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I’m on SSRI / anti-anxiety meds, not Risperidone. I’ve been on Fluoxetine for 4 months to control my GAD (Generalised Anxiety Disorder)....

All those symptoms you describe prior to a block are caused by anticipatory anxiety, which raises cortisol levels and adrenaline and dopamine in your brain. This affects us physiologically by exhibiti...

Yes and it’s infuriating and I’m over 40 years old. Been happening my whole life and I really have yet to figure out why. I prepare or don’t prepare, it doesn’t see to have an impact....

I either give the best presentation ever or I stutter like I never did in my life.

I either give the best presentation ever or I stutter like I never did in my life. Does this also happen to any of you? Do you know what the reasons could be? I think I'm just as nervous every time I'...

am i the one who feels like this?

am i the one who feels like this? am i the only one who gets jealous that other people can talk like its 2nd nature? id have to rehearse the word in my mind slowly before i say it, so i dont end up ...

My best advice is to immediately introduce yourself as someone who stutters. Don’t apologize, just explain, and then immediately move to the next topic, bc you don’t need them to respond. Add in so...

Yooo this is honestly the most relatable post I’ve seen on this sub fr. My stutter is also mainly anxiety-based. I had a mild one since I was a kid, but it got way worse because of anxiety. Just...

first day at work

first day at work I'm 18 and I have bad anxiety, it causes me many wellness problems but a big one has to be my stutter. Talking to my own family can be difficult, with strangers it gets even worse. ...

I’m 30 years old and have been stuttering since childhood. Am I the only one who keeps putting myself in situations that I know will trigger my stutter? It’s making me question whether I’m in the wrong career. I really need advice.

I’m 30 years old and have been stuttering since childhood. Am I the only one who keeps putting myself in situations that I know will trigger my stutter? It’s making me question whether I’m in the wron...

When I let my guard down and am relaxed around family, my stutter improves because I’m not self monitoring my speech so much, therefore there’s no real anticipatory anxiety around my close family. Wh...

I had a presentation in this business class I was taking my Junior year of hs. It was a group project and I had 2 partners. This was supposed to be a 15 minute presentation and my partners had the fir...

This is definetly a placebo effect. Antidepressants do not work immediately they take atleast 2-3 weeks to start kicking in…....

I’m only taking anti-anxiety SSRI medication called Fluoxetine (Prozac) once a day. It helps a lot reduce my anxiety and this indirectly improves my fluency because I no longer have severe anticipator...

Sounds like a stress response to me. Elevated adrenaline and a surge in Norepinephrine in the brain due to the anticipatory fear. The end physical result is trembling....

Did anyone else only started stuttering right after the covid lockdowns were lifted or because they spent too much time in isolation?

Did anyone else only started stuttering right after the covid lockdowns were lifted or because they spent too much time in isolation? For context: Stuttering was never an issue for me until a few year...

The only medication that helped (besides benzos) is called Ingrezza. But it’s a pain in the ass to get. No pharmacy carries it so you have to order from a “specialty pharmacy”. Anyway I noticed a big...

Happens to me everytime i watch TV or movies and sometimes i think that if i were in his place i could not have said that dialogue fluently....

I have control of my stutter 80-90% of the time. What that means to me is that if I stutter, I stay composed and continue with limited blocks going forward. There are hours and the odd day where I los...

You can absolutely work on reducing your stuttering, using fluency techniques if you need to, or masking it if you can. The problem is that stuttering is a neurological disorder—so you'll never be com...

I have stuttered since i was around 7 years old! I dont stutter all the time tho i used to stutter at every other word when i started stuttering it gotten better for me speaking for me is easier w...