Anxiety making speech worst

Hello all, recently I got my first job and for some reason my speech was great at the start but is now gotten worst. I think it may be caused by anxiety because my speech is worst when I'm at work but when I'm at home its much more better. It's really annoying due to this job being heavy in customer service. I even start forgetting how to put sentences together and give simple instructions. I also sometimes have a stutter which I've never had before in my life. Is there anyway for this to get better?

Reply 1

Kathy89

Are you seeing a therapist for your anxiety?
Do your coworkers know about your anxiety?
Does it get better and worse during work hours?

I have anxiety too and one of the ways I personally find helpful is to tell the coworkers that I have anxiety and how I deal with it and how they should react. It makes the anxiety attacks being much easier to manage and handle and they they become less frequent.

Reply 2

madalt

Original post

by Kathy89

Are you seeing a therapist for your anxiety?
Do your coworkers know about your anxiety?
Does it get better and worse during work hours?
I have anxiety too and one of the ways I personally find helpful is to tell the coworkers that I have anxiety and how I deal with it and how they should react. It makes the anxiety attacks being much easier to manage and handle and they they become less frequent.

It's the weirdest thing but its very bipolar. Today was great but I just know that there's always gonna be days like this and I want to be more equipped to handle them better.
At the moment I'm trying to handle it myself because there is a lot of tension in the work place already and I don't think its best to bother people with another problem.

Reply 3

ava_johnson

I feel anxious all the time, especially during public speaking. But I am in the process of overcoming this fear and finally living a normal life. And to help me cope with this condition, I need the necessary medicines that I find here Canadian pharmacy. It makes my life much easier and I am no longer worried about this situation.

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Reply 4

Chronoscope

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by madalt

i work in food service, and customers can be so rude especially when you're not expecting it :sigh:

Is your job kind of job where you can make up a 'script' you could resort/fall back on if particular scenarios happen? :smile:

I find scripting quite helpful especially since most customer interactions are usually brief.

Also if you're worried about anxiety getting worse I'd suggest seeing your GP :hugs: