littlelibertine
03-03-16, 15:44
I'm driving myself nuts. It's all I've been able to think about since I mentally determined I don't have it in my arms and legs. (No clinical weakness in limbs.) But sometimes I trip over my tongue when I'm talking, or I mispronounce a word or just skip over a consonant sound altogether. More often now that I'm anxious all the time. I'm not having trouble swallowing. My voice hasn't changed. I do have a mild chest cold, so I've been coughing and had a post-nasal drip for the past two weeks.
I keep saying tongue twisters: red leather yellow leather, you need to know New York is unique, etc. I'm not having any problems with them. I can lick my lips back and forth quickly. It's just when I'm talking casually, I'll trip over my tongue a few times a day. And apparently that's enough to freak me the heck out.
I have a history of health anxiety, so it's not like I don't know that's almost certainly what it is. I'm 28 and female with no family history of ALS or other motor neuron diseases. I just can't seem to get any relief from my worry, and I feel like going to a neurologist would be a waste of my money and her/his time.
I keep saying tongue twisters: red leather yellow leather, you need to know New York is unique, etc. I'm not having any problems with them. I can lick my lips back and forth quickly. It's just when I'm talking casually, I'll trip over my tongue a few times a day. And apparently that's enough to freak me the heck out.
I have a history of health anxiety, so it's not like I don't know that's almost certainly what it is. I'm 28 and female with no family history of ALS or other motor neuron diseases. I just can't seem to get any relief from my worry, and I feel like going to a neurologist would be a waste of my money and her/his time.