postr/StutterJuly 13, 2020

Is This A Stutter Or Anxiety?

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Is This A Stutter Or Anxiety? Hi! So, recently I have self diagnosed myself with anxiety after multiple anxiety attacks. I drew my conclusion for what causes it to people judging me after my previous anxiety. So My anxiety is regular but recently I have noticed myself trying so hard to just speak a sentence. I have always been good at reading aloud but now I can feel my voice quivvering everytime I talk. Today I was talking to my mum and then all of a sudden I was struggling to get a sentence out. I wasn't even talking about a judgementally topic. It felt like at any moment I could stutter. Even though I have ADD, I do normally like to tell people what I am going through as it helps me through depression and other things like that. I have also thought that this could be from stress from my coming out issues with my slightly homophobic parents but other than those reasons, it just seems like I may have developped a stuttering problem. Tell me what you think!

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Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment