turn signals are going to drive me crazy! help?

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So ever since I bought my alero, the turn signals have been funky, They will flash quickly when I'm idling, but slow down after I accelerate (high RPMs). but more annoyingly is sometimes they won't turn on at all. I flick the stock and... Nothing. The emergency blinkers will still work as expected, and none of my bulbs are burned out.

Does anybody have any suggestion on where to start first? is there a relay separate from the emergency flashers for the blinkers? anybody else have this similar issue?