postr/StutterSeptember 5, 2023

Psychiatrist vs Speech therapist vs Psychologist

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Psychiatrist vs Speech therapist vs Psychologist I'm feeling guilty. Since the age of 16, I've given up on myself because I relaized I'd always stutter. I'm 23 now. 1) I've been trying to find an experienced speech therapist but I can't find one in my city. They are mostly young girls, max 5 years older than me. 2) I found online a speech therapist/Psychologist, who basically told me we will work on acceptance and through acceptance and some techniques like speaking very slowly, the stutter might decrease. The sessions aren't fixed, there is no plan etc. Now, these techniques are like putting an accent on when you feel like it. I didn't like this approach. My previous speech therapist as a teen used to be very good. I used to see him 2X per week and we would do breathing exercises and talking excercises. There were no camouflage techniques. And it was all focuses mainly on the practicality of the speech.Not acceptance per say. This speech therapist/ psychologist told me that approach with my previous s.therapist is outdated. I'm confused. 3) I went to a psychiatrist at the same time. And I've started taking 20mg of prozac. I feel guilty because what if I'm not sick and am simply taking pills for no reason? My psychiatrist doesn't understand stuttering, it's not inside his field of expertise and I don't feel comfortable talking about it to him, since in our first session he told me that he doesn't think things are as bad as I imagine them to be and that I'm def not lacking as a person. I don't think me opening up more about stuttering will have anything to add. Thats something the speech therapist/psychologist had warned me beforehand: that 1 if i go to someone else you might be taking pills for no reason and that 2 they most probably won't understand a lot about STUTTERING. I don't know what to do. It's like I want help but I don't know how to get the right help. All this time and money, wasted.

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Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & AdvocacyMeds & SubstancesAnticipation & Avoidance

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Seeking TherapyTherapy ExperiencesFluency TechniquesMedication InquiriesAnticipating Stuttering