How to relearn to talk?

how it happened for you to loose your talking? does the isolation worsen this symptom? i try to talk but i am irritable. kisses to all!

I had word salad and clang association pretty badā€¦ plus thought blocking where my brain would erase itā€™s self in the middle of what I was trying to sayā€¦

it made me very self conscious and I did shut down the verbal communicationā€¦

It took me a while and meds to get it all backā€¦

Talking is like a skillā€¦ donā€™t use itā€¦ I loose it. Isolation kept me from being embarrassed from not being able to talkā€¦ but the loneliness was killing.

Medsā€¦ speech therapyā€¦ being on there to re-learn how to keep a sentence on topicā€¦ it helpedā€¦

Good luck and I hope things start to get easier for you.

Back in Dec 1999 my mind got totally messed up after one mysterious phone call and somehow I lost my abilities to talk and communicate in all languages I knew. When I called my brother overseas and spoke my native language, he just commented that I could not speak my native language. My mind was really messed up, inability to communicate while hearing voices, I am glad I went over that phase.

i really feel anger and irritability when i speak to my sz friendsā€¦ i dont find them well. it sucksā€¦ i cant socialise anymore without get irrtable. somebody who got this?

Sometimes when I attempt to do my independent talk therapy, it just doesnā€™t work. My brain wants to continually ā€œshut upā€ everything, even my own voice. So, basically, I am left with just playing music or lounging in complete silence.

Weā€™re social creatures and should be allowed to communicate. I suspect some form of otherworldly injustice happening where people ā€œon the other sideā€ are blocking us from continuing our true paths in life. Damn criminals. Damned if theyā€™re realā€¦ damned if theyā€™re not.

who is to say we were talkers before our illness set in. I have always been quiet but after developing sz I have been more conscious of my dialogue towards others. There is no easy answer for relearning how to talk and socializeā€¦ only practice, patience, good feedback, critical feedback, all this will help aid in your recovery. Iā€™ve been fortunate that I have been able to work pretty consistently. Work is a great place to develop and recover our speaking abilities. Good luck.

Socialising is a skill just like any other skill. You can learn it and better yourself everyday.

You could try reading these posts out loud to yourself as you go along. It might help you re learn how to say things by sounding them out if you need to and then verbally composing your answers before you post them which might help you with more ā€˜off the cuffā€™ speaking. Then write down what you said and if you donā€™t like it (as in maybe you say you are afraid of dogs but then you remember youā€™re only afraid of spotted dogs for some reason) verbally re compose your answer and type that one instead. Do that until youā€™re happy with what youā€™ve posted.

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I pretty well shut down socially when I was fifteen. I never have been good at small talk. Iā€™ve found that isolation does worsen this symptom. Iā€™ve pretty well quit caring about socializing now.

I agree with Kenny there, itā€™s a skill, youā€™ll get better at it

What About Those Who Lyve In a Universe Naught Controlled (by) Tha Scribe Lie Of Body Language and Actually Enjoiā€™s Thine Air Of Freedom From Puppetry and Control ā€¦ ,

Altho Marilyn Manson Once Said , ā€œsome of them want to be abusedā€ ā€¦ ,

What About Those Who Would Rather Naught Dance Along That Pier Of Endless Suffering (???)

I donā€™t think itā€™s Anna1s case here. If you donā€™t actually want to socialize, you donā€™t have to.

Jus Conversing About Tha ā€œskillā€ Notion ā€¦ ,

Whatever Do You mean (by) Claiming Itā€™s a Skill (???) ,

and For What Exactly (???)

Well, prior to my psychosis I was an extrovert, really talkative and sociable. After my psychosis I developed a more introvert manner, and since then itā€™s been hard for me to socialize, specially on situations where I donā€™t feel confortable. But itā€™s getting better, with time and practice

How Does One Practice (???)

With people! I know, itā€™s hard

Ok , What Exactly Is Tha ā€œpracticeā€ , What Does Such Consist Of (???)

I donā€™t know, I think it varies from person to person. For me itā€™s like, I remember how to talk normal to people, the chit chats and such, I try to remain on that topic. Use humor but not too much. Be friendly, calm and not say gibberish.

Well e(Y)e Suppose Thaz a Ok Way To Keep tha Cops Being Called On You ā€¦ ,

Because For us Schizo Individuals Tha More Innocent Fun We Have tha Sooner Tha Cops Arrive ā€¦ ,

All Because , Tha Ignorance Of Tha ā€œnormalā€ Robots , Are Insulted (by) Their Own Extreme Lack Of Intelligence ā€¦ ,

but Thaz Jus My Personal opinion ā€¦

It depends, there are actually good people out there.