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No, stuttering is not caused by anxiety. Anxiety exacerbates stuttering for people who have a neurological disposition to stuttering. If anxiety caused stuttering, a lot more than 1% of the populati...

I personally always hated these situations and have struggled with them in the past. I've noticed that as they read names, the anticipation of my name being called made me very anxious. As a result my...

My perceived slurred speech has made my stutter worse.

My perceived slurred speech has made my stutter worse. Hey folks, so for the past 5 months I've been dealing with this perceived slurred speech issue that I feel I have, even though no one else notice...

they’re taking attendance quickly without looking around; if you don't speak up (or your friends don't tell the teacher you're here), they mark you as absent 😭 (luckily my classmates tell the teacher...

tips for attendance call?

tips for attendance call? when the teacher valla my name i should respond with "burda" (in my language), but i just can't say it i panic so much for no reason. i don't know why i just can't spit it ou...

I wish there was a easy fix

I wish there was a easy fix Stuttering is such a struggle, especially where I am in life. I’m in the dating/starting phase and I(M23) like someone(F25) at work. I always have a fear that she or anyone...

Yeah I believe your right… I honestly hate and embarrassed by it. I do stutter. But idk my nervousness and anxiety issues I guess are whatever is making it more severe That’s why I’m on medication ...

isn’t it the opposite? you have anxiety because you stutter… i mean idk, did you start to stutter when you were a kid?...

I have developed severe social stammering and brain fog due to anxiety. I did not had this before. Please help I am feeling very low. WHAT CAN I DO??

I have developed severe social stammering and brain fog due to anxiety. I did not had this before. Please help I am feeling very low. WHAT CAN I DO?? ...

I believe my stutter is called by anxiety issues…

I believe my stutter is called by anxiety issues… I don’t know if I have generalized anxiety or social anxiety but I can never hold down a job I always quit because I’m very nervous on the job or not ...

I’ve found the less I care about whether I stutter or not the less I stutter. I lot of what contributes to stuttering is the fear and anxiety of speaking situations. It’s like a cruel trick we play on...

New job fears!

New job fears! I'm starting a new job in a few weeks that involves a basic limited ammount of communication, not much, just knocking on peoples door and explaining what I'm there to check, not more ...

Yep it's crazy when we're alone we can be fluent, yet when the phone rings or we need to make a call, even though we are still alone, we just can't do it.. The ammount of anxiety, stress and dread w...

Yes this happens for the first time we just have to do stutter in the start for the first, 2nd , 3rd fourth or so on. You will definitely reach a point when you realize that you are not soo much worri...

Some people will be bothered by and judge you because of your stutter but the majority of people aren't reacting to your stutter. They react to how you feel about your stutter. Even if you have to fa...

Going to my first support group

Going to my first support group A local support group in my city is having a meeting on Saturday and I’m contemplating whether I should go or not. I really want to go but I’ve never went to any social...

Make practice phone calls where you deliberately stutter. I called different Trader Joe's and asked them if they had "any f-f-f-f-f-f-resh f-f-f-f-flowers today"? I did that 50-100 times and became de...

Making phone calls

Making phone calls Does anyone have any advice for making phone calls? I experience tremendous anxiety before I have to make a call or when the phone rings. When I feel this way, I simply cannot say m...

I understand your feelings and I’m sure other people feel the same way. Personally, my experience with stuttering has created unbearable anger within me. I feel like society has taught me that I’m not...

Remember that at the end of the day nobody cares and everyone dies. Personally I find a lot of comfort in impermanence. It takes away a lot of the “what will they think” anxiety ...