Maybe it's just me

After an experience I had today, I need to ask: Does anyone else have the terrible illness that goes something like this:

1) You need to talk to somebody about something or ask them a question which you are dreading.

2) You rehearse in your mind over and over about the best possible way you could say/ask what you need to and it sounds pretty damn good.

3) You FINALLY get up the guts to say the thing/ask the question, after squirming and nervous nailbiting.

4) You hear the words coming out of your mouth and there it is.

5) The person then asks for some clarifying comment or asks YOU a question, or just simply responds.

6) You are left bumbling your words, and all of your rehearsing of a terrific, ARTICULATE speech goes to hell forgetting everything you wanted to say leaving you sounding like a moron who has either gone mute or cannot complete a coherent sentence.

7) You leave the situation kicking yourself and again rehearsing what you SHOULD have said and consider writing it all to the person instead.



Has anyone else ever experienced these symptoms?