[Tsukiko]

Please forgive me if this topic has been discussed before.

I'm not sure if this is a bipolar "thing" or not, but when a depressive episode hits or is about to hit, the wiring in my brain goes wonky and I'm unable to form proper sentences. Everything that I type and write comes out choppy and forced. Each word sounds/reads like a sentence. It drives me crazy and has driven me to tears on several occasions (including today.) Does anyone else have this experience when in a depressive state?

[jacky8807]

All the time. I recently read an article that this is common with bipolar. Im slower and feel dumb and my words just dont come. Usually im a very quick person

[Victoria'smom]

I go down to unhus, ununs, and shrugging. Then just laying down and "go away". It's easier to talk.

[LettinG0]

Definitely have communications issues.....I sometimes can't even think of the words I am trying to say.......difficult to deal with. But, I also shut completely down when I am severely depressed....don't talk unless I have to and then in as few syllables as possible.

[Tsukiko]

Thanks to both of you for answering my question. I was having one of those incommunicado days yesterday and the frustration was tremendous. At least I know now that I'm not the only person has this problem (though I'm very sorry to hear that you have to deal with it as well.)

I adore writing and written word is my primary means of communicating, and having these episodes where I can't form proper sentences and can't bring to mind even simple words is a nightmare. -_-

[pjcjr77]

I have issues with this as well, but maybe slightly different.

When I am in that state it's almost like a state of paralysis. The desire to communicate is swirly inside me, but I can't physically do it. That sounds odd, but I might not be explaining it well.

[Angry1541]

Yeah...I will agree. Sometimes even the thought of mustering enough energy to even muster up a thought to verbalize it too much and I don't even bother...after a while even listening to people (particularly my wife) becomes work, I stop even listening...and kinda just slip into my own little brain space....filled only with whatever is in front of me....TV or a book mostly.

[Justugh]

it is a side effect of the meds we take

the hit of depression and the meds .......parts of the brain are misfiring and sections are getting skipped so the words and thoughts are hard to express

as long as u are taken the meds there will be times like that ....side effect of being us or having a stroke

[Victoria'smom]

Just ugh I had this before I was medicated.

[Justugh]

Originally Posted by Miguel'smom

Just ugh I had this before I was medicated.

only other person i seen have this issue is my father after he had a stroke the 2nd one is the one that really kicked it

will talk and mid way tho lost the word he was thinking of / best goes with what was saying

the only time it happens to me is when i take the pills again .......i get tongue tied i know the word but it will not come out right

[jacky8807]

No mine is off meds. Its the depression. It sliws down cognitive function

With meds, without meds, add ADD. Happens more often than I'd like. It seems to happen more in speaking than writing for me. Sentences trail off, forget I was talking…sentences stop -- train's derailed and I have no idea where I was. I will "know" a word, I can feel it, how many syllables it has or what it starts with, words that are tangentially related, but not be able to bring it out. Sometimes it's a case of there being no words able to express.

When it's in writing, I'll find that I've just been staring at the screen, at a total loss.

Tsukiko-chan, I am a words person too… it is very frustrating.

[Tucson]

I have started Seroquel. I am having cognitive difficulty. I get easily tounge tied and have problems using the right words. It's like I cannot access my memory for the right words. I hope this will pass.

[Hexagram]

Originally Posted by jacky8807

No mine is off meds. Its the depression. It slows down cognitive function

Agreed. This effect is especially noticeable in "foreign" languages... I studied Japanese and Korean but can barely function in either language when fully depressed... the words and structure just aren't available. Take me off my meds and keep me awake for 48 hours straight and I'm ready to parachute naked into the DMZ to personally negotiate the Reunification.

[Junia]

I have had had the problem on the other end - I have the words, I think they're clear and make sense, but I can't make myself understood - at least it feels that way. Between not finding the words, and not making myself clear, I talk a lot less than I used to.

Much less of a problem with the written word, though it does happen.

You've given me an insight; thank you.

[Nammu]

I've just been wondering about this myself. I'm now medicated and can not seem to find the links to support my viewpoints. It's like there's a big white nothingness where the info used to be.
On the other hand my head is now quite and I'm sleeping better
But too when I'm in the depressive state my mind just goes blank, trying to form the basic thoughts are out of my reach

There has to be a place between the two extremes a place where I'm the intelligent person people used to say I was, currently I feel like an empty shell.

[avlady]

I have severe communication problems. i know in my head what i want to say, but my words and sentences don't make sence when i talk. it is so embarrassing, especially if i'm talking one on one. I can't express myself at all ever too. I feel for you people here as i know it is very hard to communicate with others and it makes me lonely because i'm afraid i'll have to speak.

[Angelique67]

I also feel very dull since especially the past few years. Seems with the psychosis and now the medication my mind became incapable of much that I used to experience. Communication is much harder.

[Justugh]

ok i ran a experiment when i was 17

for 7 months i did not talk at all ..........i mean i avoided it at all cost only used it when i had to no other choice

it was to see if it was really needed .........i found out with family and friends it is not and most ppl (that could be i am near the state deaf school) but ppl with out the same culture background it is really hard

so when it counts and it is ppl u know and deal with all the time they can understand u even if tongue tied .....just whistles and hand signs .....or replace the word like they did on smurfs with smurf when u can not get it out ( i use ugh 3 ughs in a row is i love u ) to the ppl it counts they understand the rest of them look at me like a retarded amish person .......personally i find if the worlds thinks i am a idiot i can get alot more done unnoticed and faster (the few that know my real self i help when they ask)

what can i say i get bored and run social experiments now and then

[Ruftin]

Originally Posted by Justugh

it is a side effect of the meds we take

the hit of depression and the meds .......parts of the brain are misfiring and sections are getting skipped so the words and thoughts are hard to express

as long as u are taken the meds there will be times like that ....side effect of being us or having a stroke

Listen to justugh!!!! Sometimes I open my mouth and what comes out surprises even me. I didn't know I could speak in tongues. I'll add it to my resume.

[pjcjr77]

Originally Posted by avlady

I have severe communication problems. i know in my head what i want to say, but my words and sentences don't make sence when i talk. it is so embarrassing, especially if i'm talking one on one. I can't express myself at all ever too. I feel for you people here as i know it is very hard to communicate with others and it makes me lonely because i'm afraid i'll have to speak.

This seems kind of like my wife. She's severely dyslexic. She's very smart, but in conversation her language proccessing issues can be very noticable. She constantly uses incorrect words for what it is she is trying to say. For people that know her well, it isn't an issue as you can figure out what she meant to say. Strangely, she doesn't find much embarassment form it, but she does when it comes to reading. She has a masters degree, but her reading is at an elementary school level.