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Why do I have trouble coming up with words?
Aphasia is a disorder that results from damage to areas of the brain that produce and process language. A person with aphasia can have trouble speaking, reading, writing, and understanding language. Impairment in these abilities can range from mild to very severe (nearly impossible to communicate in any form).
How do you know if you have aphasia?
Symptoms
- Speak in short or incomplete sentences.
- Speak in sentences that don’t make sense.
- Substitute one word for another or one sound for another.
- Speak unrecognizable words.
- Not understand other people’s conversation.
- Write sentences that don’t make sense.
Why do I forget words when talking?
Aphasia is usually caused by a stroke or brain injury with damage to one or more parts of the brain that deal with language. Aphasia may also be caused by a brain tumor, brain infection, or dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease.
Why can’t I think of words lately?
general term used to refer to deficits in language functions. PPA is caused by degeneration in the parts of the brain that are responsible for speech and language. PPA begins very gradually and initially is experienced as difficulty thinking of common words while speaking or writing.
What does it mean to not understand what the other person feels?
The phrase suggests that you don’t truly understand what the other person feels at all. (Really, how could you?) It suggests that you feel the need to turn the conversation toward your experience, not his or hers, and that ultimately you don’t really care about that person’s concerns after all.
Why do I have a hard time following conversations?
Conversations can also be a bit annoying to follow at times, like if many people are talking at once, or if the environment is loud. Sometimes it feels easier to give up and not devote your full attention to it. You get better at staying tuned in with practice.
What happens when you have trouble paying attention at work?
The problems that can arise at work when someone has difficulty paying attention, concentrating and remembering are also obvious. Most jobs are not just rote and repetitive, but require people to remember new information or deal with changing demands. This is difficult when cognition is not working well.
What do you do when you can’t remember words?
One thought may lead to another, and one of those thoughts may hold the key to unlocking the words you need from your long-term memory. If all else fails, and words escape you, don’t feel embarrassed — your brain is doing what comes naturally to it, and that is to pause and reflect.