I called it "fear" because I was relating it to when I'd do stuff that would unintentionally irritate my LDH....and I'd want to say/ask something but didn't. For me there was something stopping me from saying what I wanted to....it was as if my brain formed the words and was willing the words to come out, but there was some invisible barrier that kept the words from actually coming out my mouth.....you may not have that problem It was very hard for me to work past though....now I really have to concentrate on saying what I want to say in the moment....when it can really do some good rather than a day or two (or more) down the line when the impact is pretty much gone.