hi arod, and welcome to PC

that's a really good question!

you know it's there you said. do you know what's preventing the thoughts/communication from coming out?

is there an internal dialogue that says "it's not important" or something like that? in other words, is there a fear there that others will judge those thoughts if they come out? that can happen lots with depression.

there were a few times in my life, though, when severely depressed that it felt almost as though i couldn't talk. there were literally no words. all my thoughts were absorbed in, and by, the depression. is that more the case or is it that you're concerned what will be thought when the spoken words come out?

with the anxiety and concern of the words coming out, it took trial and error by me. i was comfortable with a few people and starting saying more that was "in here" and it was ok. i went further from there.

when it was severe depression and i literally had no words, i had to wait for relief and it came back around on its own.

regardless of what the "cause" is, just know that there are those here that understand. you can "talk" to us...

KD