Mixing up words
 

I didn't want to take over another thread but someone mentioned mixing up words. I think my best was when I was going to get in the shower and told my daughter, "I'm going to get in the driveway."

Ya just havta laugh.

Did the neighbors mind seeing you shower in the driveway? LOL

For a few weeks I was saying what I was looking at instead of what I was thinking. So I would say something like, "How's the window?" Instead of, "How's the weather," because I happen to be looking at the window at the time. Crazy stuff!

I find I will substitute a word that has the same starting letter or even syllable. The visual suggestion , window for weather, has also been an issue. MY wife has gotten very good at understanding my wix ups.

I also will just pause to try to get a word to go from my brain to my lips. It is like my brain knows the word but my lips can't form the sounds. That is my most common problem. Add to that my caution to not blurt out the wrong word when I realize my brain is struggling.

Reading roadside advertisement signs can be hilarious. Lots of interesting combinations come up.

Today has been a bad head ache day all day. I haven't had a day this bad in quite some time.

Hope everybody is having a better day.

Yep same thing. No exact sample.

Donna:grouphug:

Yes, I do this, sometimes it makes me laugh, sometimes it's embarassing (especially at work!).

Another good one tonight...

I went out with boyfriend tonight. We went in his truck. Pulling into the parking lot when he brought me home I said, "I wonder whose car that is at my place?" Major duh moment .... It was mine!

I had asked my boyfriend to close the napkins instead of curtains.

On our way to a kid doctor appt in the car I said, "When you finish brushing your shoes, tie your hair, then brush your backpack" It took me about 30 seconds to figure out what I had said, I even confused myself! I meant to say, "When you finish tying your shoes, brush your hair." My kids were laughing, I had to join in with them. My frequent verbal mix-ups are a family joke now.

I'm a Speech-Language Pathologist who works primarily with adults with concussion and brain injury. I have had many referrals for people with "problems mixing up words."

In my experience- I have to say it's mostly an attention issue. Chances are that you went to say one thing, like milk but in the split second before you said milk you thought about cheese and then said "cheese."

The main way to help this is to slow down when you talk and speak very deliberatly.

If this is happening more than 10 times a day it might be an issue- but for most people with PCS it happens less frequently and you just have to laugh it off or say, "You know what I mean."
Jena