 [ Symptoms ] can a severe anxiety panic attack affect your speech for a short period of time when i talk my speech is off  i had to major anxiety  panic attacks that affected my speech however it was for a short period but every since then when ever i get very upset or hear bad news my speech become mild to severe impared my doctor gave me the name of this but i forgot however my family noticed that the anxiety is becoming more severe and it is becoming harder to relate information to me that might upset me i try not to let thing get to me but i just can not control it it makes me very moody home is me [ Disease ] i suffer with anxiety and i find that anxiety may affect your speech because of fear that you may not say the right thing