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I stuttered one presentation and ever since I keep on stuttering whenever I talk

I stuttered one presentation and ever since I keep on stuttering whenever I talk Hey, I really needed to get this off my chest because it’s been weighing on me for a while. I’m currently a sophomore i...

I’m sorry you had this situation and this anxiety spike, but I can’t help thinking that repeated calls to someone threatening suicide are completely necessary? And their safety comes before embarrassm...

For sure. When that happens and I stumble, my confidence balloon gets popped and I can feel the insecurity that people see on my face....

1st call for work 😱😥😥🥹

1st call for work 😱😥😥🥹 Today wasn’t the worst, but I’m feeling a little irritated. I just started my new job as a crisis counselor, and honestly, I just want to scream. Before we can start taking...

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Question The past 5 months of my life I’ve spent battling my thoughts. I’ve wasted so much time and lost out on a lot of opportunities because I cannot seem to find a solution to dealing with my stutt...

Hey man I’m actually trying to start out in IT (and eventually cyber) after graduating with a bachelors in Psychology. I worked at a mental health hospital/clinic and it really changed my perspectiv...

Stuttering is a neurological problem likely with an emotional/anxiety overlay that develops “after the egg has been laid.” What came first: the chicken or the egg? The stuttering chicken came first an...

well it depends from person to person , but OP is actually right . Mostly we trained our brain with fear and anxiety over all these years. And I know plenty of people that don’t stutter when they’re a...

This is wrong. Most stutters I know stutter talking yo themselves just as bad as we do with random people, family, friends, etc. It’s a physical problem somewhere in the brain, not “just gain confide...

Stuttering, it’s emotional !

Stuttering, it’s emotional ! Hey. I do not know the reason we stutter but I think it’s EMOTIONAL towards other people. Why are we fluent when we are alone? Because there is no JUDGEMENT. We FEEL l...

For me when my energy matches with someone, I don’t stutter at all....

Yeah same issue here. I get told by some people like some family members (no shame upon them) that I need to slow down or just be less anxious and I just want to say "Don't you think I've already trie...

Dude, I suffer from the same exact thing! For me I can physically feel it close and I start to panic and my chest feels significantly tighter and which leads to anxiety about finding the source of the...

Dude, I suffer from the same exact thing! For me I can physically feel it close and I start to panic which makes my stuttering worse and my chest feels significantly tighter and which leads to anxiety...

I think on the one hand we do feel the connection with our nerves and fears and can probably say something a thousand times over in one space or in the shower but pulling up to a restaurant having to ...

Stuttering is highly variable and inconsistent, which makes it all the more curious. If a person logs their days in a fluency journal these variations can be noted to swing hour to hour, day to day, a...

Do you have any evidence that people who stutter have a fear of social rejection and that's what leads to stuttering? Short story for you: People were working near my house the other day and I was ...

Humans are biologically hardwired to work towards social praise and respect. It’s not that we *think* people will judge us negatively. We’ve been getting mocked for how we speak and outcasted (mistak...

I hope this will help at least one person. I started paying attention to what triggered my stuttering: What is the common denominator in stutter triggers? For example, we might speak fluently when we...

In your own thoughts. Why do we often not accept stuttering or not realize our fear of social rejection?

In your own thoughts. Why do we often not accept stuttering or not realize our fear of social rejection? As per the title. Why are we often not aware of the fear of social rejection during a stutterin...