Foot in Mouth Disease: A disorder of the brain in which the connection between the higher thinking centers of the brain and the mouth is severed. This can lead to a condition known as diarrhea of the mouth and to sometimes amusing, but often unfortunate social discomfort. This disease is present in most humans and flare-ups can be triggered by lack of sleep. The use of caffeine in combination with lack of sleep is almost certain to trigger this condition.
Ah, college life. So many things to do, so little time. Consequently, sleep often gets neglected (at least in my case). Trying to stay alert in classes, the masses of the sleep deprived turn to caffeine. Unfortunately, this can lead me to feel lucid when in actuality I am not. I tend to run off at the mouth at the best of times and this combination does not help. I don’t mean to say that I talk trash or anything, but I tend to just jabber on about anything that comes to mind without thinking about if what I say is appropriate, necessary, or even logical. It is lamentable. I try to take into consideration who I am talking to when I am talking to them so that I don’t offend them. I think it is a bit rude to do something in front of someone that you know they find offensive. So basically, I need to learn to think before I speak.
On another note, when I googled foot in mouth disease I kept coming up with Foot and Mouth Disease, which is a cattle and other hoofed animal virus. Finally I found a reference to my kind of definition, ironically in another blog. Here it is.
The fifth symptom in Hallowell and Ratey's Diagnostic Criteria for Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults is foot-in-mouth disease.
5. Tendency to say what comes to mind without necessarily considering the timing or appropriateness of the remark.
Like the child with ADD in the classroom, the adult with ADD gets carried away in enthusiasm. An idea comes and it must be spoken—tact or guile yielding to childlike exuberance.
Thank you and Goodnight.
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