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Any advice to improve. 21M here. I have never talked about my stutter to anyone (because I always felt shy and ashamed) but seeing people on this subreddit gave me some confidence. This post is because I just felt like opening up. In my case, it’s mainly speech blocks. I have been having this since I was a teenager. In my opinion, I feel it’s a mental issue because of anxiety probably. This is because I don’t stutter whenever I am talking to myself and it worsens while talking to strangers. It’s worse if I am in a position where I have to say a particular word (let’s say I have to order a coffee, in this case it’s hard to even get the word coffee out of my mouth). Somedays it’s under control but it’s bad on others. I usually try to find a way around the blocks by using synonyms or just framing the sentence differently. Otherwise I just take a deep breath and force the words out. I just want to improve myself so that I can communicate better with others and stop feeling ashamed to mix up with people. Would love to get your advice on the same.