postr/StutterSeptember 6, 2023

How do you deal with anxiety and depression due to stammering at work ?

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How do you deal with anxiety and depression due to stammering at work ? Asking this as I am feeling quite low right now due to my severe stutter. I'm a software developer so the job doesn't require much of speaking but when it does (in meetings), I'm mostly the mutest one in the team. It really kills me from inside when as I only think about my stammer during that time and compare my speech skills with other people in the room/zoom. As a result, I'm neither able to focus on the meeting nor on any other work related stuff. I often fall into the trap of thinking that something is really wrong with me but that's just the result of frustration that comes when I stammer. I often go to therapy too but it doesn't help a lot. I kinda hate my life due to the anxiety and depression that comes with my stammer.

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Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & HopelessnessEmployment & Career