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Anxiety Hey, so I have a stutter and it’s became so much worse lately, I’ve had a stutter since I was maybe 12 years old, but for the past year it’s gotten so much worse and it’s honestly unbearable at this point, but I think I know why, because ever since I actually realised that I have a stutter, it’s gotten worse, because now I think about my stutter all the time, which leads to anxiety, which leads to panicking, which results in it being physically impossible for me to speak fluently. For example, if my teacher asks me something out of nowhere, and I answer quick, I only stutter a bit or nothing, meanwhile if I know I’m going to have to answer a certain question, I think “ don’t stutter, don’t stutter you’re going to embarrass yourself” which leads to unbearable anxiety and a massive flush of panic just flows over me, so then when it’s time to answer the question, I’m so incredibly afraid to stutter, so I get all locked up and stutter like crazy. I’ve tried to not think about my stutter and accept it, but it doesn’t work, does anyone have any tips on how to stop thinking about it?