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Zach No.33506365 [Report] >>33506484 >>33506518 >>33508409
Need help writing clearly
Am probably gonna get banned for my schizophrenia acting up again. Do you all have any tips on how I can write clearly? Like my thoughts are completely clear instead of all over the place?
Zach No.33506450 [Report]
What I meant is how can I clearly express my thoughts if I lack the ability to express my thoughts clearly.
Anonymous No.33506484 [Report]
>>33506365 (OP)
Have a deep passion about what you're writing about, along with some knowledge.
Anonymous No.33506518 [Report] >>33506566
>>33506365 (OP)
If you are really schizophrenic (intrusive, nasty voices telling you to do bad things) then take your meds, and also check out others' written accounts of their experiences.
Zach No.33506566 [Report]
>>33506518
I don't see or hear things. Usually while I communicate I am able to prove what I see or hear is real. The problem I encounter is more schizoaffective. It is more that I have trouble explaining things that are real instead.
Zach No.33506583 [Report] >>33506597 >>33507038
For example, this moderator said I sounded like I was rambling.
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Anonymous No.33506597 [Report]
>>33506583
How do you know that's a mod? If that's a mod then, given his very poor command of the English language, this board is in serious trouble.
Anonymous No.33507038 [Report]
>>33506583
I don't think your posts are schizo. They come across as a little vague, but it sounds like intentional ambiguity. Then again, you remind me of how I write, haha. Yeah, don't worry about what that guy said, you seem fine.
Anonymous No.33508409 [Report]
>>33506365 (OP)
English teacher here.

Know that content and expression are two separate things that use different parts of your brain. A lot of trouble comes from trying to fo them at the same time.

So get clear in your mind WHAT you want to say before you even begin to think about HOW to say it. Condense your point down to a single simple declarative sentence. Write it down. THAT is the message you want to deliver.

THEN think about how to say it. And here the key is to imagine yourself actually SAYING it out loud. If you were going to speak this, what would you say first, then what, then what?

The point here is that we all have far more experience talking than writing, and we will almost always instinctively say it in the clearest and most logical way. But too many people somehow get it in their heads that writing-logic has to be different from talking-logic. It doesn't.

And finally, say it in the most natural way to you. That probably means simple language, not high-falutin fancy words. It is better to be clear than impressive.