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Default Feb 10, 2020 at 02:40 PM
 
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Originally Posted by Shivani View Post
Hello everyone!

I am a 30+ female. I have a problem and don't know where to seek for help but I think this is related to psychology. I have never read or heard anywhere about this problem and have never met a person with the same problem.

I don't know how to explain this but basically I don't know how to talk. I usually don't talk much and when I do talk the words and phrases that I use are very simple. English is not my first language but even in my own language my speech is very simple. Because of this, I am not able to make new friends or find a permanent partner. Sometimes people talk to me, maybe once or twice but then they see that I don't know how to talk (not an interesting person) and they don't talk to me anymore.

I have read that sometimes people who have problems making friends or just in general being with people might have some psychological issues eg. they have had some bad experiences. But in my case it's not that because I have always been like this. For as long as I remember. Besides, I haven't experienced anything really bad. So, now the question is how to find out the reason that is causing this problem? Maybe there is some kind of damage in my brain? What can be other reasons? Seeing a psychologist is not an option for me at the moment. I won't explain why otherwise this post will be too long. I hope someone can help me because I don't know how to continue my life with this problem.
English is not my native language either. I can tell you that it is very very hard to master a different language, let alone where one has so many words that sound the same but mean different things and are spelled differently. example there, their, they're and add internet versions of the same word Thare, thr, thar the list goes on, spoken English language and written and texting/ postings are all different.

what helped me was contacting language centers, colleges and taking ESL (English as a Second Language) courses. I also enrolled in literacy programs like here in America we have a program called Literacy Volunteers. where people actually meet with me to practice my written and spoken English. I have been working on this for quite some time and am finally feeling like I cam be considered "fluent" in the English language.

my suggestion is ask your treatment providers if they know of any speech and language programs and centers that can help you with your ESL needs.
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