You don't have to be talking all the time, when you have nothing to say, just keep quiet. When the time comes and you've settled down a bit, words will present themselves. In place of words a smile is often better anyway. It says volumes about what you've forgotten to say.
And too, listening is far better than talking non-stop. If someone wants to know what you're thinking they can ask. But that does not mean you must begin a long winded dissertation on why you can't recall the fabulous things you dreamed of saying to whomever asked. No one cares about that and will wonder why you think it's important enough to tell them.
Mental health is as much about knowing when to keep quiet and when to shout from the housetops. Of course finding yourself on the housetop, unless you're Santa Claus and it's Christmas or patching a leaky roof or cleaning the gutters, is definitely an unhealthy thing to do and may cause your neighbors to talk. Just email them the news,its safer and when they delete it without reading it you'll never know it and your feelings won't be hurt.
Until you can remember those words you want to tell the world, keep smiling. : )
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