(arghh, just clicked on something then clicked the back button and my whole post is gone, have to do it again, only missing links because I cba to go find them again..) So anyway, I know this isn't a mental thing but I'm not sure where else to put it. And before you all say "go to the doctor" I'm going to. I think I've developed some sort of speech impediment in the last year or so. I'm sure it's not stuttering/stammering as I don't repeat words, make sounds longer or have speech blocks. The closest thing I've found is Acquired Apraxia of Speech, which is when someone develops the disorder in adulthood (normal apraxia of speech develops in early childhood like stuttering), but what scares me is the causes of it, it (wiki) says the causes are either stroke, head injury, infection, intoxication (drug abuse etc.) or brain tumor. Well I haven't had a stroke, head injury or infection, not been overly intoxicated.. and the only thing left is brain tumor.. hopefully if I had one of them I'd be dead by now anyway.:toetap05: Yeah anyway, so I just find it hard to get out a sentance without it being all jumbled up. I know what I want to say but you know when you say something, for example "multi-pack" and you say "pulti-mack" instead, mixing the letters up, things like that I do all the time, and with whole sentences I'll just.. jumble things up like that. Some words come out nothing how they are supposed to, or they don't come out at all. It happens mostly at work when I'm explaining things to people I don't know (I work in a pet shop and have to explain pet care stuff a lot). I get anxious when I know they are really listening and it makes it worse. I have to just stop sometimes in the middle of a really fucked up sentance and just take a breath and think about what I'm saying and say it really slowly just to get it out. It makes me feel pretty stupid too. But if I'm at home or just completely relaxed or I've had a bit to drink with friends I'm absolutely fine. It's when people are looking at me right in the eye and concentrating on what I'm saying my head freaks out a bit and my mouth fucks up. I think it started at college I wouldn't talk much because all my friends were so bloody loud I couldn't get a word in edgeways and it made me nervous when I did manage to say something, then it would come out wrong so in the end I just gave up talking much. So just gave in to the problem. Bleh. Sorry for the essay. Thanks if you got this far. Anyone have any experience with stuff like this? Is it even worth me going to the doctor about it and asking to see a speech therapist or should I just get over it?
About the worst thing you can do is diagnose yourself by something you read about online. Sounds to me like its in your head. Nerves. You're feeding it energy by thinking on it so much. Do you like to sing? I'd do it in the car or anywhere else you can get into it. Singing is good speech therapy. Also reading aloud. I think you're just a nevous person with a slightly low self image. This image sinks lower everytime you mess up a sentence. You need to take a little time to decide WHAT you're going to say BEFORE you say it. Don't just rattle on with lots of useless words. Talk less. Say more. I'm betting you grow out of this. x
Thanks. Yeah, I often tell people not to diagnose themselves online.. haha >.< I do sing to myself a lot, not as much as I used to.. I dunno, I'll try and do it more I think because I would usually take a bit of time to decide what I'm going to say and working in a shop where people ask you questions and if you're rushing you have to answer straight away and completely, that's what's making it worse. Yeah. Thankyou
Yeah I've developed a slight speech impediment from smoking too much dope but it doesn't bother me at all. I'm a singer too and I can sing without stuttering at all so s'aaall good
