Do-It-Yourself Psychiatric Diagnosis

Ok, I know that I have posted about this in the past, perhaps two or three times before my pause in blogging.

I think that I have finally researched something I have been complaining about. And it makes sense too. I have trouble talking to family and friends. I have difficulty with certain other things: Michelle saying "Spit it out" when I can't complete a sentence without grasping for a word that I know, can spell and usually give a good approximation of word origin.

I was browsing an idea that I had about Locked-In Syndrome.

I knew that that was an extreme disorder, so looking a little deeper into the DSM-IV I stumbled on expressive-language disorder. But near as I can tell, children are the main ones effected by this disorder. But I didn't stop there. I came across this article that sounded so much like me that I had to write a post about it right away.

I was particularly captivated with the section of the article which stated the description and causes. I have read and I believe that I have posted about how there are articles stating that people who suffer chronic back pain or long-term pain have changes in their cognitive abilities, and I have wondered how that could translate to migraine sufferers. The section that states about how stroke, seizures, or even "other medical conditions" might was almost like it was highlighted for me.

I'm still looking at different aspects and trying to find more information, but it feels like I finally found the piece of a puzzle that I have been working on for years. Just because I have been quiet all my life, and then much more extremely in groups and over the last few years My brain clicks along fast and it has made me pissed for years, as documented several times by me here.

I feel some relief, some tangible idea that I can feel positive about.