Aphasia: The disorder that makes you lose your words - Susan Wortman-Jutt

Dig into the language disorder known as aphasia that affects a person’s ability to communicate effectively with others.
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Language is an essential part of our lives that we often take for granted. But, if the delicate web of language networks in your brain became disrupted by stroke, illness, or trauma, you could find yourself truly at a loss for words. Susan Wortman-Jutt details a disorder called aphasia, which can impair all aspects of communication.
Lesson by Susan Wortman-Jutt, animation by TED-Ed.
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[@marcorodvas]

that awkward moment when you know the word in English but not in your main language

[@helsiclife]

happens to me all the time

[@laconicfreak296]

Holy fuck, i know! Why is english so much easier?!

[@xyronox]

Because that's what happens when you speak English more than your main langauge

[@layoy7612]

haha. happens to me all the time. Which country are you from?

[@estebanzd9434]

It happens to me all the time, specially because (almost) all content I see on the internet it's in English. But nobody talks it on my family, friend's group, classmates, etc. So whenever I talk to them, I must have a dictionary of English-Spanish near. And I live in Chile, where you need a Chilean to Spanish dictionary, that doesn't seem to exist.

[@skydriver1990]

You honestly cannot understand just how debilitating this is until you have dealt with it yourself. It's truly demoralizing.

[@Belisarius536]

My grandad was taken in to the hospital this morning as he had a stroke and 2 others since hes been in hospital, he has lost his speach and lost the movement in the his limbs, he only has partial movement in his right side limbs, is there any advice you can give to communicate or speak witj someone who has lost their speech?

[@MagicAccent]

@@Belisarius536I'm sorry to hear about your grandfather. You should ask the medical personel if they have concluded that he has aphasia. Sometimes loss of speech is due to something called dysarthria and does not affect the language of the brain but can appear similar, if this is the case a simple pen and paper is a good way of communicating. If the person has aphasia this can still be a good method. Also ask the personel about whether it is expressive difficulties or if he has a hard time understanding language as well. Images/drawings are a good compliment to spoken communication, sometimes the hospital have simple communication charts with pictures that can be pointed to for simple needs(like feelings, hunger, thirst, pain etc) , that is a good way to start. Sorry, very unspecific advice. Hope you found something was useful. Most important is to talk to the hospital staff, as they have much knowledge about such things.

[@jvseptember14]

Omg. Imagine having social anxiety on top of it. You literally just never want to talk again.

[@goalazo93]

Tell me about it :(

[@haileyrafferty2372]

Iain Fraser Ask him if he wants to live or not visually please because they are literally trapped inside their body. It’s maddening and mental torture probably.

[@juanpablomina1346]

That woman is seriously sad. Someone give her a hug!

[@josephfox9221]

M....uuu..gg? a mug?

[@liebesleid]

+Joseph Fox lool, read your comment, then look at the baby profile picture

[@suramyagupta6694]

Excellent animation.

[@yukkyashvlogs6489]

I have aphasia

[@Kasmodamous]

Mug*

[@artificialpanda7173]

I have aphasia from the trauma I got when I was kid, where my mother would bang my head against the wall all the time. My aphasia used to be so bad, especially when I was anxious or panicked. I had to go to therapy because I realized my aphasia would occur whenever I'm anxious, and I had to learn how to control my anxiety in order to control my speech. And now I'm much better, whenever I'm anxious or panicked, and I had to talk or make a speech, I would calm myself first, or else the words would come out like I had just learned Russian in a matter or seconds

[@prodrt1]

your mother did what?

[@deborahblackvideoediting8697]

I'm sorry you had to suffer so much. I'm glad to hear that you're doing better, and that therapy helped you to control your anxiety. I hope life is being good to you now.

[@eatcyanides]

Sorry about what happened to you. May God bless you always.

[@sporks3256]

Aphasia is from physical trauma, not psychological trauma. I'm not saying you don't struggle with some sort of processing disorder from emotional trauma, but it isn't aphasia. Aphasia is specifically due to damage to the brain from stroke etc.

[@deborahblackvideoediting8697]

@@sporks3256 - But if their head was hit against a wall at a young age, could that possibly cause the physical trauma that could lead to aphasia? Just curious.

[@rosestube1233]

this is actually very frustrating, we are always told to improve our communication skill, like we try but it's just hard. the other day i did a presentation, no one understand what i was talking about and they eventually give up on me

[@Th3Zomb1e]

its like telling someone with short term memory loss to remember

[@rosestube1233]

+Taif Nahedh exactly, i always feel like a dysfunctional person everytime i struggle to say a word and people around me waiting with bored faces or when i do a presentation and can't formulate my words properly and in the end they'll accusing me of being lazy and underprepared. I know it's not their fault but it still suck

[@healthystrongmuslim]

are you saying people without legs can't swim?!??!?!?!?!?!??!???!!??!??!!??!??!!??!

[@healthystrongmuslim]

seriously though feel sorry for you and now that I know something like this exists I hope I wasn't a dick to people like you in the past. Have a good life mate

[@katherinebsanfeliz3636]

I told my neurologist about this because it fits my situation perfectly but she just dismissed it and I still struggle with it.

[@playfulpanthress]

I’m here because of Bruce Willis. This seems like a really rough situation. Communication is what an actor does. To not be able to be understood would be horrible regardless, but especially if it stops you from doing what you love to do.

[@personofthefuture123]

Same here

[@acookie7548]

he has aphasia? that’s terrible :( i hope his support system incorporates everything he needs

[@playfulpanthress]

@@acookie7548 Yeah, I just saw the news last week. Seems tough to not be able to communicate.

[@1zo514]

I have this disorder it’s the worst thing ever, I have trouble expressing myself so I tend to isolate

[@playfulpanthress]

@@1zo514 Damn, I'm sorry.

