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Posted 6/22/2012 4:58 AM (GMT 0)
Hi All...

So lately, I'd say the past 2 weeks, I've noticed that I've been "mixing up words " for lack of a better description when speaking, especially when I'm stressed. For example, today, while telling my daughter that she had to eat her lunch before getting a popscicle, I said "dinner, I mean breakfast, no..ugh...LUNCH! " I asked my husband to get my purse. It was on the sofa, but I called it a bed, a cushion, and a chair before "sofa " came out. He asked if I was ok....ugh.
These are just two of probably 50 similar examples I could give from just the past week alone.

I suffer from severe social and health anxiety. So you KNOW what this is doing to my health anxiety. I'm thinking I've got some type of disease that is causing this problem.

I'm a 38 year old female with no major health problems and I'm not taking any meds.

Anyone else have or had this issue? I'm sure it's normal to slip up every now and again, but this is happening a lot, and seems to getting worse.
Posted 6/22/2012 3:24 PM (GMT 0)
Oh I have totally had this! It does make you feel as if you are losing it, right? I definitely think that it is stress related, and the less you worry about it, the better it will be.

The other day I was trying to say 'pneumonia' and all I could think in my head was 'November'...fortunately, I have learned to slow down, think about what I am going to say before I let it out, or I would have said "He is going to catch a case of November!" blush


If you are like me, you probably talk fast, which just makes it worse...try slowing down a little and thinking the words through before you say them. I also have to stay focused on what I am saying...as I am often 'mutitasking' in my brain while tying to talk...too many things going on at once! It's no wonder we can even form a sentence! Lol:)

If you find that these things don't work, or things are getting worse, then you may want to rule our migraine aura, or silent migraines. This can be on of the symptoms...but I'll bet that lowering your stress and slowing down will help you to get past this.

Let us know how you are doing soon:)

S.C.

Posted 6/22/2012 4:59 PM (GMT 0)
Yes! i have this too- all my children are called all their names until the right one comes to mind..it's just awful!

And I am always forgetting names and words, even words one uses frequently.

LP
Posted 6/23/2012 9:20 PM (GMT 0)
Yup. When I get really bad anxiety, it happens to me. Happens to my mom, too. Mine happens to be getting better recently. It's completely "normal." It's just embarrassing and you think people notice it more than they really do. I used to think people would think I'm stupid because of it. But, that's what anxiety does to you...makes you care too much...

Don't worry. smilewinkgrin
Posted 6/24/2012 5:52 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks so much!

I was afraid I was alone in this...
Posted 6/27/2012 8:28 PM (GMT 0)
You are not alone on this! I do it all the time too, and my significant other was doing it the other day (spooked her a little as well). We both suffer from anxiety. I hate it when someone says "are you okay?". I know they mean well, but it just sends me into a panic !
smhair

Hang in there, health anxiety is so frustrating, sorting out symptoms of actually being sick with symptoms of anxiety is daunting at best.
Posted 6/28/2012 1:09 AM (GMT 0)
I can relate. When I've gone through a period of severe anxiety my brain seems to turn itself off. I feel foggy in the head like I cannot think straight. And because I have healthy anxiety....I then tend to worry if there is something neurologically wrong with me..... I can relate. I think we are all in the same boat with this anxiety stuff. It takes a toll and causes cognitive abilities to become slowed down.
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