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For me, public speaking is difficult, I can lose sleep over it and spend hours practicing my speech. I think the thought of stuttering leads to anxiety and the anxiety leads to more stuttering. I thin...

You're not _at all_ responsible for this! Stutter is not something we do to ourselves. It's something that comes about. It's never your fault! - I'll repeat the above: Go see a speech therapist! And...

>when I grew up 8-9 years old **I let my stuttering to grow** Wait, are you saying it was your fault? That's not right! - It doesn't sound like you're doing too good. Perhaps you should try spee...

Did you check out the sidebar? >#Discord Server >[Click here to join **Stutter Support Group**](https://discord.gg/ruf5BAt), where you can talk to others who stutter over text chat or in voice...

It is suffocating. I have improved significantly in a few years but it still sometimes comes out of nowhere. I am thinking of a proper speech therapy now....

Nah, talking to yourself isn't the same as talking to someone else. Stutter changes depending on the situation. Again, in your earlier comments, it looks like therapy helped. Maybe it helps again....

Maybe. But we don't have much to go on from OP. - --- - _Moved from above:_ Ask your therapist! :)...

If the therapist is advising breathing techniques, makes you question their understanding of how to work with stuttering, no?...

I can see in your past comments that you've attended speech therapy before. Perhaps you should do that again. Also, you probably shouldn't avoid stuttering, since it seems to exhaust you. Spend the e...

Well, you know, stutter _is_ a problem. It's the reason we have communities like this, and it's the reason we keep hanging out and discussing it with a bunch of people. Stutter is _difficult_. It'll k...

Westutter.org seems to have support groups in most bigger cities. Not sure if they’re still meeting in person with COVID but might be worth looking into. Just wanted to add, as an SLP, that I’m sorry...

>None of the therapy I got was more than **repeating words slowly** That sounds like really shitty therapy. Maybe it's not even done by a qualified therapist at all. What were their credentials? ...

Did you get speech therapy from your primary physician? MDs are not equipped to give speech therapy. Talk to whoever you had the session with. And in the future, always ask for what the price will be ...

Since this haven't got any traction, you could try asking on r/slp or r/disability....

Please go and see a therapist! I don't think you're getting the kind of communication you need in here. Find someone professional in your area and go there!...

Just keep moving your fingers/hands. It's better than the alternative, isn't it? Contact those speech therapy places to see who of them take adults also. Speech therapy isn't restricted to kids....

I was looking for online therapist for a while can you plz DM me with some details I appreciate it...

Yeah I guess in certain situations it would be doable, and even funny to sing instead of stuttering, if you know the people you're with very well I guess it could be cool. But in most cases at least f...

Speech therapy isn't about practicing. It's about handling the stutter. Singing won't do anything there on its own. :)...

Find the best stuttering focused speech therapist you can and get help. If it's stressing you out so much you're ready to quit, seek some help first....