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Old 01-23-2012, 10:26 AM #1
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Anyone else slur their words when they are tired?
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Yes I do. though it is mild and not very noticable.
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Anyone else slur their words when they are tired?
Slur while speaking or typing?

I do both, stuttering too, and not just when I'm tired...
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me too. Can't find words sometimes and have to stop and breath before I can continue
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Same here, even when I'm not tired.

Overall, I have trouble with conversations. My brain doesn't react fast enough to keep it going...so a lot of times I'll just be standing there blank, trying to figure out what I'm gonna say next.
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Yep. And my sentences

get


all






strung out








like


this.

Much worse than normal.
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Yep. And my sentences

get


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strung out








like


this.

Much worse than normal.
I have this problem too. Its frustrating =X.
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Life after the brain injury: 4 years after the injury, I'm engaged to my beautiful girlfriend of 5 years, I'm the CEO of my own business, Notorious Labs, I've taught myself how to program complex games and apps which is a feat I never thought I'd accomplish and now live a semi-normal life with very mild PCS symptoms.

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a little slurring has occurred but more trouble word finding....
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I have the same problem with the erratic rhythm of speech. My words used to flow like a chocolate fountain! And they're smooth in my head... but choppy like stormy water when they come out of my mouth.

I used to slur and stutter a LOT for months following the initial injury and I sounded like I had a foreign accent. Most of that is gone now. I still feel like a talk a little funny sometimes and the stutter comes back when I am feeling especially tired and worn out.

It's nice to look back and recognize that some parts have healed!
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