Hello, I’ve been dealing with this for awhile and it’s genuinely eating me alive so I guess I’m asking if anyone can relate? And if anyone has any advice on how to overcome this?

I have comorbid OCD which I don’t think is the root cause of this, but it definitely exacerbates my symptoms lol

For several months now I’ve started having an extremely hard time talking. Whenever I have a conversation with someone I get so in my head about it that I start forgetting words and having a hard time saying anything whatsoever. I often find myself trying to recite what I’m gonna say in my head and then I talk and it doesn’t come out how I want it to and usually gets all jumbled. I hesitate before talking because I almost forget how to form the words. It’s exhausting, doing something that used to be second nature to me has become impossible.

I don’t think this is a different medical issue because if I get into the flow of a conversation, I can talk without issue, but this rarely happens anymore. I’m just so anxious all the time. It feels like I’m literally losing my ability to speak.

Does anyone have any similar experiences? And does anyone have any advice? I’m getting desperate lol