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I have a similar type of problem. I dont stutter but repeat whole words. In German its known as "Poltern" dont know whats it in englisch tho The way i handle it is that i just pause for a second and ...

I live my life in constant fear of stress and conflict

I live my life in constant fear of stress and conflict The title explains it but it’s actually ruinous because I can’t do anything that puts me even slightly out of my comfort zone without fearing exp...

The only thing I do that has ever come close to helping in this kind of situation is to sing I'm the car loudly and proudly the whole way there. Songs you know well, maybe songs in that language that ...

Funding Support for PWS

Funding Support for PWS Hello everyone. I am sorry to digress but I had a situation last week where I was invited to do a business pitch for my business so that it can be selected for funding. I did 2...

Feeling a little nervous

Feeling a little nervous Received a call for an interview. I've to travel quite far. I've not travelled that far and I don't mind doing it but my speech blocks make me anxious and turns me into a diff...

What helped me a lot was Lexapro. I reduced my anxiety 95% and improved my fluency quite a bit. I still have occasional bad days, but overall totally helpful. I was also really depressed about stutter...

I think you have to accept your situation and know that there are a looot of people who have biigger problems than stuttering but they just accept that life is not always fair and deal with what they ...

Being relaxed also helps. And it’s hard, as stuttering has its own stress....

Just did the worst presentation ever

Just did the worst presentation ever Hello im 15M and in the 10th grade. We had make a presentation for French (not my first language) because I was sick I only had two days for it but I thought i sti...

Your stuttering is a direct result of anxiety. Deal with the anxiety in whatever way possible. Your vocal cords are muscle. Learn to control the muscle. When you are tense these lock. Therapy does wor...

Not directly, but it could technically lead to stress and tension which often causes disfluency. Loss of focus, etc. Otherwise no it doesn't directly effect your speech....

My father was irritated by and got very frustrated with me because of my stutter and did the typical stop think about what you saying rubbish. I absolutely had a childhood anxiety disorder because of...

The more I try not to stutter the more I stutter. I wish I could switch off the head sometimes...

I have to do 3 minutes speaking session tomorrow

I have to do 3 minutes speaking session tomorrow As i mentioned in sub before i am pursuing journalism course and tommorow I have to give first presentation, currently no one know i stutter,i barely s...

I understand. But you have to show up. We get into this vicious cycle with our stutter. We stress, our stutter gets worse. We avoid things, causing more stress. It's time to take hold of your overth...

I too taught and forced myself to stop stammering, as a child my stammer was bad, but as I developed into a teen, I realized I never stammered on my own, talking to myself, or in my brain. I realized ...

yes Prozac worked for me, but I heard that the positive effects wear off eventually. I also had side effects like weight gain and a non existent sex drive, but those were pretty inconsequential compar...

I feel you. I lived in Ecuador for 2 years and learned Spanish, but my stutter was soooo much worse in Spanish than English. I think the anxiety of speaking a second language just hits different for s...

I think psychology plays an enormous enough roll but I can't logically conclude it's all psychological. It shouldn't be an issue to begin with. Many people face psychological hurdles of every which ...

I´m sensitive to persons too. Senstive in general. Like a dog catch me by surprise and I jump like crazy hehe. I think my nervous system is constantly on a sympathetic mode because of the constant wor...