Thinking problems

[Gillyflower18]

Hi I’ve not been on in a while but I need to throw this out. I’ve been dealing with depression gad and a form of ptsd most of my life and am in therapy again now. This therapy really seems to be helping find some answers. I do have this question for everyone tho. This bout started in January and I’m having a lot of trouble concentrating and speaking I stumble over words etc. I know what I want to say but can’t get it out. I always remember later but it makes me feel like a fool! Anyone been there?

[Ashfaren]

u said 'thinking' ,can you explain in more detail ?

[Gillyflower18 in reply to Ashfaren]

In general getting my thoughts together and being able to express them adequately.

[Ashfaren in reply to Gillyflower18]

i have problems concentrating and slow thinking.

[Gillyflower18 in reply to Ashfaren]

Seems like I’m not alone in this. We’ll just have to hang in there!

[Fumble]

I struggle to express myself when my anxiety is bad or I'm stressed. I know exactly what I want to say but there will be one word I just can't find. Sometimes I just end up having to describe the word. Drives me round the twist and doesn't help my social anxiety. I have a similar problem typing, but more often when typing I somehow just type a completely different word. It's like there is a bad connection between the thinking part of me and the language bit that generates the actual words.

[Gillyflower18 in reply to Fumble]

Bingo! That’s it exactly! It makes me feel like an idiot. Before this I wasn’t like this at all. Usually I can think of a similar word to cover my tracks but it’s frustrating. I find I have to slow down and speak carefully or I lose it. I’m happy to hear I’m not alone in this. It usually happens more in stressful situations or when I tired which is most of the time!

[Fumble in reply to Gillyflower18]

Yes it's most annoying when it's a simple everyday word too. The other day someone asked where something was and I ended up pretending to look for it and finding it to avoid looking a complete fool as I couldn't find the word "table".

[Fumble in reply to Fumble]

That's the other thing, sometimes I realise I can't find the word before I start talking, other times it's only when I get to the word

[Gillyflower18 in reply to Fumble]

Yes I understand that! Also what comes out is sometimes not what you’d like! That’s why I’ve tried to slow down! I think the mind is racing in so many different directions it gets it’s wires crossed 🤪. I trying to stick with my mindfulness practice because it helps me to stop trying to think on so many things at once constantly. It’s really hard not to do this!

[Dreamie]

Yes I have this trouble too. Drives me nuts because I know the word are in there somewhere but I can’t find them as quickly as I used to. That’s why I prefer to write because it gives me more time to collect my thoughts. I wonder if there’s something that would help with that besides another pill???

[Gillyflower18 in reply to Dreamie]

I’m working with mindfulness on the Calm app. I think there is too much stuff running around in my head at once. It’s so hard zero in on one thing! My mind is already racing ahead before I speak or write in the present.

[Dreamie in reply to Gillyflower18]

Practicing mindfulness is excellent. I recommend a great book on mindfulness called Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn.

Hugs to you. 💗

[Gillyflower18 in reply to Dreamie]

Thanks. Have to go shopping today. Will pick it up!

[Dreamie in reply to Gillyflower18]

If you start reading it let me know what you think. I actually haven’t finished the book. Only half way in. But the first half has been very helpful and thought provoking to me. 🌻

[Gillyflower18 in reply to Dreamie]

Will do. 😀