Foreign accent syndrome Puns

Uhm? Hank? Can you confirm your English accent was voluntary?

Haha

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x18AQT6yKGg

Hi! I am a 22F, and I have not been officially diagnosed with anything, just really moderate social anxiety.

But recently, I've been noticing a lot of things about myself which lead me to believe I have some neurological differences or a combination of them. I am not asking anyone to diagnose me, just wondering if these would be common things you also experience.

So I am Irish, born and raised, but I have a quite a definitive American accent, which comes out especially when I'm passionate about something. My parents hate it - they tell me to "lose the accent", but I don't think they understand I'm not putting it on. Like many non-American kids I watched a lot of American media growing up, and took drama and acting classes. But not more than the usual. I also absorb a lot things from media eg when I used to watch Gilmore Girls a few years back, I was thinking like one of the main characters Lorelei and talking like her too (if you know you know!). So now I have this weird Irish-American mix, which is annoyingly nasally and I use lot's of American words too that we don't use in Ireland. I'm honestly embarrassed at myself.

Another thing around my voice, is my volume. The last year really, I have been told my family and friends that my voice is very loud, almost shouting like, which I don't notice until someone tells me. It definitely depends on the scenario, but again if I get passionate about something I tend to raise my voice. I looked this up, and it could be down to my social anxiety and my "need to be heard" :( but I was just wondering if any of these things make sense to anyone here!

Looking forward to hearing from you!

For some reason in the last few days, my Pixel Buds have started speaking partially in the British Racing Green voice, checked all settings, reset everything possible but nothing changes her back to good old reliable Red.

She sounds pleasant enough, but the flip between British and American accents is messing with my brain

15 - M - 5'6" - ~150 pounds - Caucasian - Depression, Anxiety, OCD, & ADD - Sertraline & Dexmethylphenidate - N/A - N/A.

I woke up this fine Easter morn, feeling as good as ever, going through my normal routine, and spending time with my family, when, at around 13:00 (1 PM) CST, I started slipping into an accent.

At first, the accent was nothing more than pronouncing a few words wrong, such as Sweden (Pronounced as "Sveden"), occasionally forgetting articles in sentences, and a slight Russian accent.

But, by around 20:00 (8 PM) CST, I was almost never using articles, mostly speaking in a Russian accent, occasionally slipping into a Scottish accent, when I ranted or was angry, a more Spanish accent when I was calm, and using things from other languages/cultures as well, such as how I would kiss my mom's hand when telling her I love her.

Then, at around 23:00 (11 PM) CST, things finally reached their peak, with me forgetting some of the grammar I've learned over the years, and starting to write in the same way I speak, having to spend ~30 mins writing this post to make sure I was using proper grammar and articles.

Around 8 weeks ago, I got in a bike accident, wherein I hit an electrical box, and slammed directly onto the pavement, damaging both of my legs in the process. I thought nothing of it, and eventually healed back up, but once I started having these symptoms, I decided to look it up online (Obviously not the smartest decision, but nonetheless) and saw that the symptoms match up, at least for the most part, with Foreign Accent Syndrome. I know that it's extremely rare, and I probably don't have it, but I thought I'd post on Reddit and see anyways.

Edit: Just some craziness from lack of socialization, sorry.

So I was listening on NPR to this lady with foreign accent syndrome who really needs an SLP. But she said something cool. She said that if she merely THINKS about singing a sentence, she can then say the sentence without an accent.

Isn't that cool? I hadn't heard of that - I knew singing aloud worked but I had no clue it applied to thoughts. Just a neat little tidbit.

Until last year, I had not heard of this. Apparently it's a real thing and happens after a brain injury of some kind, either a stroke or trauma. This fascinates me to no end! Anyone heard of this?

One woman was in a car wreck and woke up speaking with a French accent. She was from Indianapolis, a place known for having almost zero accent (many newscasters are from Indy). There's quite a few videos on YouTube about this.

Fascinating!

Is this something one can fix on their own, or would this require a professional to fix. Does anyone know somebody with a similar condition? I'm I just going nuts here? Cheers for the help.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x18AQT6yKGg&t=14s