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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2023
2 points

SSRIs - Paroxetine, Sertraline SNRIs - Venlafaxine TCA - do your own research on this MAOIs - Nardil (best med there is for social anxiety) or Parnate - refer to r/MAOIs Antipsychotics - clinicall...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2023
2 points

I would say Clonidine overall. Benzos reduce stuttering only if it's sedating but at that point, i can't do anything else in that state....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2023
1 points

Meditation in the morning before you start your day works wonders. Mindfulness is key. I feel that getting all of your anxious energy out is also helpful. A high intensity workout or long walk...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterMay 30, 2023
4 points

what medication was most effective at stopping your stutter?

what medication was most effective at stopping your stutter? I have a few social events coming up like job interview and wedding that are giving me bad anxiety because it's natural for me to get like ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentMedication Inquiries+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2023
6 points

Congrats on your achievement I can understand your feelings because the same thing happened to me, maybe you were not prepared for the questions or our beloved friend comes into the picture(anxiety ...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Stress & Fight/FlightPublic Speaking
postr/StutterMay 30, 2023
18 points

Tonight supposed to be great...

Tonight supposed to be great... Hi, I am a college student. Tonight I received an award for being one of the 8 students with highest academic records. But when the host asked me some questions, I stut...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2023
5 points

This is quite tricky but here's a few thoughts off the top of my head. If you're anxious you're already in fight, flight, freeze mode, so fighting yourself in the middle of that is only going to make...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2023
3 points

Everyone figures out their own way to deal with their stutter - or they don't. I've met 3 extremely successful older people - an account manager at Ogilvy, a head of a department within the federal re...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionStrategic Swearing/CursingStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2023
2 points

I avoid talking even to my parents. I stutter so much, more than ever, probably because I take Wellbutrin for depression and apathy, etc. I can talk to myself normally and I love to sing when alone. B...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2023
6 points

Hmm, not always like my stress level affects my stutter and I never even stutter once when alone. A speech therapist even told me that its psychological so it really depends....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2023
2 points

I am 38 years old, a father and married. And I have to tell you that it can go in any direction. I know people my age who stutter more than they ever have in their lives and are under a lot of stress ...

Therapy & ProfessionalCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Therapy ExperiencesStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2023
1 points

Early thirties, much much less anxiety and depression (therapy and antidepressants helped too). No suicidal thoughts, and I was suicidal in my teens-early twenties. It gets better. No relationship but...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Hope & MotivationStress & Fight/FlightSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2023
2 points

I don't know how old you are, but when I was younger, the stuttering was so bad I could barely speak in most situations. I am now almost 39 and outside of some fringe cases at work and the occasional...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2023
3 points

Don’t work yourself into a state over this, stuttering can happen at anytime in their life, in my case when I was around 6 or 7 I ruptured my spleen and the shock caused me to stutter after, I am now ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2023
1 points

Bro I had a stutter I remember before 3rd grade and listen every thing you know is a lie I don’t like to even talk about it. I promise you your stutter is never going go away. Speech therapy will up b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2023
1 points

Problem is we can't pretend to be another person in tough tensed situations & sad situations, stuttering will kick in...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Authenticity vs. MaskingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2023
4 points

Similar to going to bed at night too. I assume in the morning you’re really relaxed so your anxiety is low thus the stuttering is less....

Causes & Variability
Energy & Biological RhythmsStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterMay 25, 2023
11 points

making phone calls right after waking up

making phone calls right after waking up I noticed when I make phone calls right after waking up, I'm not as nervous & my mind is somewhere else. means that I'm less tense. just *had* to make a p...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2023
2 points

I'm not sure fluent speakers give that much thought and attention to their rhythm and diction. For us, to concentrate on anything extraneous is just one more distraction. It's evident that stress and ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMay 24, 2023
8 points

Help!! How can I lessen stuttering at work?

Help!! How can I lessen stuttering at work? My stuttering comes and goes in phases, and usually flares up when I’m stressed or struggling with anxiety a little more. I just started a new job and a big...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment+1 more