[@danieljochem9665]

My doctor said I might have Aphasia, I am 19. I went for a CAT scan and nothing is wrong with my brain apparently. When the screwdriver came up, it took me between 7 and 10 seconds to think of what it was called. In the middle of speech I forget the simplest of words and do the thing where I substitute the word for something else. Sometimes it can take me a long time, like 20 minutes to an hour to think of the word I know I know but can't think of.

[@Pizaerable]

WOOOOW. How is that even possible? You know the word but you can't think about it??? My mind is blown lol

[@solinvictus2094]

I have this too, I actually forget words incredibly often and although I socialise a lot I often end up boring people in conversations as I get stuck trying to find a word. Its really frustrating.

[@kristieannkeys]

Make sure you don't have vitamin B12 deficiency... I started to notice this happening to me a year or 2 ago (I'm 25). I would forget words like "stove" "keyboard" & "phone", sometimes I would know the word in Spanish, but no one knows Spanish here so I had to just describe the object. If you're low on B12 this can be a symptom so make sure you have a well balanced diet.

[@reedsylvier5250]

I usually give up so I dont know how long it'd take me to remember words, it's so frustrating because if ... oh dear this is freaking me out now sorry for leaving the mistake in and risking looking pretentious or whatever but I thought this was seminormal, to always forget what you're saying and stuff. I just thought its cuz I'm introverted and not used to being the one to speak in a conversation and so has developed over years

[@mariajoseespinoza9219]

Have you had any brain damage? Because aphasia is caused by brain damage in people who already acquired language without any difficulty. If you haven't, you should visit a speech and language pathologist, there you can find help :)

[@asgoodasyou]

In the middle of conversations with my family my mind will go blank when I'm talking and I have to tell them "wait, give me a few mins to collect my thoughts". A few mins later it'll come back to me but sometimes it doesn't and I have to sit there silent because either I don't remember what I was talking about or I have absolutely no idea of what to say next

[@jenjen9313]

I am like this. I thought I'm the only one

[@cureforthebrokenhearts6536]

Me too

[@hachan2126]

This is ADHD, sis

[@NizarAlvi90]

Same here.

[@shanii9017]

Sigh I'm not alone

[@felipel.r.637]

I noticed some of these symptoms in a person during a specially strong depressive-anxiety crisis. The person was unable to remember short memory instructions, had difficulty elaborating even a simple idea, forgot basic orthography, switched letters inside a word, and switched a word for a completely unrelated one. Not related to this video, but the person was also sleepy and had difficulties staying awake. Once the depression was treated with the proper medication, all of the aforementioned symptoms of the person almost disappeared.

[@sandyavalos3305]

yes! this happened to me during a stressful moment

[@bekilaz6157]

Yes, same goes to me

[@lazypotato449]

Honestly this comment made me feel some sort of relief. I have all the symptoms you mentioned and that is the reason I ended up here. I was starting to think there is something wrong with me but after readng your comment I realized that the reason for those symptoms appearing might be because my mental health is getting worse day by day.

[@felipel.r.637]

@@lazypotato449 I'm glad sharing my personal experience helped. Another thing to check is having proper sleep. People with non-treated sleep apnea "seems" to sleep (they even experience "normal" dreams or nightmares), but in the morning you feel miserable, irritable, headaches, constant fatigue, like having a constant fog inside their mind. A sleep study (polysomnography) will reveal if that's the case. I hope you get better.

[@lazypotato449]

@@felipel.r.637 usually I feel tired when waking up and feel like going back to sleep but I can't because I would end up sleeping all day otherwise. Thank you for sharing your experience and for your kind words

[@ye3s146]

The mind truly is a fascinating thing

[@NKDpiano]

And complicated as f*k, just after girls. Or women. Still fascinating tho.

[@zfox4743]

..

[@babulalmarandi1243]

Yes it is unless u are an alien. Alien be like Human's brain are so human like.

[@fsphev]

Yeah, the Brian plasticity thing is crazyyy

[@ye3s146]

@@fsphev fr!!

[@crying3608]

I'm currently in remission from depression and aphasia is a lot like what I suffered. It's very difficult to explain exactly what it feels like, but please don't treat people as though they're less for having it - it's foremostly excruciatingly frustrating to not be able to put basic things into words, especially when you don't know what's wrong with you. It feels like you're stuck in a universe on your own.

[@tinghuima3636]

Hope tou recover soon. But I am wondering how do you type this meaningful and fluent message since you thought that you have this aphasia and hardly to put things into words?

[@namkedi]

I st- stttts- uuutter-er all th-the ti-time.

[@D0vin00]

@@tinghuima3636 People who suffer from aphasia can still have the ability to write clearly. I think I have it too (to be diagnosed soon) and yet I can write just as clearly as years ago when my speech was fine.

[@AnuKumari-wq2vh]

I also experienced it a little bit when I underwent depression in 2018.

[@jennyhughes4474]

@@tinghuima3636 I've got a brain injury & especially when I'm tired writing/typing is easier than trying to talk or understand speech. ALL of it is hard work though, but if I talked to you when I'm fresh you'd never know.

[@michiganabigail]

I had aphasia for a while after falling off a cliff. You have no idea how much you miss when you can’t talk. When I finally started talking again, my memory started fully functioning again. Life is so much better when you have a voice.

[@Mattteus]

I knew a woman who had aphasia. Her grocery list was made of small drawings of the items she needed.

[@TheDragonfriday]

Oh wow... I really can't imagine the struggle... This is just too deep

[@hexxvixtar3283]

+TheDragonfriday But she is creative, don't know the word? no problem, she'll use picture instead. I wish I was that creative when it come to solving problem (But I don't want aphasia). though I also feel sorry for her, so don't say that I'm heartless because I only see her creativity.

[@v3le]

Wouldn't it be more simple if she just write the names of the items on her grocery list? ppl with aphasia have no problems with reading but only when it comes to wording or naming. Probably writing a shopping-list might takes longer than doing the actual shopping in her case.

[@popcornfilms1]

+v3le well I'm sure the rules are different for people that don't exist

[@HikariNora006]

This is terrifying how extremely relatable this is.

