Posted by med_empowered on July 13, 2005, at 1:25:55
In reply to Re: Blocked thoughts, posted by portage on July 12, 2005, at 23:54:57
Since I've had anxiety/mood "issues" since I was a kid, I can relate to all this. Dissociation is apparently a pretty common occurence--it can happen to anyone under stress, in an intense situation, or as a result of medication/illicit drug use. Sometimes, my mind would move fast and then stop; I'd talk so fast I tripped over words and forgot what I was saying, or I'd lose thoughts completely. Even now, I'll sometimes start a comment--usually something inane, like small talk--and get distracted and talk about something else. Or..walk off without finishing my though. Its kinda odd, but its harmelss. Evening out my anxiety has helped that tremendously. What also helps is realizing that everyone has brain-weirdness now and then; its not as if the rest of the world has smooth-operating brains and its only the rest of us who have these blurps every now and then. Accepting that in turns makes me less anxious about my slips when the do happend, and the reduced anxiety level makes the slips happen much less often overall.
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