. . . so... Recently, I've been having trouble with speech and have been stuttering a lot/getting stuck on certain words. It used to happen sometimes, far enough apart so that I could laugh it off awkwardly, although it was still frustrating, and someone else [usually one very good friend] would guess the attempted word, I would confirm, and continue on whatever I was saying. I also talk really fast when I'm excited or hyper so it happens sometimes then as well. But it's been happening more frequently recently to the point where it's every few sentences if I feel any, even the /slightest/ spike in a strong emotion. People have started talking over me and not waiting for me to finish sentences, which comes off as though they don't care about what I'm trying to say. I've never had a major stumbling issue before, but it's been happening for about two weeks now and I think it might be something. I'm not quite sure what this is, but it's starting to affect myself as a whole because it's happening so often. It started to be really bad at a school event around the end of march, so I refrained from talking for the majority because I feel like I'm giving less of an input and more of being an inconvenience. I really hate this but it doesn't seem like I was just at a high for excitement and needed time to cool down. I'm kind of anxious about it because this has never really happened this way before. I've never had to see anyone about it and was just using context clues to figure out what was happening, so, maybe I'm entirely wrong. The thing is I don't know. I don't want to have to become something that people avoid me for, I don't want to have to keep my mouth shut the entire day just because people don't feel like waiting an extra twenty seconds. I don't know what it is, but I hate it. And I don't know what to do. If you're someone who talks over people frequently, to anyone, I just want you to know that it hurts. It's like I'm being ignored. That I don't matter enough. Please just...don't. I know it might seem annoying to you but it's not like anyone would do this on purpose. You think I woke up one day and chose for this or something? No. I didn't. I don't mean to offend anyone, I just want you to know. If this seems incoherent to you or you have any confusion I could attempt to clear that up for you, idm or anything It's just kind of been bothering me because it was never really a major issue before. . . .
