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Think of it this way, the more similar situations you face, the less anxious you become and would stutter less in the future. Take this as a learning curve, create a new account and start over. Give...

Yep, Paxil, like many SSRI anti anxiety meds essentially boosts seratonin and down regulate dopamine in the brain, reducing anticipatory anxiety, especially for stutterers. Not a cure, but an effecti...

I'm really sorry you're going through this. That first lesson sounds incredibly stressful, and it makes complete sense that you're shaking right now. I want to validate something important: live, syn...

Welcome! Unfortunately, stuttering is a deep neurological condition that cannot be cured… yet. There is simply no magic pill, but research and pharmacological trials are still ongoing. There are fl...

Embarresed myself so badly, literally shaking

Embarresed myself so badly, literally shaking So I'm starting my journey as an english teacher online, but I have an awful stutter. So I just had my first lesson on twenix and I COULD NOT GET ANY WORD...

Interviews can be hell for us stutterers. Personally, I take Propanolol and Baclofen 90 minutes beforehand. It really takes away the adrenaline and relaxes me a lot more. I’m also on anti anxiety m...

Yes, you are still very young, but you need to start taking action otherwise your anxiety and depression will dig you deeper into a hole you’ll find even harder to get out of. We have all been there....

Thanks for sharing your experience! I guess for me it’s not that I don’t deserve it, but more about the anxiety it’s causing me. Moving to a lead role is inevitable for anyone in the industry, you can...

Medicine interview

Medicine interview I have medicine MMI interviews coming up in 2 weeks. Do any medics or doctors here who a stutter have any advice for me? I’m so nervous and I don’t know how bad my stutter will be, ...

Nervous about teaching online

Nervous about teaching online I have a chance to start teaching online and finally start earning! (i'm disabled). But I'm so nervous and stressed and feel like students won't understand me as my stutt...

Alcohol gives “most of us” temporary fluency because it raises GABA at the GABA A receptors in the brain, which essentially acts like a brake on dopamine hyperactivity for stutterers. This modulating ...

All of these medications are anti-anxiety/depressant medications, which work on different neurotransmitters in the brain and also modulate dopamine too, to some extent. By reducing anticipatory anxie...

Job interview tips

Job interview tips I tend to stutter a lot during job interviews because i feel nervous. I always let the recruiter know that I have mild stutter. However it does not really make a difference for me. ...

I found these tips in some sub, originally in Spanish, from a speech therapist.

I found these tips in some sub, originally in Spanish, from a speech therapist. I figured it wouldn’t hurt to leave them here in case they’re useful to anyone. 1. **Diaphragmatic breathing:** ALWAYS...

I can contribute. I am 16 years old and have been stuttering sinxe I was 4, and recently my absolute biggest challenge has been to answer normal questions, the worst one being what my name is I am a k...

I also love to sing and it’s not because I’m good at it. I find the fluency freeing. Stuttered my whole life. Much less so as an adult. But yeah saying my name when meeting new people is a very com...

Question about stuttering..

Question about stuttering.. Why is it that whenever a person asks me the question , what? As in, "​what did you say?" I start fumbling up more and more? Like if I spoke out a clear sentence with minim...

Anyone else with a stutter anxious about moving into leadership roles?

Anyone else with a stutter anxious about moving into leadership roles? Hey everyone, I’ve had a mild to severe stutter for as long as I can remember. Even with that, I’ve been working in the corporate...

Always. It’s why we have to stay six steps ahead, or in this case six words ahead, constantly thinking for word, substitutes, constantly analyzing what’s coming ahead that may cause a block. The menta...

I experience this a lot, usually happens before I block on a word...