@ibm5100tan I decided to get a degree that deals with language and literature, it forced me to form a new relationship with words, at last I learnt to read and write and express myself eloquently. So it did go away, but took complete exposure
I couldn’t write a single essay in high school, anxiety crippled me the moment I sat down to write any of my thoughts. I didn’t even care if I’d write well, my mind just went blank I felt really confused and uncomfortable and would just stare at a blank paper for hours crying
I had a buddy in university who was genuinely smart, never missed a class, and would always be the first to participate. He never graduated because he was incapable of handing in any assignment. Could talk for hours on a reading, but would not write a single page and turn it in.