Struggling to Speak
I've always been a quiet person who never had a lot to say, and my social anxiety has always made me feel ridiculous on the rare occasions when I do speak. Over the past year, however, the physicalact of speaking has become difficult for me. It's like my vocal chords just don't want to work at all. Even if I do havesomething to say and I'm not nervous about saying it, I just can't get the words out. Does anyone else find it physically difficult to speak, even if you aren't feeling particularly anxious? What can I do about it?
I felt the same way when i was in 7th grade. One thing that helped me was to consantly remind myself: whats the worst thing that can happen? Nothing! They won't bite me. They wont hit me! So what IF they might laugh, Atleast i finally said something. And after pushing myself to atleast say something, i then tried to start a conversation etc. Etc. Idk if it helped or not. One thing that helped me to acctually start talking was that i knew that if i woudnt start talking i would have lost the only people that wanted to be with me. I hope this helped a little bit. Dont give up!
i have this problem, but it's because i have selectivemutism. i am literally not physicallyable to talk in some situations
i think it's a childhood disorder (that can continue into adolescence and when you're an adult), soi don't knowif it's possible to get it if you've only been experiencing this lately? i'm not sure, though, and it's nice to know if it turns out you actually do have it
I struggle with social anxiety. I find it difficult to have the simplest conversation with people. I am trying to over come it, but it is still very hard for me.
I also struggle with the same thing. When I talk to people and feel confident that everything will come out right, it seems that my mind moves a lot faster than my mouth and I end up stuttering and losing track of my thoughts. That usually causes me to become extremely anxious and it all goes downhill from there. However, I've found that if I pretend that nothing happened and that I didn't stutter or slur my words, that other people won't even notice it or won't even care. I also try to laugh it off in themore embarassing situations. I hope this helps in any way:)
Hi, I've been having this problem lately too, with my friends. I didn't bother me as much, but now I put a lot of pressure on myself to have something to say and that really doesn't help. Compassion and silence as a part of conversation, arenice when i remind myself of those 2 things. Being at ease with who I am helps to relieve the pressure. Thank's for sharing guys :)
