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Has anyone experienced this? M, early 20s - I’ve always spoken with a very mild stutter (blocks, repetitions, and prolongations ). at some points it’s been a bit worse but overall quite mild and relatively manageable. There were times i could go days with out stuttering once, and other periods where it was much harder. It never stopped me and I was always social and a strong speaker too - debate clubs, captaining my soccer team, loved presentations at school and in my internships, would volunteer to speak at church etc I know for a fact that I can and have said any given word fluidly, but the reverse is that My struggles can appear on any given word -some letters are more common but there’s not really any Rhythm or rhyme to my stutter. Presently I’m feeling as though I’m having a MUCH more difficult time (last 8 months or so). I can’t put two sentences together sometimes, and am struggling on words I never have before, especially my names/introducing myself (I have a nickname which I used throughout childhood and university that I never ever struggled saying until recently, and my first name which I only started using at my full time job I started last fall which I’m struggling to get out). I think my starting a new full time job + a little stress and anxiety with the general state of the world could be driving this, as I first felt the increased difficulty speaking fluidly at work when introducing myself, then I’m general work convos, and now it’s into my personal life (introducing myself socially, talking to customer service, family etc). It was going fine as I started my job untill a few days in I felt like if someone asks me how to pronounce my name I’ll get stuck on it, and it happened. Haven’t been the same since lmao. My family and girlfriend both confirmed they’ve noticed it getting worse when I asked, but I don’t know what to do; take a more serious slp approach or treat is as a wave that will pass? It’s making it hard for me to focus on anything, as all I think about is my stutter now. Always super anxious to join calls at work or introduce my self in any situation now and I’ve never felt like this before. Any hypothesis, tips, advice or similar stories are much welcome / needed! Thx