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Posted by Janelle on April 13, 2002, at 1:48:58
What is "pressured speech" -- you and I had discussed this in a thread who knows how long ago (you had said it was a symptom you had during a manic phase) -- my pdoc told me today that I had "pressured speech" during the visit, I asked her what that meant and for the life of me I can't remember her answer. I'm suffering mild hypomania these days and the very intrusive thoughts and distractability often prevent me from focusing on a conversation enough to actually *hear* the answer to a question that *I* ask. It's scary. Thanks!
Posted by JohnX2 on April 13, 2002, at 3:58:52
In reply to JohnX2: pls humor me and answer this (again), posted by Janelle on April 13, 2002, at 1:48:58
> What is "pressured speech" -- you and I had discussed this in a thread who knows how long ago (you had said it was a symptom you had during a manic phase) -- my pdoc told me today that I had "pressured speech" during the visit, I asked her what that meant and for the life of me I can't remember her answer. I'm suffering mild hypomania these days and the very intrusive thoughts and distractability often prevent me from focusing on a conversation enough to actually *hear* the answer to a question that *I* ask. It's scary. Thanks!
Hi Janelle,
Pressured speech just means you probably have racing thoughts and feel a compulsion to talk very fast to divulge those thoughts. You may feel a bit hyper during these episodes. A lot of times you may want to interrupt the people you are conversing with inappropriately to share your thoughts.
Regards,
John
Posted by Janelle on April 13, 2002, at 4:17:32
In reply to Re: JohnX2: pls humor me and answer this (again), posted by JohnX2 on April 13, 2002, at 3:58:52
Hi John,
Thanks for responding. Well, you described me to a T - these days, I do indeed have racing thoughts and feel a compulsion to talk very fast to divulge those thoughts. In fact, this was another thing my pdoc mentioned - she said I was speaking very fast. Friends and family have told me this (speaking very fast) MANY times over the years when I apparently go into "hyper" mode!
And when you mentioned that with pressured speech, a lot of times you may want to interrupt the people you are conversing with inappropriately to share your thoughts, this jogged my memory and the interrupting bit is one of the things my pdoc had included in her answer when I asked her what is pressured speech!
Thanks again!
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