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Every year during December. Hated it as a kid. It is the worst time of the year; especially when everyone was having get-togethers and of course talking...when I couldn't! I don't know if it is anxiet...

I always use “my name is” - I’m 57 and it usually works. But I’m still stressing before doing it 🙃...

Famous people who stutter part 2

Famous people who stutter part 2 Emily Blunt (February, 23, 1983) Blunt grew up with a stutter, which she described as "like an imposter living in your body". She says that her stuttering got worse a...

I used to say my name then spell it out, but I have a pretty short and easy to spell name lol. Maybe I'll give the 'my name is' option a go. Makes sense what your speech therapist says though, I can ...

When do you guys stutter?

When do you guys stutter? When I stutter: I only stutter when I’m around people in any shape or form including on calls, video games, and even when talking to siri. It’s not a common stutter either, ...

I'm the same way! My speech therapist said it's because of the amount of unconscious pressure that surrounds answering that. There's no other option for a word replacement, and the conversation is sta...

Yess definetly the sleep. If I slept bad, I feel more aware of how Im interacting with others so I get more anxious...

Struggling to say certain words in conversations

Struggling to say certain words in conversations I’ve experienced this issue since childhood. When speaking to others, my speech typically flows smoothly, but occasionally, certain words seem to get s...

I have been taking for half of year zoloft and it did help for Anxiety, but i cannot say the same for speech....

Well, it depends upon person to person. Almost 90% of the people who stammer, they deal with anxiety issues. In your case, maybe you should try speaking slow, one word at a time, focus on word clarity...

Stuttering isn’t caused by anxiety. I’m a confident person and I have a moderate-severe stutter....

I share the exact same experience like all you guys. Does anyone have a solution to this problem? I tried talking faster, louder, calmer but nothings helps. It makes me feel like i am the most borin...

The idea of me without stutter just amazes me of what I would have been capable of—I would have done presentations without being anxious, I would have had plentiful friends, I would have asked that gi...

You’re speaking to an entire global community of people who are going through what you’re going through. Start here. Find the stutters around you. Find National Stuttering Association chapters close t...

>*"Is it the stutter or the fear that comes first, the chicken or the egg"* You raise an excellent point! I completely agree that for most young children, stuttering likely came before the conditione...

In my experience, emotional state correlates deeply with stutter. Anxiety, tiredness, or strong emotions of fear trigger it. Also self-steem too. As it is something neurological rather than phisical, ...

Thank you for your answer! I found that after the pandemic, my stuttering and anxiety worsened. I used to care less when people had a negative reaction to my stuttering. I know I have to get over my f...

I know what you mean - but you got to get out of that mindset. The telling a joke while stuttering sucks, the story telling can be brutal if you don't have the confidence or the energy to fight throug...

I feel like as long as I stutter, there's no way I'll have any friends.

I feel like as long as I stutter, there's no way I'll have any friends. There are a lot of people trying to connect with me but I just can't develop friendships because of my stuttering. I used to thi...

Anticipation is an emotion involving pleasure or anxiety in considering or awaiting an expected event. Anticipatory emotions include fear, anxiety, hope and trust. When the anticipated event fails to ...