If you have been having problems with slurred speech lately, and you suspect it may be caused by your anxiety, this article will help you. Anxiety sufferers can indeed develop a wide range of strange, unnerving, and even annoying symptoms such as having a slurred speech. Fortunately, there are some simple tricks that you can use to improve your well-being and overcome some of these symptoms very quickly.
First and foremost, you should consult with a medical doctor and tell him about your symptoms. This is something I always tell anxiety patients should do, and it’s very important: because it will help you confront your problem and simultaneously learn if there may be other causes to the symptom other than anxiety. Slurred speech may a symptom of certain neurological problems, and as you know it’s better being safe than sorry.
There is really no reason to get scared, though; slurred speech is also common in anxiety sufferers, especially those who have been taking prescription drugs to handle their problem. In fact, slurred speech is a very common side effect of many anti-anxiety drugs, especially during the early phase of being administered said medication. This is also why I recommend people to avoid using drugs of any kind (even legal drugs) to manage their anxiety, since that’s just a way of disguising your old problem while simultaneously getting a new one.
If your slurred speech is a symptom of anxiety, it should be more noticeable when you’re feeling scared, distressed or simply anxious. If your speech sounds normal when you’re happy and it only tends to get slurred when you’re feeling down, it’s quite likely a symptom of anxiety. In the same way, if you seem to have a harder time expressing yourself when you start worrying about your speech, and even if you start feeling your tongue is swollen and heavy, then it’s really quite likely that anxiety is the source of your problems. Anxiety can easily draw energy from your dark thoughts, and use that energy to magnify your symptoms.
Fortunately, there is a simple way to avoid feeding your anxiety. You just have to learn to be mindful that you’re doing so whenever you get tense or worried, and use some strategies to counter the advances of anxiousness. If your problem is having a slurred speech, you will likely be able to avert this symptom by doing simple deep breathing exercises. Whenever you feel that anxiety is interfering with your speech, don’t try to talk. Hold still for a few minutes and focus exclusively on your breathing, as you make it slower and deeper. You might be surprised to realize that your speech is back to normal, after you finish this simple exercise.
