I can speak perfect english without an accent (my parents are itallian and mexican serving selena gomez tease lol) but anyways, I can speak fine to my family and VERY close friends but whenever someone else comes up to me I start slurring words, I keep quiet and act all awkward. I sometimes speak in a mexican accent and like idk its really weird and it sucks because its ruining my social life!!!! (its similar to how britney was on the x factor/in interviews)

This started in grade 10 when my friend outted me on facebook (which I denied hardcore) but he was my best friend and like it really messed me up....I didnt get over it until like a year ago.

if you guys have any advice or have any clues to what I have please let me know!

(I feel I'm more confident when I have coffee lol but still not completely normal)

I think you should see a professional about it if you're that concerned about it, especially if you think its ruining your social life. I think if you saw a speech therapist it would benefit you the most.

It makes perfect sense what you're doing. I think you just need to be more confident around people because I think the reason why you speak much more fluent English with family and very close friends is because you know them better and feel more comfortable. You just need to relax and breath and try to speak fluently. You will eventually get better and be fine.

Thank you. I'll look into it for sure.....do you think its more of a confidence thing? During those few years that I was coping with the end of my friendship (I sound dramatic but it was really hard to go through) I wouldnt talk to anyone....I would legit leave my house to go to school, hop on the bus go to a subway station and ride the subway all day and go home

Thank you! I think so too....I'm going to try my best to really be more confident because I cant keep living like this! it makes me suicidal

Most of us aren't professionals. You should speak to one about it.

Yeah, I went through a similar thing, in 5th grade I moved to a new school and I became friends with this girl and we became pretty close and I was outgoing and then in like 8th grade I started dating this guy she liked and she started telling everyone she hated me and was just like spreading rumors and after that I got bullied a lot for a year and I became really shy and reserved so I went through a period when I like struggled articulate and I kind of slurred

I felt it was affecting my social life too so in 9th grade I took public speaking and it really changed like everything for me because it gave me so much more confidence in speaking and things like that so even something as simple as that can help you in a tremendous way. I still find myself slurring sometimes, not often, and people can't understand me but its only when I'm like not sure in what I'm say, like if I'm answering a question in class and I don't know if its right or not or like if Im saying a joke and I dont know if people will laugh at it its a struggle but it will get better with help.

Thank you. I will really start practicing my public speaking thank you so much!

I'm exactly the same way, but with an INDIAN accent

The key is to pretend like you're the best $hit in the world. And it will flow.

promise?