk unless i absolutely need to. I talk to people only if they talk to me first and when I'm really nervous I will ignore people if they try to talk to me. I won't even look at them and I'll walk away.

 

[lunarla]

Yes. Most frustrating thing ever. I'm trying to tell myself that it will come back.

 

[Pacific_Loner]

I can relate too. Maybe we are just getting old?

 

[JosephG]

I can relate too. Maybe we are just getting old?

aha I wish that was the cause of it. I'm only 17 XD


I think this could be caused by our lack of practice at conversation? I think we get so used to not saying much and not expressing ourselves that we find it hard to do so adequately. I think maybe if we push at it we will get back to how we used to be...... well I hope so!

 

[Pacific_Loner]

aha I wish that was the cause of it. I'm only 17 XD


I think this could be caused by our lack of practice at conversation? I think we get so used to not saying much and not expressing ourselves that we find it hard to do so adequately. I think maybe if we push at it we will get back to how we used to be...... well I hope so!

Hehe yeah I'm not that old either... Maybe the lack of practice would be a cause in your case, but are your thoughts as confused as your speech is? Mine are, so I am not sure ...

 

[Simmy]

I can also relate, unfortunately =/
I used to be considered quite funny and approachable, and the way I spoke was certainly a reason why I was considered as such

But now like you said I find myself a mumbling mess, trying to connect the dots for sometimes the most simple responses, and unfortunately it's affected both my social and academic life in negative ways...

 

[JosephG]

Hehe yeah I'm not that old either... Maybe the lack of practice would be a cause in your case, but are your thoughts as confused as your speech is? Mine are, so I am not sure ...

Errr I'm not sure. At times very much so! But I can't tell any more really. Most of my thoughts are worried/anxious thoughts so maybe that is why I can't express myself properly.
I'm confused right now btw XD

 

[Vampayah88]

A few years ago I had no trouble speaking coherently and fast, and now I basically struggle to say a fraze without words coming out wrong or mumbling. It's so frustrating I'm even afraid to communicate sometimes, don't wanna make a fool of myself.