[@sonofdionysis]

I climbed up from aphasia & apraxia dungeons. And it took me nine years to accomplish freeing my tongue muscle groups, my grammar sentence structure and complex suffixes & prefixes from being lost in the maze of my neuron pathways. Don't despair!

[@tinghuima3636]

happy to hear that, and could you please share something about how you overcame aphasia and recover your language abilities？

[@benzook8898]

So proud of your accomplishments, and have to say I love the wording you used "dungeons" and "lost in the maze of my neuron pathways." You should be an author. Thanks for being an inspiration!

[@_slier]

So, you completely recovered?

[@free22]

How please

[@MrLennonLove]

Can you please give us some more info on your recovery and some tips maybe? My mother had a stroke last Saturday and now has aphasia

[@vs5795]

My grandma had a stroke 2 years ago.. She, since then, cannot recognise numbers and letters..so she practicaly forgot how to write or read. She also cannot speak fluently and still mixes and forgets words, for example sometimes she calls me by my grandparent's name.. She totaly understands everything though. Now that I know what exactly is going on in her head I feell better. Really nice video

[@baldthonyheadtano8059]

vs I had a stroke 8 years ago and I still have trouble reading numbers off of a page....I really have to think before I speak. I used to confuse names a lot and I still lose words. What’s interesting is that now I write just fine, even a little bit better than my friends, and I believe it’s specifically because I had to work so hard on improving my skills after my stroke.

[@zoel701]

My mom's dealing with it. She had stroke just 2 months back :(,help me to make her well again

[@katherineknapp6604]

🙏

[@galaxytea2271]

When I talk to people, I go over hat I'm going to say in my mind like three times, and then I have to pause and rethink it, or I forget what I'm saying and have to start over.

[@trebacca9]

Once when I had a severe migraine, I had really intense aphasia. I thought I was making perfect sense, but apparently I was gibbering. It was all real words, but completely randomized. Instead of "Can I have a glass of water?" I said "Blue I happy of night steel?" Like someone had redirected every meaning to a different word.

[@hexxvixtar3283]

WAIT, did you actually say "Blue I happy of night steel". wow, that is crazy XD. How did it even happen?! are you sleepy at the time or is it something else?

[@mytube001]

Like what happened to Selene Branson in a live broadcast (search for her name here on YT and you'll find the video). In her case, the words that came out were a mix of real and real-sounding but nonsensical words.

[@trebacca9]

Stephen Lionarto I said something like that. All real words, but totally wrong meaning. I had a migraine at the time, which is kinda like a minor, non-permanent stroke. Essentially, when you get a migraine, the bioelectric signals in the brain get messed up and kinda short-circuit. I guess that one messed with my Broca's Area for a little while. I recovered after a few hours, though.

[@hexxvixtar3283]

trebacca9 wow, that's crazy. hopefully that won't happen again XD

[@sugarkitty2008]

yeah i get that. but i don't even make words. just baby babble. it's pretty much like instead of just the words getting mixed up, it's all the sounds in the words as well.

[@sairurichansairurichan1286]

This is the reason why i prfer writing that talking. Writing gives me more time on what to say.

[@frankieangelo413]

Everytime I join a communication with others, my brain just completely goes blank in a conversation, my collected informations just disappear from my mind and have no idea what I'm going to say next. I could even barely speak fluently, instead, I always stutter, and speak in wrong and awkward utterances which makes me uncomfortable and upset after a conversation, and this got me creating and build-up these hallucinations in my mind that I have a brain and mental disorder, 'til I discovered Aphasia, and realized that this disorder actually exists and I'm not the only one who's suffering with poor vocabulary skills.

[@Raskerzzz]

Have you had any type of brain damage? Otherwise, no that is not aphasia.

[@sf_0723]

I always had a hard time remembering words even the simple ones or words typically used on a day-to-day basis. It gets so frustrating stopping 5 -10 seconds (or more) mid-conversation just because I can't remember the word or can't even describe what it is, which can also be frustrating to the listener. There are times when I just use a different word that's unrelated or far from what I originally meant just to avoid pauses and be able to express myself. But most of the time, it makes what I say less impactful than what I initially thought of. I thought that having a lot of those "tip of the tongue moments" are just because I'm a forgetful person (which I am) but after seeing this, I think I might actually have mild non-fluent aphasia. It is honestly kind of relieving and comforting to finally find an explanation to all those things I struggled with. I can't even imagine how upsetting it is for those who have it worse than me.

[@giantneuralnetwork]

Tears I tell you! Tears! These videos give me such an emotional rush. Language is a beautiful and mysterious thing. My brother has been dealing with schizoaffective disorder. Today he started to have more delusional thoughts, saying things like "one and one make zero, one and two means is one, you'll never figure it out, one before that is zero, so basically it doesn't exist, zero" and "the solar system has walls" and "a wall and a wall make none." Earlier this year he was struggling with very delusional thoughts and was in our state's mental hospital for over 6 months until he got better. Unfortunately he's going through this again, and I hope he can make it through faster this time. Your videos bring context to real problems a lot of people face in their day to day lives. While my brother's issue is not aphasia, the video still gave me some piece of mind. Thank you!

[@jennyhughes4474]

This sounds like he's got a brain injury, it's SO wrong to describe that as a 'mental illness' - did he have MRI scans and other tests to find the PHYSICAL cause? Why do you call these 'delusional' thoughts? TIRED of us with brain injury being misdiagnosed as suffering 'mental illness'.

[@Raven135]

Thank you for the upload. Bringing awareness to this debilitating condition is very important. Years ago I went through chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. My memory was affected and in the years since the issue has gotten worse. I have tried to explain it to medical professionals with no success. I do lose my words and I have isolated myself. This video gave me some hope. 🙂 Have a blessed day.💜🙏💜

[@user-mg8fw1lw9f]

The nonfluent aphasia seems more like what I experience. Except as a bilingual person I forget what something is called in one language and substitute it with the same word in the other language. Please tell me I am not the only one that does this

[@jenot7164]

Same I know 4 languages but only speak in three. It's really frustrating.

