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Most of us had parents who either didn't want to address it or tried to "fix" it and I it doesn't really do much good. Many kids develop stuttering around the age of seven so its not uncommon. There's...

of course there is a psychological reaction to a physical problem. I think it's important to distinguish that people get anxiety from stuttering, not they stutter because they have an anxiety disorder...

Good for you. Wish there could be some program for getting rid of our fears, but its not that simple :(...

It's been said before on here, but there's no doubt that the worry and anxiety that stuttering instills in you is far worse than the actual stuttering itself. It really takes a toll on your mind. On...

It would definitely not be nearly as bad if I wasn't afraid/insecure about it. I'm trying to change my mindset but that's easier said than done. ...

So would stuttering be as bad if you weren't so afraid of talking and stuttering?...

Having a stutter sucks

Having a stutter sucks This is going to be a little long and is pretty much just a rant. I have had a stutter for as long as I can remember but I didn't really feel insecure about it until high scho...

Yeah that's super rough, especially when it catches you by surprise but Im willing to bet this experience is going to make similar situations not as scary in the future. And you can become comfortable...

Being open does help. Only a couple of my closer friends know that I stutter and it relieves a lot of pressure. I'm able to talk to them much more fluently and some even question if I do actually stut...

The group interview

The group interview Hi, lifelong stutterer here. I had a unique job interview today. Got there, and the woman checking us in said something about a "group interview." It didn't quite register at first...

I have problems with anxiety too, and I'm just now making my first effort to address it - I recently started therapy. I agree, anxiety does not cause my stutter but it does make it worse. Amazingly, I...

Being more open helps a lot! While being anxious (used here in the general, non-medical sense though I do also have GAD) doesn't cause stuttering it can exacerbate it for lots of people. Ironically on...

What you wrote is quite inspiring, I am glad you were able to get to a place where you feel comfortable in your own skin and able to say what you want to say when you want to say it. I am 21 years ol...

Yes, I think we're on the same page, but getting there from different angles. There is a lot of mind-reading that goes on in the minds of people who stutter. And whether that gets interpreted as "[ho...

Ah, but it is only during the moment of stuttering that there is an increase in salivary cortisol levels (an index of stress). People who stutter don't have chronically increased salivary cortisol lev...

I agree with you. But, I wonder if we (as a group) are using the same definition of "stuttering" -- as in are we discussing the behavior (actual disfluencies) or the condition (being one prone to disf...

So there have been times in the past where ive felt very confident for whatever reason and have been as fluent as anyone. Lately though ive been through some hardships and have been blocking more than...

That's strange. I'm confident that stuttering is intertwined with social anxiety, which in itself is strongly linked to self-esteem. Can't give references now but will try to research later....

Hey thanks for clarifying that. So, if our working definition of 'low self esteem' is a lack of agency, low self efficacy, external locus of control, I'm not satisfied with Braden's description (or,...

Being called out on your stutter.

Being called out on your stutter. So, lately I have been called out on my stutter on a few different occasions. This has been complete strangers, who calls me out after just a minute of conversation. ...