Is It Normal For Someone To Become Bad At English Because Of Ptsd?

[Tei-Saji]

I ask because ever since the tramautic events have happened, I've started to notice that I've been making a lot of spelling and grammar mistakes. I often have to double-check what I write. Granted, I've always had to, but I feel like it's more meticulous to check for those mistakes.

Maybe it's that I haven't been writing in college as much as I've been in high school, or something...

 

[Fadeaway]

I find it more difficult to convey my thoughts into words, when I am symptomatic communication in general becomes more difficult. When I am feeling good and writing about something that doesn't involve my thoughts or opinions, lets say a "technical piece or a research paper," than I am fine. If it is an expression of myself, like I am writing now, that is where the problems occur.

 

[InsideAWord]

Happened to me -- and I'm studying to be a teacher of English. I'll think about two or more ideas simultaneously, lose focus, and flub some of my sentences up. It took a while until I made sure to double-check everything I type again.

 

[jmni]

For a long time I had difficulty expressing myself and still do when I really get upset. When I would write in my journal I use to write the exact opposite of what I meant to say, which was sort of embarrassing to me. It seems to have improved.

 

[InsideAWord]

Have you tried drawing your emotions literally and figuratively in a journal when you feel lost for words on how to describe your feelings?

 

[shimmerz]

Yes. I find it is almost like having ADD. I can't concentrate enough to read or to write properly many times. Thoughts I find get so jumbled that I cannot string a whole sentence together or properly spell. It is a large embarrassment to me as I used to be known for my strong written skills. I am attempting to take courses online and just can't seem to comprehend the way I used to either. I started to read children's books that I used to like and it seemed to help me. Writing, well, I try to write when I am feeling a bit more lucid and less dissociated. For me it seems like the primitive brain is pulling more energy and therefore my higher brain is not functioning at the levels it used to.

 

[silkleaves]

Definitely... it's something I've struggled with my whole life, and is very frustrating. I'm well spoken and write well too, but there are times when I can't even get out the most simple thought, and I'll write something and it has the worst spelling and grammar...not to mention if it's handwritten, it looks like chicken scratch and even I have no idea what I was trying to write.

It happens a lot more when I'm very stressed or anxious or having a moment or what have you. It feels like my brain is fried and just refuses to operate like it should...the thoughts are in there, I just can't get them out. I mix up letters in words, words in sentences, use the completely wrong word in a sentence..not just written but when speaking as well. And I also will completely blank out on what word I want to use...something so basic like, I want breakfast for dinner...and I'll be stumped, and will have to say, you know that first meal you eat in a day? I want that, except for dinner. People have joked with me if Im sure English is my first language...I do feel like a dolt when that happens.

It was quirky and funny when I was younger, even though no one has ever questioned my intelligence, friends often said I'm like the lost cast member from the movie "Clueless"... but as I get older, it's gotten worse...I shudder to think where I'll be in another 10 years or so.

 

[Deleted member 27181]

I have a similar problem in that I mess my sentences up. I pretty much only write on my computer, until I go to college, I have no need to write on paper by hand. But when I am typing, I have noticed I make very silly mistakes all the time - capital letters in the middle of a sentence, putting extra spaces or missing spaces, and also spelling things wrong. It's not that I don't know how to spell it, it is more of my brain is going to quickly and though I can type quickly, my hands can't keep up.

In regards to messing sentences up, during the day I will say words in the wrong place. Earlier today I was on the phone to my grandma and I said something along the lines of "How you are?" (meant to be how are you). A couple of days ago I was talking to my mum about fitted sheets and I asked my mum if my brother had fitted the sheet onto my bed, only it came out more like "has James shitted the feet". Which wasn't good since I was talking to my mum, she got that I just mixed it up though. But I do that on a daily basis which is quite embarrasing. Apart from that, I feel like my english has improved in regards to structure and vocabularly, maybe because I have a think for keeping my brain busy now and I like to learn new things. But my brain still gets a bit confused every now and then, causing spelling mistakes, and messed up words etc.

It happens a lot more when I'm very stressed or anxious or having a moment or what have you.

I find this is the same with me too, when I am stressed or tired it happens 10x more than usual.

 

[Deleted member 1860]

Yes, and then throw a head injury on top of that and sometimes you look like a complete idiot. Sigh.