[@SirChocula]

Forgetting a word in one language and substituting it in another language is called code switching and it's perfectly normal in bilingual or multilingual speakers. Everyone does this so no worries, I'm a speech language pathologist so take it from me :)

[@kevinl6231]

In California we have people that speak Spanglish, Taglish, and Engnese. So you are far from being alone.

[@HiAdrian]

*+SirChucola* Ok, that's a relief to hear :D

[@user-mg8fw1lw9f]

SirChocula I am so glad to hear that. :D

[@austininflorida]

I got this once during a particularly bad migraine. it was the oddest feeling I have ever experienced. I could see the word spelled in my head, imagine what it sounded like, but my mouth refused to say it, substituting other words. Thankfully, I have not had it since despite still suffering the occasional migraine.

[@Roxy-ch4gv]

This is my daily life. Its like the word just wont come out.

[@kiyahl.5543]

I got it after waking up while having a bad migraine the other day. I was trying to say names and words but couldn’t think of what they were but knew I was saying them wrong. I even tried to write and couldn’t figure out how to spell.

[@StopChangingUsernamesYouTube]

That has to be a downright traumatic situation to find yourself in. A whole life spent talking, listening, reading and writing, and you suddenly have to find other ways to communicate and hope those around you are understanding about not understanding you.

[@toni4729]

When it first happened to me I was 29. I got stuck mid sentence talking to my neighbour. It was the first moment of the rest of my life when I found out I'd forgotten every name of everything. I had to start relearning them all over again and it took me so long. I couldn't even remember the name of a can of beans, a vegetable, a piece of fruit. The fact is if supermarkets didn't exist I would have been incapable of shopping for myself. It was horrific. Now forty years later I can get by but I still can't remember people's names or places. Not even the next suburb or my last address. It can be so embarrassing at times. What happened? I had a epileptic seizure.

[@deborahblackvideoediting8697]

That must have felt so traumatizing. What a shock. I hope that you had loved ones who were kind and supportive while you were relearning everything.

[@danyramos8139]

My grandma had primary progressive aphasia. We didn't know at the time how to treat her and she ended up with severe dementia. She died not long ago. Thank you for uploading videos like these to get people knowing about these common disorders

[@kevinl6231]

More videos to get me worried

[@cottoncandy2023]

😢😂

[@snowhitedyke]

So glad to see a video about this! My dad has had this ever since he had a stroke a long time ago. It frustrates him to no end sometimes because we can't understand most of what he says, but we try to be as patient as we can. Patience is key.

[@jordancarroll1133]

I'm studying to become a Speech Therapist in September because of videos such as this. Linguistics and language in the mind is so interesting man.

[@roysuttie5847]

I just met up with a guy who's had Broca's aphasia. He was only able to talk since about a few months and you could see that it made him so incredibly happy to get words out of his mouth. I just had all the patience in the world for him, because I wanted him to enjoy the feeling of being understood. He just lit up. I could also tell very easily he was incredibly intelligent.

[@Mountlougallops]

I had aphasia after a TBI. It was scary and isolating. It’s been 3 1/2 years since the injury and I’d say it’s completely gone now. Yay brain plasticity!!

[@etiennesa1723]

Wow... when I had migraines as an adolescent, I would sometimes get non-fluent aphasia! Thanks for the info! I would never have known what to search for to identify what it was called :)

[@jengreen6859]

This is called an aura actually. I have migraine disease and one type of aura I suffer from is not understanding language. At dinner with my husband’s family once, I thought they were all speaking Danish until I realized it was my migraine aura.

[@karenh-r7845]

I didn't know it had a name either.

[@shaylempert9994]

I have this too. but not on a too bad level. I used to call it "blackouts" up until now. I think I got it when I moved to the US and became fluent in english, maybe my three languages mixed up or something. When I moved back to my country I had real problems expressing my self, but as time progresses I learn to express myself more clearly. now I have a "balckout" once in a couple sentences. which is good.

[@AS-mo9sh]

Ugh same I had it but now I'm almost cured

[@-anaamna5616]

that is not the desease i guess. you just forgot some words of the other languages because of the lack of practice. that happens to everyone.

[@jennyhughes4474]

I've lost really regressed since I was forced to leave France & move back to england - it's really awful & shocking & sad.

[@lexid3830]

My grandpa has dementia and is suffering aphasia right now. This video really helped me better understand what he's going through since no one really talks about it much

[@susant236]

My mother has aphasia and dementia. We don't know what came first because at 87, she started having very mild cognitive changes but was under a lot of stress and depression due to losing hearing in one ear and also lost sight in one eye. We thought the mild cognitive changes were due to that. Then at 88, she started struggling with speech a bit. She is now 89 and her aphasia and dementia have worsened a lot. So- did the dementia cause the aphasia, or the aphasia cause the dementia. Or just coincidence? Doctors say that a diagnosis is not really significant because she has progressive cognitive deterioration and supporting her through whatever happens is what is important. Not "naming" or diagnosing. I feel it helps family put the pieces of a puzzle together, which is important for Them.

[@Catty_Wampus4610]

One of my loved ones has Aphasia now because of a Covid-19 induced stroke. This really helped me to understand what they are going through.

[@lucakat9262]

How awful. I hope your loved one gets better.🥺

[@Catty_Wampus4610]

@@lucakat9262 Thank you :)

[@meekclick]

I'm a University student and I slowly find my self forgetting very simple things during speech n typically just trying remember anything I just learnt like 5 seconds ago but no one don't really understand how hard I struggle to keep my GPA, ofc I'm not wishing to be diagnosed with this but I really feel this shid is getting worse.... How can confuse simple words plus have hard time speaking as time go by😭

[@Aquacentric]

Had a Stroke at 17. At 40 was introduced to voice recognition, 20 years ago and it was life-changing. Before I was Trapped in my own mind. Voice recognition came along and gave my life back to me.

