IS my anxiety effecting my communication...

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I have never been confident, always been socially awkward and shy but did grow out of it for a bit. However its now come back in avengence and i find when talking my mind goes blank, i get tounge tied say the worng things. Worry about what to say, how to say it and then get my words mixed up. I work as part of management or have recently and feel so stressed and anxious when talking to parents or dealing with things. I feel like something is wrong with me, i get so nervous and worked up in social situations hate eye contact too. Its tiring and draining. I hate speaking in the phone its getting me down big time and effectinf my job 😞

OP I could have written the above. I’m finding I am even stammering talking to people I’m unfamiliar with.

Is this anxiety?? Ive never ever been diagnosed but i have so much self doubt and worry about every thing. Have you sort any help lloe??

I think it’s almost certainly anxiety. I’ve been diagnosed with Generalised Anxiety Disorder and am on 30mg Citalopram, you sound like you have identical symptoms to mine. The tablets have helped somewhat but I don’t feel like it’s under control, I still struggle massively every day. I may go back to GP. Have you spoken to yours?

I once went for a brain scan because of stammering and tslking like yoda (or so it felt, i kid you not). It was after birth of ds2

The neurologist diagnosed anxiety and depression lol

I go still to this day go through spells of mixing up words, stopping half way through sentences...thankgod the yoda thing went. I do now have a neck rash thing tho🙄

When it starts....its a signal that ive bitten a bit more off than i can chew or are feeling overwhelmed or out of my depth (regular occurences). I then know to look after mysrlf, not take on more stress etcc

Its a part of ne that may always be there. Ive found finding ways to minimise it helps and not put mysrlf down for it.

Do doctors take it seriously?? Im worried they will think i am just being silly. Part of me wonders if I have some sort of confition like a speech and language problem or autism. Im introverted too, i just don’t feel
right. Ive started a course and need to do a presentation but good knows how i will do it 😞

I think you are def suffering from anxiety. Are you eating properly and getting enough sleep. I think you should contact your doctor. Do you exercise? That can really help. You sound very stressed.

Ive booked a doctors appointment I feel pathetic though like he will just brush me off 😓

Do not put yourself down as pathetic for booking an appointment. You are choosing to tackle this illness (because that’s what it is) head on, and that shows great strength, not weakness. Your Dr absolutely will not brush your illness aside, he/she will in all likelihood be extremely sympathetic and work with you over the coming months to find some kind of treatment for you. I’m still only at the beginning of a very long journey but I feel so so much better than I did...the light at the end of this tunnel is there, I promise you. If it’s any help, my wonderful dr admitted to me after a few appointments that she too suffered with crippling anxiety, but has learned to manage it. I would never ever have guessed. This is a long-winded way of me basically saying that the dr will have spoken to many in a similar situation as you and may even be a fellow sufferer, so please go in there and be as honest as you can about how this is affecting you, they really really will understand and try to help. ((Hugs))