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I bet it is stress related. F do o you take meds? Are you sleeping well? Might be worth talking to a therapist for some strategies with handling stress or find ways to mitigate it....

That’s absolutely my experience. My own language (Dutch) I stutter heavily. English almost not at all. Its likely that English is simpler phonetically and for breathing, and the added confidence psych...

Seeking Advice

Seeking Advice I am 19 now and I feel like throughout covid and online school I lost the confidence I once had and now have crazy anxiety. This anxiety definetly started after 2 years of having less p...

Does anyone else stutter really bad with specific words that start with wh?

Does anyone else stutter really bad with specific words that start with wh? Who, what, where, and when are all words i physically can’t get out of my mouth often. It’s unfortunate because these start ...

Dating advice

Dating advice I’m m21 and I’ve never really been in a relationship. Im a custodian and I really like this para teacher at my work. She’s really pretty and kind to me and gives me compliments sometimes...

yes and no. i find that weed relaxes me a lot, so the more relaxed i am the less i stutter. but i also found that smoking in public sometimes increases my anxiety, therefore making me stutter more. it...

Have a seminar in my college the next week...

Have a seminar in my college the next week... So I haven't given a proper presentation or seminar in probably my life. I've talked on stage for about 5-10 minutes at the maximum. This is probably gonn...

Sounds like it's anxiety related. Try meditation to relax. It definitely helps me when my stutter starts getting worse. You don't have to be too hippy about it, just take ten minutes a say to sit qui...

Any other recent changes that may be impacting your fluency? Lack of sleep? Stress? Change in diet (caffeine, alcohol, meds) or exercise? Wish I could offer something helpful....

stutter getting worse

stutter getting worse just last week, i was actually hopeful about my stutter as i was getting more and more fluent. i work in fnb and going out of my comfort zone has helped me a lot with my stutter....

Does anyone else feel like having a stutter hindered their dating/social life? If you overcame this issue, how did you do it?

Does anyone else feel like having a stutter hindered their dating/social life? If you overcame this issue, how did you do it? I started to stutter at 12. Because I noticed I talked differently than ev...

Stuttering and booze

Stuttering and booze Hello! Before a presentation or any time I have to talk in university-related matters (I am a senior student), I take a few shots of whatever I have lying around. Sometimes it mak...

Yea I felt the same why when I was in speech therapy. But my stutter correlates a lot with my anxiety....

Too nervous to give a speech

Too nervous to give a speech I (M19) want to run for a position on my college club board; however, you must give a 2-minute speech as well as a 1-minute speech to state why you think you are qualified...

I do something similar whenever im in a drive through. I think about something funny or something enjoy doing. To curve my anxiety which causes my stuttering....

help

help So like when i read a book alone or read a poetry out loud alone i never stutter so i feel like i only stutter because im always nervous and have anxiety so how do I fix this?...

Confrontation and training Helped me a lot overcome my stutter. Like try reading outloud and recording yourself speaking at home with different tones and speed, I don't stutter anymore and I was a st...

Someone tried to scam me at my local gas station today

Someone tried to scam me at my local gas station today As the title suggests, someone tried to rip me off at a gas station today and I’m pretty mad about the whole incident. Okay, so let me explain wh...

Maybe that was it, I can’t remember if I was tired Wednesday. But I felt groggy and couldn’t wake up when I was working. Today was like Thursday. Not entirely bad, it had ups and downs. I had a family...

The anxieties of dating (24F)

The anxieties of dating (24F) My stutter is moderate, but lately it’s flared up quite a bit as I’ve been under a bit of stress in this season of my life. I decided to go on a date last night and I stu...