[@6023barath]

Fascinating video! It must be a big burden to suffer from aphasia...That isolation of victims paves the road for further problems, I guess.. Keep up the great, informative work! This video was informative and well done.

[@yunki4598]

This explains EXACTLY what i've been experiencing. I thought I was alone, and that I was really going through something unknown and i've been suffering greatly for not being able to explain things to people. I really hope I could consult to a neurologist about my situation because idk if mine's a non-fluent aphasia or the primary progressive aphasia because apparently, my forgetfulness isn't also normal. Please I don't want to have dementia or something... this scares me a lot...

[@chicken2846]

alice, what you said also exactly explains what i suffer from, may i ask what happened to you now? i mean it’s been a year.

[@yunki4598]

@@chicken2846 ohmygosh hi... i didn't even realize it's been a year since i commented here. Anyways, I can finally get the help I need (tho just recently, like a month ago) and I was able to open this up to my psychiatrist. We're not sure yet about aphasia in particular, tho he did mention something about repressed memories, and traumas that my mind chose to forget. But since we only had an hour to talk about lots of stuff, we weren't able to talk about it that much. But I hope I'll be able to find out on the next consultation (which will be next week). How about you btw?

[@connie2285]

@@yunki4598 how are you now

[@nctsgrass]

I hope you’ve been doing fine ! As it’s been two years since you wrote that. I doubt you don’t have any form of aphasia but I hope you received the needed medical assistance and answers to your questions

[@yunki4598]

@@nctsgrass Hello! Sadly all my questions are still unanswered, and i'm still currently suffering from great anxiety due to my brain not being able to process thoughts > words > verbal speech and i still malfunction a lot in that part. I hope... when i get enough budget to consult a professional, my suffering would finally have an answer to all my "why". :) thank you!

[@_slier]

Im an aphasia patient.Listening to Al-Quran really help me with my speech..Thank you Allah The Almighty

[@lightningdragon1564]

Mashallah... Im dealing with the same thing man. I hope I overcome this

[@lightningdragon1564]

@@elchicano187 ?

[@chrishansen2100]

FOH

[@chrishansen2100]

@@elchicano187 GFTOH

[@fatimaahmad8702]

Alhamdulillah amazing!

[@convicuous2149]

There were three occasions between grade 8 and grade 9 when I was in class and suddenly couldn't speak the words I was thinking in my head. It was one of the most terrifying things- I was entirely aware of what I wanted to say but when I tried to ask the teacher if I could go to the office or call home, even that was difficult. IT WAS BIZARRE. Holy hell, even now I'm not entirely sure what that was. But it hasn't happened since for a few years.

[@affan8924]

Same thing is happing to me. Can you please tell me how are you now

[@violatte2795]

Sometimes after I have a panic attack or when I'm really tired, I just forget how to talk entirely. I can still think completely clearly and understand other people talking, and it goes away after a few hours. I've never heard of anyone else having this happen to them...

[@hufflepufflez3293]

I went through some stuff, and hearing how trauma can affect these types of things is really supporting the idea that I might have this. I like to talk to myself when I'm at home, and the substitutions I come up with, the completely forgetting what you were saying in the middle of a sentence, it's terribly common. Happens at least once every few minutes. Was looking up techniques to stop my repetitory stutter, came across this, not disappointed.

[@rosewrought]

I have this! It's a side effect of my chronic illness and, ironically enough, I never knew there was a word for it.

[@stevewilliams4842]

I'm sorry to hear that you have it..can you share what chronic illnes you have

[@rebeccasunflower]

My father has aphasia as a result if brain surgery and seizure, amongst other issues. An incredibly frustrating condition. It's good to put a name to it.

[@mattakubodimasen10]

I don't think I have aphasia, most likely just social anxiety and introversion getting to me 😂 but in a way it is a comforting feeling to know I'm not alone in the struggle with words. My mind get into a mess when I had to answer questions verbally most of the times, and when I get stressed I became flustered and would stutter in a desperate desire to get the words out quickly. The words ended up a mess, unrefined and sometimes far from what I wanted to say. Whenever I get into a debate or arguement, I would almost always roll out something that I didn't mean. Just yesterday I ended a conversation by spouting meaningless sentences with squashed and missing words. It was normal in my head but somehow words evade me 😂 It's frustrating and causes me many troublesome events, but in the end of the day there's always something I cam improve about myself I guess.

[@litezhowey]

Wow are you me???

[@1LovedbyHim]

@@litezhowey and me too?!!😂

[@elenistars]

Twins😂✌️

[@ingridyau3012]

I've always wanted to be a speech therapist, and this video really encourages me to help others with ataxia in the future!

[@samteejaykay]

What if they understood sign language would they lose that ability too?

[@matteoverni4183]

+Samuel Tan I don't know, but it would be really weird if they didn't

[@sursr2820]

Wow! Interesting question. Sign language is more to do with the visual cortex. You see a sign and visual area in the brain interprets it as a letter or phrase. Brocas and Wernickes are auditory areas-associated with hearing. You hear a sound and the brain interprets it as a letter/phrase. So going by that understanding, I don't think sign language understanding would be affected.

[@DWZBT]

But aphasia affects writing and reading too. So it should affect sign language as well

[@7777777luck]

it would be the same as losing ability to write a sentence, depends on which hemisphere and how much of broca's and wernicke's regions are damaged. damage in broca means speaking with uh's and um's, and produces the same effect in writing or sign. damage in wernicke means keeping the melodic quality of speech and writing, but nothing they say, write, or sign makes sense.

[@psychedelicpython]

Samuel Tan I can only speak for myself, but if I can't remember the word I want to say then I wouldn't be able to say it in sign language. It's not my actually mouth that can't say the word, but my brain not remembering the word.

