Has anyone got any tips on how to not let stuttering take a massive toll on mental health?
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Has anyone got any tips on how to not let stuttering take a massive toll on mental health? Okay so I’d say I have a moderate stutter. I’ve come to terms with it in the last six months or so but now and again it takes a HUGE toll on my mental health. I can’t express myself how I want to, my vocabulary seems limited when in fact it isn’t. I can’t express the person I am internally outwardly fully. It’s not all doom and gloom, I can express who I am sometimes. However, it just makes me depressed. I know I can’t change my stutter - just manage it effectively using techniques. But when I isolate myself due to depression, my speech becomes worse. Then when I speak to my friends etc - my anxiety drains me.. leading to depression. It’s a vicious cycle that I don’t know how to change - or alter in any way to make it more bearable. Has anyone got any tips?