postr/StutterJanuary 14, 2025

Speak slow

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Speak slow So I have a stutter, I stutter almost all the time anyways but I’ve noticed it’s very triggerd by anxiety or being exited, I’ve only had it for a few years but I still feel like I can only control it if I’m speaking to my self, I do practices like speaking for myself in front of a mirror, slow and steady, and I stutter almost nothing, but then If I’m speaking to LITERALLY anyone, no matter if I’m comfortable stutter around them or not, those techniques doesn’t work, it’s like I’m physically not able to speak slow when I’m speaking in front of other people, I’ve tried to put my self out there and speak infront of people even if I stutter through the whole thing, but I feel like it’s just pushing me back and making me more and more isolated, I’ve cancelled an endless amount of social interaction because I’m to afraid to make a fool of myself by stuttering, does anyone have any tips how to control my voice when I’m speaking for people? I feel like my progress is just going backwards.( sorry for bad spelling I’m not fluent in English)

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life

Codes (2)

socializing_one_on_oneemotional_state