[@claudiag.9307]

A sentence can change a life, enlighten it, or destroy it; what am I saying, it can influence the whole word. Words is what we can use when nothings else speaks louder, to communicate with people, you can talk with a book or post to millions, billions, your messages in the most common and effective way we know. This sounds dramatic but it's true, language and communication might be the most powerful and important thing to exist. It must be torture not to be able to express yourself properly. Thank you again Ted-ED Team to bring it to this community's attention, your lessons are indeed more than worth sharing. Peace out

[@subscribeowikd3336]

I cant even think clearly..

[@LisanneBuckers]

I suffer from Aphasia during or around a migraine attack. Those sometimes take days or go on and off for days and they often occur in times that I really need my words (new job, meeting new people, long talks). One of the worst feelings in the world.

[@djt6fan]

I gave myself aphasia by drinking too much, I’m 26 and have most symptoms of aphasia, where I can’t come up with words, have started to misuse grammar, can’t spell any longer, swapping words (dog/cat) etc. It’s quite depressing and very apparent in English since it’s my second language. Used to be fluent with some vocabulary issues due to it not being my primary language, now I feel like a B2 level. I drank because I was heavily depressed after a breakup. Would have never thought that drinking heavily for about a month would cost me my ability to communicate. Watch out for yourselves.

[@khubaibulislam3227]

Say more about your daily sufferings due to this disease

[@deborahblackvideoediting8697]

I don't think I have aphasia (I've never had a stroke or head injury), but I started forgetting and (accidentally) substituting words when I was pregnant with my son. I was fairly articulate before that. I remember the first time I accidentally substituted some words. I was about 2 months into an extremely difficult pregnancy. It was difficult to walk, so while we were at the mall, my husband pushed me in a wheelchair. I pointed over to "Home Outfitters", wanting to go there. But what I said made absolutely no sense: "Can we go to Old Fart Wetters?" I thought my husband was going to fall down, he was laughing so hard. Everyone told me it would get better after I had my baby, but it didn't! It actually got worse for quite a while, then started to improve somewhat over time. My son is now 14 years old, and I still forget or accidentally swap words two to three dozen times a day. Much more when I'm tired and stressed, and a little less when I'm well-rested and feeling more relaxed. It even affects my typing - I have to proof-reading everything I write several times to catch all the word substitutions...including this comment! What really drives me crazy is when I think up some funny remark and start saying it, but I can't finish it because of some stupidly ridiculously simple word like paper or elbow or lampshade!! It's so frustrating!

[@Rachel-fi4sc]

There is a form of aphasia called temporary aphasia. It can be related to blood pressure and/or B12 vitamin deficiency.

[@evelee9163]

The ending was so sweet when he patted her on the arm like it’s okay take your time I’m here so nice

[@nicholashylton6857]

I had a mild epileptic seizure once which left me aphasic for about 10 minutes. I was in a line waiting to buy a ticket for a commuter train when it happened. I went up to the attendant and she asked me for my destination, and when I replied I discovered that all my words had simply 'vanished.' What came out was nonsense and I could not even express to the girl that I was in distress. After a minute or so I realized attempts at communication were futile so I gave up and sat on a chair in the waiting area until I was confident things had settled down.

[@FutureAuth0r]

I’ve never heard about this before. This is fascinating.

[@ran2123]

I’m experiencing this right now and i didn’t even know about it until now. I though i was just going insane because of my dwindling mental health. As someone who was very passionate to think and share my thoughts, i was regretting losing the ability to express myself completely. I was always told by my closest confidante that i was very expressive and i always tell what they needed to hear. Yet here i am mourning for that ability not knowing that i was suffering from a disorder. I just thought that my communication skill was declining because i haven’t talked so passionately with anyone like how i used to before. I just thought that i lacked practice and i wasn’t using my mind. Whenever i’m talking to someone now with the topic i’m passionate about, i just thought that my mind was so used to not getting use that it was being lazy. In my head i have this so many informations that i want to share but the moment that i talk about it with anyone, it doesn’t come out right or i forget the details about it. I can only share a bit about what i learned because i do not know how to communicate it anymore. It has made me feel so frustrated and i constantly lose my patience waiting for the right word or sentence to express what i wanted to say that i just say “basta”. Remembering the right details and translating it into something i can communicate with someone is so hard. I give up communicating myself and has made me ever more less incline to talk with anyone because of how tiring and pointless it is. It’s like our conversation is going nowhere because i can’t fully express what i wanted to say. I’m working on my communication skill now and i’m aware, alert and observant whenever i’m expressing myself. Thank you for this Ted Ed because i wouldn’t know what i was going through otherwise and would continue to feel bad about communicating myself poorly. I’m glad that i took an initiative to stop the cycle and even more glad that i can now identify what it is.

[@lalalad4536]

Did you get the injections for CV19? This could be a side effect.

[@cutesta0079]

I understand to a certain extent of how you feel, but don't let it exclude you from life. There are treatments that can be helpful, with reducing stress and anxiety. Joining a support group to be among others having the same difficulties, there is nothing wrong with seeing what helps the best. Stay strong and connect...I hope the best and you find the connection and peace of mind you need. 🌻

[@krystalcounterman]

As a nursing assistant in a long term care facility, I take care of residents with different types of aphasia every day. Interacting with residents that have this difficulty requires an enormous amount of patience and compassion. One of my residents, for example, is in the beginning stages of dementia and she often confuses items such as her nightgown for other bed-time related items such as a blanket. Another one of my residents has recently suffered a stroke and although she knows what she wants to say, she confuses similar sounding words with one another. For example, when asking for a bite of her dinner, she might instead say "kite" or have trouble getting any real words out at all. A popular strategy we implicate with these residents is presenting a series of pictures of items they may need. The resident is usually able to point out these things, whether it be a drink or the bathroom or the light on/off by using the pictures. This helps to somewhat alleviate the communication barrier between us care-givers and residents suffering from aphasia.

