Lifelong stutterer who's stutter is getting worse and worse by the day
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Lifelong stutterer who's stutter is getting worse and worse by the day I'm 24 years old, computer science major, lifelong stutterer. I'm not exactly sure what to do. I have tried speech therapy before briefly but I felt that the specific office I was seeing wasn't helping me enough, and because of that I ended up 'quitting'. I have always stuttered since I was a young kid. From blocks, to complete stoppages where I feel like my throat is shut and I can't get any air out. Lately, specifically in the past year or two, I have noticed (and so has my mom) that my stuttering is gradually getting worse by the day. Even when I take deep breaths and pauses when in a long stammer, I still can't get the word out. My entire face 'morphs' (for lack of a better word) and I am frozen for what feels like forever. I have tried other methods that I have learned previously to reduce my stammering before speaking but none work. It has gotten to the point where I genuinely feel like there is something wrong with the part of my brain that processes speech. I sometimes blame my football days (American football) on the random development of my General Anxiety Disorder, OCD, ADHD, etc etc. I'm at the point where I'm just lost and unsure where to go about my stutter. It has stopped me from so much in my life, even to the point where I feel like I would be a much different person and a much happier person overall if my stutter didn't exist (cliche, I know). It has been the biggest obstacle in my life in regard to anything I do. If anyone has any tips or recommendations, I would be greatly appreciative of the response. Thanks for reading. ​