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commentr/StutterOct 20, 2024
3 points

Yeah, it just totally bemusinng why most of us can talk so fluently when we're alone yet faced with a phone or self order device the anxiety levels get so high, hell I even have fluent conversations...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2024
2 points

It's natural that is coming back during adolescence,could be a stressful period of life. I think is connected with anxiety for sure...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2024
3 points

I think it’s got to do with the fact that we can’t see them and they can’t see us. When we are face to face, it’s quite clear when we are stuttering. Take that away that visual input and leave just th...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2024
3 points

Do you stutter with close friends and family or is it anxiety driven? Or a mix of both?...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2024
2 points

Yeah you block like me. I block too. Tbh blocking is brutal. I didn’t want to go on meds either. But if I get a break from everything and then constant anxiety over preempting having to talk. Then tha...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentSuicidal Ideation & High Distress
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2024
1 points

That’s cool. I was doing all that. And plan to keep doing that. Tbh, if I need to drugs to cope then I do. Being suicidal and unable to sleep at night. If I need to take mental health drugs till I die...

Emotional Experience
Suicidal Ideation & High DistressAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterOct 20, 2024
7 points

I experience block in the front of others

I experience block in the front of others i am 17 years old, i dont know how i cure my stammering, i start stammering when i was 6 years old than i make some success in curing of stammering, i got a l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2024
2 points

Yes please try again! It takes weeks to fully kick in. The first few days could be rough. It’s altering the dopamine in your brain and your anxiety centers. But TRUST ME, it’s way worth it in the long...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Helpful Med OutcomesStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2024
1 points

A mental that leads to an unnatural or normal physical symptom I think. When there is ANY doubt if my mind thinks maybe I shouldn't say this, normally people could still say it, maybe nervously, but ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2024
5 points

In her mind she might just be encouraging you to speak by putting the phone to you, go apologize to her and explain how it feels being put on the spot can cause you to stutter, all in all sounds like ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2024
2 points

I call it "expectation anxiety", anytime you interact with an object that requires you to speak you get put on a spot where you subconsciously fear if you'll speak "correctly", so it comes out in a ne...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2024
2 points

I was on Zoloft and although it didn’t magically make my stutter disappear, I cared way less about it when I was on it. I loved it...

Meds & SubstancesEmotional Experience
Helpful Med OutcomesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2024
1 points

Firstly, I relate a lot to the struggles your son is having. It’s not easy and sometimes it tear you down completely. But this doesn’t mean that your son will not get a well-deserved job. For me, it h...

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Seeking TherapyHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2024
1 points

So I only took it for a day. And stopped because the initial feeling scared me I felt more anxious than usual. And just listening to my Mom and bf that it’s more going to hurt more than help me But ...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/FlightAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2024
1 points

No, it really hasn’t. I developed my own habits to fight my stutter. But it did help me with my anxiety. If you’ve only been on it for a few weeks that could explain it. If not I’d talk to your doct...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2024
1 points

Has these anti depressants help reduce ur stutter? I’ve taken sertraline but I don’t like way it makes me feel makes me feel more anxious...

Meds & SubstancesEmotional Experience
Medication InquiriesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2024
1 points

I don't really know about the lack of confidence in my case. I'm not sure if I experience any fear of talking, it's usually going like "I have to talk to this person and I know I will stutter but it i...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterOct 18, 2024
16 points

Antidepressants

Antidepressants Honestly. Just on antidepressants so I can feel better again… stuttering makes everything harder. Sometimes we need abit of help. Good when you find an antidepressant that works. Just ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2024
4 points

the mental battle was the hardest, getting it out of my head that people were judging me every time I spoke...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2024
1 points

The problem is that my name starts with a and i stutter with my name. I don't usually stutter while saying sentence I usually stutter while giving answer. It's because of anxiety and habit....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution