Does anybody find it difficult to carry on conversations and speak in general when they are in times of high stress/anxiety? Lately I’ve been finding it very difficult to find the right words when speaking and it results in slow speech and long pauses between words. Is this normal?
In my highest anxiety moments, I've noticed myself stuttering which is something I've not noticed before!
Absolutely. The same thing happens to me, depending who I'm talking to. Yes this is normal. As humans, we naturally care a lot about how other people perceive us. This is because for the bulk of human history, our ancestors lived in small tribes. To be kicked out of your tribe meant certain death, because you would have no one to help you find food, shelter, or defend against wild animals or other tribes. Therefore, those that cared the most about what everyone in their tribe thought about them were the ones who survived the longest. So when you're talking to someone who makes you nervous, those ancient systems often get triggered. In this case, it makes you so hyper-focused on not saying the wrong thing that you essentially freeze. It's more prominent for some people than others, depending on how sensitive your inner alarm system is. Those of us in the OCD category tend to have extra sensitive alarm systems.
This is me Every. Single. Day. The constant pausing or broken sentences and trying to think really triggers me into just feeling like I am crazy. I can write and put thoughts down on paper but can't talk for shit
Yes, and I’m also experiencing brain fog
Yes , I find myself processing in my head when someone talks to me before I respond. I think I’m scared I’m gonna say the wrong thing.
I’m the same! Sometimes I even avoid having conversations with people. Eg the supermarket.
Omg yes I have this but I stutter a lot and some of my words come out slurred and people are constantly asking "what?" when I speak
Does anybody have any advice for how to help your partner cope with your anxiety? It causes a lot of tension and fight or flight feelings in my partner and it’s clearly very distressing for him. I don’t want him to feel anxious because I am.
Hi everyone! I’m not sure if anyone has had any issues with sleep and anxiety but these past couple of weeks I’ve been suffering with anxiety when trying to sleep. My mind will latch on to the idea that I won’t sleep and I’ll continuously try to fall asleep and end up psychoanalyzing everything im doing . Usually I end up freaking out and not sleeping and waking up with maybe >2 hrs a sleep a night and have an awful day the next day. I’m lowkey hopeless in this situation, I’ve tried melatonin, sleeping early, limited screen time and nothing will work.. does anyone have any tips and tricks on what to do?
I have the thought of what if I lose control and do something out of my control like scream for no reason or yelling in a store or just blurting stuff out that’s not in my control and it causes so much anxiety and causes me to feel weird. I always think I’m on the edge of losing control of myself and it’s exhausting living like this. Any tips?
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