I was so happy to read these posts. For years I have been trying to find someone who also has this strange involuntary speech. Almost everything I have read here matches my 'condition' exactly.
I have been searching the web for years and have obviously only now stumbled across the right keywords to bring up this thread.
My friends all think it's hilarious and call it my 'poor man's Tourettes' but I'm certain it's not that. It is however much worse if I am anxious or hungover or feeling shame for any reason.
I must sort of have control of it because I do much less around people - although that does happen.
I hope you don't mind but I would be so interested to hear more from everyone else who does this.
Take care,
P
I've tried to reply to this one today, but just wasn't sure if my 2 cents were needed/wanted. I will admit I talk to myself and I'm quite certain that people have caught me over the years. Sometimes, I would catch myself muttering under my breath and my lips were visibly carrying on a conversation by myself, and when I realized it I was mortified. I've not read this thread in its entirety (yet), but an old friend gave me the trick of the lifetime and I've used it and it has worked for me while in public.
Here's my trick while out in public and it so simply it almost silly. I just picked up a phone earpiece and I do wear it when in public now so if I'm caught muttering, people think I'm on the phone talking to somebody lol.
And yes, it is (was) much worse hungover!
for me the key here lies in control:
"where I shout to myself and I cant controll it"
this is like how OCD works... obsession of the mind that bugs you to death that you try to control and shut off and talk away and manage... but nothing helps till you take the desired action... shouting, crying, locking doors 500 times, ect...
what helps me is realizing the freedom of not having to control these things... at times it can be tough... but it works.
here is a little video i did on anxiety and what i do about it. its focused for my addiction site but its more about anxiety than addiction.
if you like my comments you can check out my little videos on anxiety and sobriety here:
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ps: although i like to answer people and help them with anxiety... i am not even close to having it "all figured out" i'm just one out of 8 billion people navigating life to the best of my abilities... and i found some things that work for me :-) hope it helps you too.
Does anyone shout predominantly names? I say the name of my ex boyfriends. It takes a while for a name to leave the repertoire. All the break ups have been on good terms. It takes a new boyfriend a couple of years before I start saying their name.
I'd be also interested to know how your relationships are with your families? I left home young and am estranged from mine. I sometimes wonder if this is related. The shouting started a year or two after I moved out. Also it was around this time that I started drinking socially much more. I still do that.