Does this make sense at all? In my head, it’s the most clear. When written, I feel like I’m not able to fully express what I’m thinking. When speaking, it’s like fucking Russian roulette and can be wonderfully put together and eloquent or stroke-like.

Is there any way to improve this or is it just the way my damn brain works?

  • DefinitelyNotAPhone [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    6 days ago

    Only ADHD, but I routinely run into a tip-of-my-tongue moment where I can’t recall the word I’m looking for right in the middle of a sentence. I’m also pretty trash at properly enunciating while talking, so a lot of my sentences will end on the wrong cadence and people around me take a second to realize I finished it.

    I’m not sure there’s a fix for any of that, and I’m pretty sure I don’t have a degenerative brain disease or something that’s actually the root cause.

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      5 days ago

      (Also ADHD, maybe undiagnosed autism) This is so relatable, I’ve been getting very good at restructuring sentences mid-speech because I forget the exact word I’m looking for. Either that, or my brain hyperfixates on remembering the specific word I was looking for and I interrupt myself to try and get my conversation partner to help me remember the word I was looking for.