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I have the same issue but perhaps not as intense as you do, Nathan. Quite often, in mid-sentence, a word that I *know* that I know just won’t come to me. Prior to getting medication for ADHD, this used to fluster me because it was so embarrassing. Now that I’m on meds, the problem still exists, but I’m more calm about it, and can usually find a substitute word (not nearly as satisfying as the word I *know* is there) that will effectively cover the problem so others don’t see it. I also can write much better than I speak – but only because there is unlimited time available to get the thought out accurately. Occasionally even then, there’s a word I struggle to find, and so I’ll stop writing long enough to let it come to me. Which, eventually (and maybe after as long as a half hour) it will. Frustrating, to say the least.
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