Why is my word finder breaking?

Post date: 2018-04-21 08:04:50

I'm a 32 year old mom of 2, and I'm starting to notice more instances of having trouble word-finding. Should I be worried?

I have a 6 year old and a 7 month old daughter who is adopted. My husband is a police officer, and I spend a lot of time taking care of both kids alone after long days at a high stress job where I am a supervisor. At my current job, there's a ton of changes going on and lots of big projects I am directly responsible for. The adoption of my daughter and the high stress of that situation along with the family drama that happens in family situations has all triggered my anxiety issues over the last year. I don't have diagnosed anxiety but it's incredibly clear to those close to me that it's a real issue. A few months ago, my only sister (38) was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer and is now being treated as a patient at my work place.

Long story short: Over the last few months I've started having word finding issues. I'll be in the middle of a sentence and have to stop, pause, sometimes a long pause (15 seconds or more) before I remember the very common word I am searching for.

For example, my son left his shoes in the living room last week. I said to him, "Hey, go get your shoes out of the - long pause- living room" and during the pause he asked me twice where I was telling him to get his shoes from.

I'm normally incredibly sharp, so this is really concerning to me. I made an appointment to see a psychiatrist about my anxiety/slight depression issues I have going on, thinking they could possibly related but I'm not sure. When I search online, I basically find this to be a normal occurrence for those "aging" - but I'm on 32.

Could these be related, or is this something I should be more concerned about and see my primary care doctor?

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