Does anyone struggle to articulate themselves

[Wishiweredead]

Like talking has become hard

 

[¡!¡!¡!]

YES. It takes me ages to respond to a simple question as i have to gather my thoughts. Talking seems useless to me, it doesnt mean anything anymore. So i almost stopped talking all together. Unless im asked something. It feels like a burden, a chore and it takes so much energy from me.

 

[Oyoy]

Yes and it's totally isolating.

 

[Jblack]

I never am able to respond to simple questions. It makes for awkward social interaction. Not to mention I frequently can't remember what to say.

 

[Bct]

Yes, sometimes I can't finish a whole sentence so it makes people confused. Not to mention my replies sometimes become non-sequiturs, make the conversation awkward.

 

[Despondent]

I do :/ At times I often ramble or talk slowly, forget what it is that I'm saying right in the midst of saying it. People tell me that I "articulate" well -- but if I am, why are you telling me this? My mind just goes all over the place

 

[262653]

Yes. As someone said to me (loosely), there's at least the lack of one-to-one correspondence between ideas and words we use to express them, and inadequate vocabulary (don't know a proper word). It's like trying to draw a complex object. You can see the object and its constituent parts, their form, shape, color, shadows and such stuff... but good luck putting all that into a drawing. This analogy make articulating thoughts look like a skill to be learned and honed. Some people do that naturally. Some people assume that if they did became good at articulating thoughts, then almost everyone else can.

Even if there would be a magical artifact that (upon being touched, for example) grants expert level linguistic skills, I need motivation to go and get it. I need emotions to command me. It's like being suicidal, have the plan and necessary means but not being emotionally agitated enough to follow through the plan. Same with doing anything. (Okay, not everything. Breathing doesn't require emotions, but that depends on how you define emotions. There might be zillions of processes that happen within the confines of our bodies, but would you identify yourself with your whole body, with an actor that performs every single action here?.. But I'm getting off the rails.) I'm however emotionally agitated enough to comment on the struggle to articulate myself, but not enough to continue.

*Okay I lied. I have thoughts to express but I don't know the proper words, and when I do find them, I find out that I have objections to what I have to say, but don't know the proper words to state them... The option is to send the message despite objections, and see what others have to say. Use collective minds to improve our articulating skills.

 

[braketimez]

Yes. It may partially be caused by my medication, but regardless, it's a big concern of mine. I feel like I'm falling apart.

 

[4eyebiped]

Not only do I struggle to put my thoughts into words, it seems that whatever I say is often taken in the complete opposite way. This in turn either offends or pisses someone off and gives them the wrong impression of me. Then you add in how people often lack the ability to discuss, followup, verify, communicate or check intent, in short they assume and that assumption becomes their reality, it turns into a shit show disaster.

After a while you simply do not want the frustration of talking to someone or dealing with people in general but damn biology forces us to at least crave some sort of companionship... FU biology!

 

[Pryras]

Oh hell YES. I actually didn't begin talking until i was 10 years old. I was selectively mute for the critical stages of my development and it has impacted my speech. I don't read all that much either because i have trouble concentrating so my writing has suffered as well.

I have lot to say but can't find the right words sometimes.

 

[Good4Nothing]

Not only do I struggle to put my thoughts into words, it seems that whatever I say is often taken in the complete opposite way. This in turn either offends or pisses someone off and gives them the wrong impression of me. Then you add in how people often lack the ability to discuss, followup, verify, communicate or check intent, in short they assume and that assumption becomes their reality, it turns into a shit show disaster.

After a while you simply do not want the frustration of talking to someone or dealing with people in general but damn biology forces us to at least crave some sort of companionship... FU biology!

Story of my life.

 

[ghostgirl1995]

Talking has become so hard cause I sound so repetitive and say things wrong :(

 

[Oyoy]

Oh hell YES. I actually didn't begin talking until i was 10 years old. I was selectively mute for the critical stages of my development and it has impacted my speech. I don't read all that much either because i have trouble concentrating so my writing has suffered as well.

I have lot to say but can't find the right words sometimes.

I listened to you in the thread with members voices and you spoke beautifully.

 

[Iwantoutrightnow]

I get very repetitive and stuck on words - I say the same word 3 times before I can get the next word out. This is only a relatively recent thing so I don't know why it happens.

I also feel that sometimes what I think I've said hasn't been what I've actually said

 

[K-O]

Yes
that's why i was an artist
YOU HAVE TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT..
no words can describe experience emotions or mental states..
also i guess abuse has stifled me.. and i grew up in an intellectual environment so developed contempt for silent bullying via articulate speech..

 

[Blue Portal]

Like talking has become hard

I use to be that way too but I grew up and learned how to express myself very openly in a articulate manner. Takes practice.

Edit: Actually hormones have helped quite a bit.