My ability to talk often stops when I'm triggered during a conversation, flashback or during therapy. I can't talk no matter how much I try to get the words out. Sometimes it's only for a few minutes and then I can loudly blurt out part of a word and then with great effort a few more blurts, until finally I can stutter a sentence or two. Sometimes when it happens in therapy or when having a conversation with someone it can take days for my speech and tone to return to normal. During the duration of these episodes, I experience hyperarousal and increased somatic symptoms (trembling and head jerking) especially if I'm around people. During flashbacks or panic episodes I physically freeze completely, but when I've calmed down and I can move again my speech returns to normal. I practice meditation, Tai Chi and all the positive self-talk psycho babble recommended, but it doesn't seem to help decrease the frequency of these episodes. I am participating in a somatic therapy and of my therapist has been trying to help me with this.
I'm wondering if others have experienced similar speech problems and have been successful in decreasing or eliminating this problem and if so how?
I'm wondering if others have experienced similar speech problems and have been successful in decreasing or eliminating this problem and if so how?