postr/StutterFebruary 7, 2025

my stuttering and social skills are getting worse

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my stuttering and social skills are getting worse Hi everyone! So I have been having a hard time getting my words out lately, it’s like in my head im talking faster than what i am actually speaking which leads me to blocks, stuttering or jamming words together into one?! like saying “ i like the cat” i say “ i ike e cat” it’s like my brain is processing a sentence much for faster and my speech is trying to catch up… not sure if anyone else has done this??? i also get so nervous talking to other people and it’s creeping up in my every day life… i get nervous when i have to talk at work even just simply as introducing myself. i can’t have a nice calm convo with my family and especially strangers and now i feel like i don’t want to talk anymore and im perceived as “awkward” bc i simply cannot hold a convo like most ppl do and the reason is bc i have a lot to say but i can’t get it out. this is causing me loose socials skills and not being able to advocate for myself like i used to and is really bothering me, i can’t even say “ hey i didn’t order this drink” or “ where can i find this”. i’m not sure if im just being really hard on myself or im being intimidated but it’s getting annoying. i can legit have a whole conversation with myself and nothing happens but it’s only when i have to talk to ppl or have a presentation. i did stutter as a kid which was bad and it started out of nowhere then went to therapy and it went away. i was fine throughout elementary school, middle and high school. Then in college i picked it up again sophomore year and it has been on and off. I told my pcp back then but she said i have anxiety and was going to prescribe me meds ( like wtf i never went back there again) now it’s bad where i can’t even answer a phone call and get so nervous talking. i also speak 4 languages is a reason? please help and should i seek out a doctor, therapist or have a brain scan done? thank you :)

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Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance

Subthemes

Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution