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9. I've run into that before but never knew it as pressured speech

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 11:34 AM

Dec 18

I considered it rude, frankly, but equated it with drama and labeled it motor mouths.

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Pressured Speech (It's just more evidence of psychosis in Our House) [View all] littlemissmartypants Dec 18 OP

What Is Pressured Speech a Symptom Of? cbabe Dec 18 #1

Thank you so much for the reply and rec, cbabe. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Dec 18 #2

Just a little something I picked up in grad school. 😉 ❤️ littlemissmartypants Dec 18 #4

Education is a dangerous thing. (sarcasm) cbabe Dec 18 #5

Snort. littlemissmartypants Dec 18 #6

I have a narcissist friend who speaks like that. ananda Dec 18 #10

Thank you so much PatSeg Dec 18 #11

It's definitely a hallmark sign of Bipolar Affective Disorder King_Klonopin Dec 18 #8

It's a hallmark of psychosis in general. And with any ... littlemissmartypants Dec 18 #12

I've run into that before but never knew it as pressured speech bucolic_frolic Dec 18 #9

Alternatively it was AI LymphocyteLover Dec 18 #13