it's called perfectionism, not aphasia...

A few days after I wrote the fluency post, I was flipping through a magazine while doing my daily one hour of phone duty at work. The front desk is pretty slow, so I usually make it through about half a magazine when I work up there. So this particular day I'm reading an article called "Speech Quirks" and I come across a section entitled "grasping for words or losing your place midsentence." Bingo! This magazine is going to solve my problems and get me better grades!!

Then I read the first sentence. " While it is often a symptom of talking too fast or simply being nervous, this behavior can also be a sign of perfectionism." <...dang...>

So it's not an exotic brain condition...No 'out' on this one by claiming faulty DNA or some long-forgotten brain injury...it's just plain ol' needing to be approved of and viewed positively by those around me and a fear of making mistakes. Seems like everything goes back to that dreaded 'P' word lately. So, once I get that beat, my life will be wonderful, right? ;^p