[@kyspls5971]

I had a serious brain injury 2 years ago after falling and hitting my head skating ever since I have trouble forming sentences and getting words out and I have long pauses and have to correct myself a lot I think I may have this

[@TheGwopboyzprodigy]

...Watching this, I actually suffer from Fluent Broca’s Aphasia and have for a very long time. I randomly pause when talking, I know and understand the word i want to say, Have pronounced it and will but in that moment I cannot put it to words. I often substitute words and phrases which causes me to reiterate almost everything i say.

[@Madfattdeeb]

I have been dealing with this for over 20 years. The doctor's originally diagnosed me with a leaning disability. Then once I was correctly diagnosed, they told me very little about it. I learned more about on my own. With the help of my family and friends (and spellcheck, lol) have found ways to cope with it, mostly. I also just learned quite a few things from this video. Yes, it did take me quite a long time to write this out. However I really wanted to thank you for making this video.

[@sarahc561]

I have this. I don't know if parts of my brain have been damaged through epileptic seizures or what but it takes me ages to get words out or say the right one. Asking for your computer in a guitar shop etc. I actually thought it was down to sleep deprevation. I'm really glad someone has recognised this. Its never talked about.

[@GuilhermeAugusto-ph1qm]

That reminds me of Hodor and how he could say only one word. Maybe that time-traveling connection with Bran really gave him a stroke and damaged his brain in the language area, like the example shown in the video.

[@affablezombie5384]

Hey, do you think there is a correlation between Aphasia and dyslexia? I have had Dyslexia all my life and thought it was the reason I lost words when I spoke. I didn't think it was a whole disorder of its own.

[@PRGames_]

Came here after seeing a post from Bruce Willis's family telling us that he has aphasia. I really badly wanted to understand what it was, so I looked it up. Sad to see that a wonderful actor like himself ends up like this 😿 I have always loved most of his movies. Wish they had a cure for this (or any other problem of course)

[@ambergaming9742]

when I saw the screw driver I was like "um what's that" for about 15 seconds 😂

[@dominiquedcosta]

Who else is here after learning about Bruce Willis' diagnosis? This seems like such a hard condition to live with 😔

[@patrickstar3802]

For me, I always say "Um.. and then um.." when I talk to someone, even when I'm in a good mood.

[@7625e]

I'm 24 years old and honestly feel like I have this. I solely hate having conversations with people and socializing for this very reason. I always forget words in the middle of the convos. Like super easy words. The only thing is I've never experienced any brain damage or stroke or anything like that in my life.

[@762459]

We'll surely miss Bruce Willis movies. With his diagnosis we could hope it will raise awareness about this condition.

[@c0merl]

Hodor?

[@yikesforever6006]

pika pika

[@c0merl]

Exactly

[@user-vx3oz6wn1b]

I am groot

[@ourochroma]

Shmebulock!!!

[@user-vx3oz6wn1b]

Bazinga

[@gracemangum]

Fun fact: the "tip-of-the-tounge" sensation is called Lethologica :)

[@KisDraga]

I met a man that had severe aphasia after having a stroke. He used sign language to communicate. I'm only very beginner level with with my signing skills so I couldn't communicate with him very much but with he was fine chatting and catching up with everyone else that were stronger signers. The brain is fascinating.

[@Lalaine...]

I have trouble putting my thoughts into words, and it would even take me a few minutes to write a short email. It's frustrating, demoralizing, and confidence-shattering esp. when your work involves lots of meetings with important people. I used to not have this problem. I didn't know it has a name. 😔

[@marie-lynnissa656]

animation is top notch as usual

[@Xemehtatep]

I know I need to get a professional but I know I definitely have aphasia. I also found out my parents when I was young was gonna get a speech therapist but that never happened. I know I have slurredish speech and poor vocab. I do read a lot so it does help and I love writing. I dont know if having autism and dyspraxia ties into this.

[@hewiy33]

my dad had aphasia he'd forget simple words. When he struggled to find a word I'd ask him to describe what he wanted to say more often than not he would figure out what he meant to say.

[@torioriorio1998]

I have episodic aphasia associated with complex migraines, and I can tell you it's one of the most frustrating, soul crushing things to experience. Not to mention frightening when you don't know what it is at first and you just lose ability to communicate.

[@lily2445]

When I'm in an argument with someone, or even just a heated discussion where I'm under pressure, I know exactly what I want to say in my head but it's weird, I just can't get the words to come out my mouth, and I just don't say anything, my mouth goes dry and I completely freeze. I've noticed I do this for a long time, I didn't know there was an actual word for this. I'm worried there's something wrong with me now. I'm 15 and haven't had a stroke or anything, I think trauma has something to do with it. I'm trying to get behind it and figure out how to fix it. In this video she says it because you're worried the other person isn't going to give you enough time to speak or something, I think that could have something to do with it. I've never known of anyone else with this problem, I hope there's nothing wrong with me lol

[@Lala47362]

don't worry it's very unlikely you have aphasia, it's probably just your brain thinking faster than you can get the words out.

[@arielchen5846]

+Ted-Ed Could you make a video on Alzheimer's Disease?

[@TEDEd]

+Ariel Chen Yes! We have a video about Alzheimer's Disease right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3u7hYuEad2lf5o Thanks for your interest!

[@jennyng920]

TED-Ed hi :I

[@laniariies]

TED-Ed Ello

[@ladyofchingy]

I'm a nursing student and last year for my med-surg clinicals, my clinical group had to attend an Age Experience simulation. One of the simulations was the Aphasia simulation. It was a really eye opening experience! I had to put on a helmet with the engineers controllin the helmet and they would turn on different functions. For me, they turned on Aphasia and asked me to say the phrase "mary had a little lamb" . I did, and the words came out all jumbled up but I knew exactly what I was tryin to say ! I felt a LITTLE bit of how people w. this disorder go through ALL the time. I completely stopped speakin because I was embarrassed. I knew what I wanted to say it just wasn't comin out right and I knew other people could not understand me. I wish there was more light spread on this topic because it's increasingly becoming more and more common just due to old age!

