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I didn't pick up on any shaming lol but thank you. I forget if I mentioned it here or elsewhere but there are times where I've been told to slow down and I'm speaking too fast. I will try and focus o...

Handling presentation anxiety?

Handling presentation anxiety? How do you manage anxiety when presenting for work? I'm relatively new and much younger than my peers, I feel like my stutter just makes me feel even more lesser than ...

Because men on average deal with more stress and it's proven that stress/anxiety can worsen your stutter. This may be the answer....

Strangely enough, I tend to stutter less when I talk to new people. My anxiety is high but also my focus and determination to get around blocks with various synonyms. As if my life depends on it. So, ...

I have been in situations like that, your brain takes over and when shouting very loud I don't stutter at all...

What if

What if What if there's a fire happening so you have to alert people and you have a speech block do you expect people to sit there and patiently wait for you while people are burning alive?...

Because many people here erroneously believe/fear listeners hate listening to us, let’s educate them with grace and compassion. Maybe let’s give sources and links from professional SLPs trained in...

Your elevated heart rate before speaking is most probably your anxiety ramping up, which in turn elevates your heart rate and you sweat more too. It's a vicious cycle. Anxiety makes you stutter more, ...

I am on zoloft for anxiety but since it increases my ADHD, I'm also on wellbutrin. Perfect combo IMO. But when I'm anxious, i like to think about the things i am grateful for, or listen to soothing so...

It definitely sounds like anxiety. I had no idea I had anxiety all my life because I didn't know what life without anxiety was like. Can definitely relate to a lot of the symptoms you're talking about...

I've noticed that too. If I'm comfortable with a person it is barely there. I pointed out to my boyfriend that it is gone when I'm talking to him. He did gently tell me that while it was definitely le...

Why isn't my stutter constant?

Why isn't my stutter constant? I know it gets worse when I'm anxious. But I'd like to know why it gets worse. Why does my stutter go away and come back at all?...

Just had the longest block in the history of stuttering

Just had the longest block in the history of stuttering I just Need to vent.I don’t usually answer phone calls, but today I was waiting for my blood test results from the lab so I answered the phone, ...

I get that but surely there's a good few methods to help alleviate the symptoms and to slow the brain and heart down. We all have techniques for stuttering but sometimes things can interfere with it ...

Recently I could feel my heart racing while waiting to be called upon in a Zoom based class. Looked at my Apple Watch and it was between 115bpm - 130. Within a minute or so of finishing my speaking p...

I don't have a smart watch, but I can physically feel my heart rate increase out of anxiety of anticipating my stutter. But it only happens with ppl I don't know or in a professional setting where the...

It wasn't what you asked for or very helpful but I think we all sort of get raised heart rates when stuttering or even speaking. It would be better if we could get rid of the idea that we're going to...

Do I have anxiety?

Do I have anxiety? I have a mild stutter, as I'm sure most of us do. My heart usually feels very fast, irregular and heavy in most situations, I get very shaky and out of breath, when I try to contro...

I don't have a smart watch and therefore I don't know but I've always felt me heart beat irregularly fast and hard. I've also had some chest pain along with it but my doctor did a ecg check or whateve...

Heart rate

Heart rate For those of you who regularly where smart watches I am interested to collect here, what your average readings are before speaking and when you are calm. My resting HR is around 60-70 but ...