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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Texas
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Texas
Posts: 111
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Originally Posted by DazedandConfused86
If you're aware of your stutters/stammers/word-finding difficulties/etc. when speaking -- is it more likely that anxiety is causing it, rather than a neurological (i.e. brain injury) problem?
I've been avoiding this site (and other medical forums) because... cyberchondria and all. So far, so good - I think I'm coming up on about two weeks since I vowed to stop consulting Dr. Google.
But lately, I've been stuttering, tripping over my words, and struggling to think of the right things to say - whether it's online or offline. I've always had social anxiety to some degree, but... I can't help but wonder if this is "normal" for me or not?
I'm still experiencing problems with daytime sleepiness and (thankfully mild) TMJD pain. Headaches are few and far between, which is probably a good sign! However, I tend to (accidentally) bump my head on various hard surfaces- the car door, the top bunk of a bunk bed, the underside of a table, things like that.
It's never hard enough to make me dizzy, nauseous, or get a serious headache. But.. is it still hurting my brain? I keep thinking back to that time I knocked my head against the wall, back in May - and could I still be recovering from that? I just don't know. I'd love to let this all go, but.. I'm not feeling 100%.
What are your thoughts on speech problems - and is there a difference between those caused by anxiety, and those by brain trauma?
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Mark,
I never experienced something like that. Quoted the post and removed the bold tags for you.
Dazed,
Cybercondriac is a great term, I definitely am part of that group. If your word finding issues are really bothering you you might wanna go see a speech therapist. Not sure if they can distinguish between causes of speech problems, though; they may not be able to tell you why you have these issues but they might be able to help with the issues themselves.
If your injury was in May 2015, then you are very early into your recovery. I would guess most of the things that bother you right now will fade away over time.
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March 2009: Concussion from a tree branch falling on head, all symptoms cleared up by 8-month mark. Started having head and hand tremors in 2013, which may had been caused by this concussion.
February 2015: Slammed head into a heavy dining table light, another concussion.
Current symptoms: Constant headaches that are mostly localized to the right side, head pressure, head sensitivity, moderate fatigue, fractured sleep, anxiety, mood swings, tremors, mild dizziness caused by head movement at times, neck pain, fullness in right ear, mild blurry vision
Symptoms that went away: Light/noise sensitivity, nausea, severe fatigue, moderate blurry vision, tinnitus
Current meds: Tramadol
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