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To your questions Yes. My stutter severity has never been constant but yes. My health changed as I formed bad eating habits due to the stress of applying to college and very constant college rejection...
I’m so sorry. Did anything change in your environment or your health? Did your have an unpleasant interaction or disappointment? You said your were active in many organizations in high school but sinc...
Help please!
Help please! I've been stuttering all my life. However, I'm 18 and realized that it has gotten worse this year. I have always had my stutter under control but recently it's been too much to manage and...
Thank you Little Acantheacae (sp) There are so many factors, physical and emotional in play. I’m thinking that anxiety is involved in both venues. We all know how our speech is more difficult around s...
Do you block to reduce physical pain?
Do you block to reduce physical pain? In my own experience, yes indeed, I inhibit execution of motor speech movements in order to reduce physical pain. The pain for me is felt in the head (1) after re...
Yeah man, i have exactly same thoughts, it sucks and it's hard AF, what can i say, we have to overcome it, we need to stay strong...
The fear of stuttering leads to more stuttering, it is a vicious cycle. Stop the fear and break the cycle....
Majority of everyone’s stutter originates with breathing. When our diaphragm freezes it lowers the pressure below vocal chords making the vocal chords not vibrate as theyre supposed to. Because of the...
This is a shortsighted statement. Diaphragmatic breathing works but its requires hard work and skill to use it properly. And its by no means an easy task as we’re dealing with fear. When we encounte...
1) because of this event, please don't take too many of these ashwagandha pills ( I don't know what it is ) 2) in my case, anxiety is the main cause of my stuttering (and shyness also) and I'm trying...
Practicing deep breathing exercise and meditation can help a lot with anxiety and stuttering as well. Try for just 5 min a day and you will likely see some benefits in a few weeks if not sooner....
Frustration dump. (I know I’m not the only one who goes through this stuff, just consider this a venting post)
Frustration dump. (I know I’m not the only one who goes through this stuff, just consider this a venting post) I have to more or less scope my hobbies out based on my speech. I tried golf and do enj...
Maybe if you have a trauma around your vocal chords. If you're breathing is maladaptive, that is a learned behavior. There is nothing inherent to stuttering that results in abnormal breathing....
Stuttering can be a breathing problem. Not everyone's stutter has the same cause...
Call Center Job
Call Center Job Hi, I recently started a job at a call center and working for an online marketplace project where once in a while we have to call the guests to update. I write down what I have to say...
Facing stuttering when studying abroad
Facing stuttering when studying abroad This summer I'll be studying for some months in Japan and I suffer from a severe stutter since I was a child. I get by in my native language more or less but whe...
Right. The compacted weight on an individual from years of anxiety, experience and fear of repercussion of negative response and compressive social pressure takes it’s toll…...
Life long stutterer here. I’ve been taking clonazepan for a couple of years. I have anxiety as well, but have noticed it really helps my speech, especially in social situations. That being said, it’...
I was taking it for adhd when i noticed it reduced my blocks. It decreases blood pressure and it is sedating which is the only side effect that i have experienced....
How common is Social Anxiety among PwS?
How common is Social Anxiety among PwS? I know I have it, and I'm starting to think I should be treating my social anxiety just as much as my stutter, primarily through social anxiety medications that...