Does Anxiety Make You Seem Stupid?

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Thunderbolt

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The worst effect my anxiety has on me is this. In certain situations I can shut down intellectually and functionally. To an observer I can seem like a moron, like one who is too stupid to do what ordinarily seems like something very simple to understand. It has caused me great humiliation and erabarrassment. :( :o

Is anyone else effected in the same way?
 
Sure has. In the past, when I would become anxious (usually preforming or speaking) I would totally freeze (couldn't move or talk) Felt soooooooooooooooo stupid, and like I would never be able to do anything ever again.
Wrong!!!!!. After feeeling like this for years, I have done a complete 180 degree turn, and am now am able to handle ANY situation with ease.
 
I got mad enough one day to say to my self "ENOUGH"! I didn't like feeling like an invisable moronic idiot without a brain that worked in conjunction with my mouth -- and -- body.
The best way to put it is: "I am mad as hell and not going to take it anymore" - from the movie Network. (Only I never ended up killing myself.) Guess what? You can actually do much more than you ever imagined by concentrating on the "prize".
I will NEVER EVER GO BACK TO THE SCARED LITTLE GIRL!, cause she no longer exists.
 
When I get super stressed or have an anxiety attack, it affects my memory. I'll even forget phone nurabers I call all the time.
 
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