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Originally Posted by Nicknerd
Hey Erin,
I know how you feel...I often feel like I've been cursed too, especially since the illness affects my speech mainly (much like some stories of afflictions that would affect some characters from the bible)... 
I'm sorry that you're feeling so poorly lately...I hope that load gets lighter soon! 
Nicky |
Nicky,
have you tried some speech therapy?
for me it was quite helpful to "learn" how to talk.
I learned to recognize when I better not speak at all, when I should use a very soft voice and speak slowly and when I can speak more normally.
it took a lot of trial and error to learn all of this, but now it never happens to me that people think I am "anxious" or "depressed" or out of my wits, when I talk with them. and no one asks me-where did you come running from? when I pick up the phone. and everyone around me has learned that there are times when I just can't talk and they have to wait patiently until I can.
and I believe that there are some around that are quite happy that I am talking less.
alice