postr/StutterMay 25, 2025
How do you deal with sudden stammering during serious conversations, interviews, or exams?
Content
How do you deal with sudden stammering during serious conversations, interviews, or exams? I usually speak fluently, but whenever I’m in a high-pressure situation like an interview, exam, or any serious conversation, I start stammering. It feels like I have the right words in my mind, but I just can't speak them out because my muscles freeze or block. It’s frustrating and affects my performance and confidence. Has anyone else experienced this? What strategies, exercises, or therapies helped you? Any advice would mean a lot.
Themes
Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Subthemes
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
Codes (3)
ordering_service_encounterpropositionalitytime_pressure