New symptom - slower speech and weird feeling in jaw

[Punky143]

I notice every once in awhile before, during and after dissociation my jaw feeling weirdly and my speech becomes slower more basic in content. I wonder if at the time I think I'm present but I'm not. Does anyone else get this?

 

[littleoc]

Sort of. It gets harder to talk and I'm more likely to mess up or have general difficulties (slurring, stumbling, lips/tongue feeling less freely able to form words, etc).

I have no idea what causes it though. I also become mute if someone asks a direct question with "too much pressure" behind it.

 

[flowerapple]

I don't dissociate but whenever I get a panic attack or a flashback or something like that I tend to clench my jaw and going my teeth. After my jaw would hurt and feel tense so much so that I kinda feel like I'm talking slower cuz my jaw and my entire face hurts and feels stressed.

 

[jade53]

Sort of. It gets harder to talk and I'm more likely to mess up or have general difficulties (slurring,...

You've articulated what I usually describe briefly as probably sounding like I've been drinking, or I'm telling a lie, which of course to anyone that hasn't experienced it, (including doctors, psychologists, or therapists and did I leave anyone out), either a seed has been planted or confirmation made of what they possibly weren't even thinking.
It might not be a bad idea for others who experience that annoyance to have a copy of this on hand for the odd occasion they might need proof that they aren't "the only person in the world with a problem like that".

 

[littleoc]

You've articulated what I usually describe briefly as probably sounding like I've been drinking, or I'm...

It would help more if I had a name for it! Although it's good that we know it is a thing that happens to other people.

Mine might be attributed to brain damage, so that might be why no one has mentioned it to me as being a lying trait or anything like that -- although I've never once thought of it that way

 

[jade53]

It would help more if I had a name for it! Although it's good that we know it is a thing that happens...

Without going into the great detail that I already did before deciding for KISS I'll just say mine's a lot more complex and probably wouldn't have manifested to the point it did if not for all the incompetence of so many doctors, police and agencies under my employer. Who conveniently neglected to tell me or the doctor medicating and treating me for bipolar disorder, that they were concerned about the PTSD they were counseling me to avoid it being worse after terminating me. At least it's getting easier to be a little more concise.

What interests me with the absence of others is yours though. Part of my journey through the valley of the dolls before putting a stop to medications involved people at CMHA wanting me to remember how many concussions I've had and the severity. I'm thankful nobody had yet discovered a way to determine the damage that concussions do, or they probably would have done it with a lobotomy.

 

[littleoc]

Oh, have you had concussions too?

 

[jade53]

Oh, have you had concussions too?

I think it was 5 I remembered and a shattered orbital bone from a punch. Like my Dad said talking about it a month ago while flipping channels between hockey, baseball, basket and football games, none of them were anything serious like the ones those guys get. On the other hand he denies knowing when I was getting treated for bipolar disorder and the family only learned anything about the PTSD from me a year ago. I always found the best way to hide anything was in front of my father and was sure mother would have been in an earlier grave if she knew the full extent of where that violent streak suddenly came from. (Truth is it was easier being on the other side of the planet. Perfectly normal to me).