[@vzvandal]

I suffer from this so much on a daily basis and it's so difficult to get my words to come out the way I want them to.😞

[@wedjongkwowe4679]

Sad. Are you ok ?

[@MrEllegi1]

Interesting video! I get aphasia sometimes before a migraine attack.

[@ndpenname]

Same! It's freaky XP

[@rihoang225]

That's not aphasia lol

[@OtakuMoustache13]

"i get aphasia sometimes" sure, and it just goes away afterwards right

[@ndpenname]

Whatever it is, it sounds a lot like this. I get optic migraines, and most of the time at some point I lose the ability to speak in cohesive sentences or sometimes even read.

[@MrEllegi1]

If you would have any further knowledge of aphasia than this video you would know that there are more than these two kinds of aphasia, and one of them (Transient Aphasia) is a quite common symptom in migraine with aura. So yes, it goes away afterwards.

[@Reena2784]

You're all on a race to write that you're first or shit like this. WE DON'T CARE. What everyone and even the team posting this vid want is to see comments appreciating or disliking the video and why, questions from people who wanna know more than it is in the video. If you don't have any of these to say better shove your "FIRST YAAAS" down your throats. Gosh. On other business, I have to tell the team that I loved this video, just like all others! Keep up the good work! 😀

[@Andrei-vv4ou]

Vorbești română?

[@Reena2784]

Andrei Enache Da

[@mudit5151]

appreciate.. finally someone stood up

[@awl649]

it's a friggin meme, chill.

[@mudit5151]

+Useless Dog meme?

[@mirandaraeallday]

I’m actually talking to a guy who has aphasia. It has been eye opening and amazes me. For two years this guy didn’t talk after a TBI. It’s so cool

[@amulyamishra5745]

I had dysthymia since years without me knowing about it. And then one day a traumatic incident pushed me into a major depressive episode. Since that day I struggle with forgetfulness and aphasia.

[@julesduvide]

I have nonfluent aphasia 🙃 it really sucks

[@cad774]

Here's the crazy thing about how I speak. When I speak, I know what I want to say but then it kind of 'flashes' in my brain so after like a second its gone. So, to keep the conversation going, I try to guess what I want to say. Another weird thing is that I speak fast so when I speak to people about normal everyday things it makes it worse. But if I don't speak fast then the thing I want to say in my mind is completely gone. So yeah, I can't really describe it but this happens almost all the time at school. I literally can't speak to anyone or give them an answer. And i was brought up with a system of 'dont ask what they are saying again' well, not really, the thing is, I never ask them 'what did you say?' because I think its rude to ask what they said again and they'll just say 'forget it' or 'nevermind' so I have to be forced to know what they said which isn't always the first time they speak. haha, i literally just told you my life story. But if you read all of it, hiyaaaaa!

[@youandmetheworld]

Sounds like me. Very nicely put, Carson.

[@mucha4937]

I never seemed to have any sort of problem speaking until about a year or 2 ago. I'd often repeat or say something I thought was right but it came out differently. Only recently I've noticed that I keep stumbling my words so I began my research. For a while I thought it was some sort of speech dyslexia, but I'm so happy to finally find something closer.

[@kenbobca]

Thank you for this video. This is very important to know.

[@bikishbaro7711]

@ted-ed Please make videos on OCD n Dementia

[@TEDEd]

Thanks for the interest! We actually do have a video about OCD that you should check out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/epnPg5qtmamWY6c And we may just have a video about dementia in the pipeline. Stay tuned... :)

[@suzannegano5004]

TED-Ed more OCD awareness please I suffer and can't find any real tangible help and ways everyday to really help me.

[@Charlie-cc6vo]

0:56 'LOOK AT ALL THOSE CHICKENS'

[@lucybee7498]

I had a severe migraine last winter where I completely lost the ability to speak for a few hours-it was like trying to do something in a dream. I knew what I wanted to say and could type, but I couldn’t connect my thoughts to the action of speaking. I can’t imagine dealing with that chronically!

[@TheLadyaec]

When I had somewhat of this experience, which felt like serious tip of the tongue, reading conversations form social media comments for a year brought me back.

[@HelamanGile]

This is what happens to me I feel like I'm dieing inside ☹️

[@kaylaleave]

For some reason I’ve been having trouble communicating because I have to wait a couple of seconds to find the right words

[@frankieangelo413]

😭Same

[@ttf4now]

Very informative. My mom had a brain tumor removed. Following that, she needed to learn to speak again. She eventually regained most of her former speech, however, her short term memory and ability to find the right words were quite frustrating. Be patient with others who suffer from these symptoms.

[@Lala47362]

I see a lot of people in the comments worried they have this, it's entirely normal to forget words on occasion especially if it's your second language. And it's normal for your to feel like you're thinking faster than you can get the words out if you're particularly tired or stressed. Search for Broca's aphasia on youtube you will see it's a lot more severe than that, you also forget parts of grammar like "the" or "and" For example: Interviewer: what is your name? Sara: uhh name uhh Sara interviewer: how old are you? Sara: uhhhh Interviewer: 19? Sara: yeah

[@MinecraftCutiepie]

Would sign language work in this situation or no After some thought I'm thinking no but I had to ask Sorry for not using proper punctuation My touch screen is partially broken so I can't open the punctuation key board

[@Iiuoypline]

good question

[@lem_]

Near the beginning of the video, it was said that it affects all forms of communication. So, no.

[@solinvictus2094]

no id doesn't, you can form the image of say a radiator in your head, the only way you can think of what it is is by describing it. thats usually what i have to do.

[@MinecraftCutiepie]

Ok, that makes sense. Thank you for clearing things up for me :)

[@mariajoseespinoza9219]

No, it wouldn't work because the main feauture of this pathology is the inhability to find the exact words in your head (anomia) and sign language also requires finding words to communicate something.