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commentr/StutterAug 18, 2024
3 points

answering the phone at work. currently going through a really bad stint where i can't get a single word out when i answer so it's just long awkward silence until i mumble out something. it's horrifyin...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 18, 2024
2 points

Call centre job

Call centre job There’s a job at call centre which pays good but I stutter at times. I really want to do this job but I’m scared what if I stutter and they kick me out of this. Please help me to deal ...

School & WorkSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerBlocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 18, 2024
12 points

Instead of thinking about *what* to say, for example in a job interview or with a girl, all I think about is *how* to say

Instead of thinking about *what* to say, for example in a job interview or with a girl, all I think about is *how* to say While others will have all the time they need to practice for a job interview,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. MaskingAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterAug 18, 2024
10 points

Help pls, I stutter on just 1 word

Help pls, I stutter on just 1 word I stutter on saying my own name. Can someone tell me what i can do? Background: M26 I generally speak fast and used to stutter at specific words but i sort my work...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
postr/StutterAug 18, 2024
23 points

What is your most dreaded speaking “moment?”

What is your most dreaded speaking “moment?” When do you have to speak, but you know your fluency is going to be at its worst? I hate ordering at drive-thrus at fast food restaurants. It never goes...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2024
0 points

I think social anxiety mighty be the problem for most of us since we got a costume of stuttering in public places with strangers and family members...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2024
2 points

Are u guys feeling more stressed and more conscious about your stutter?...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 17, 2024
11 points

Can anyone help me /give me advice

Can anyone help me /give me advice I am 22 year old boy who stutters. I stutter when I tell my name and other instances as well. I believe i have lost my confidence in speaking. I haven't accepted my...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2024
2 points

The issue is that many SLP’s only receive training in articulation and swallowing disorders, all involving the mouth area. Many people who stutter have developed “mini-PTSD” around talking to other ...

Therapy & ProfessionalCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Therapy ExperiencesTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2024
2 points

That big lump feeling in your stomach is an important thing to be aware, and indicates you are having fear-based blocks. They are a very very common aspect of stuttering that has lots of misinformatio...

Emotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelpful Med OutcomesSide Effects & Risks
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2024
1 points

That big lump feeling in your stomach is an important thing to be aware, and indicates you are having fear-based blocks. They are a very very common aspect of stuttering that has lots of misinformatio...

Emotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelpful Med OutcomesSide Effects & Risks
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2024
1 points

It depends on how much you fear-based blocks and avoidance/secondary behaviors....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2024
1 points

Mine is the same. When I'm at work, alone, or with family I don't stutter but when I talk to strangers I do. Seek psychiatric help. That will help you. There's nothing wrong with going on medication t...

Emotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Anxiety & Social JudgmentMedication Inquiries
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2024
1 points

I have the same issue! block stutter caused by social anxiety. Which I didn’t know other people had until I found this subreddit. After reading what’s helped many people on here, I started taking magn...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/FlightSituational Variability+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2024
0 points

Reach out to a psychiatrist that specializes in anxiety in your area, see if therapy or medication is in option. Seems like your main problem is anxiety that’s causing you to have “Blocks” in your spe...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & SupportMeds & Substances
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAdvice RequestsMedication Inquiries
postr/StutterAug 16, 2024
2 points

Stutter caused by S.A

Stutter caused by S.A When im alone, my stuttering is basically at 0 When im with even my dad or mother, my stuttering comes back and its bad When im in public i dont think i can say 1 word For exa...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & StoppagesQuality of Life
commentr/StutterAug 16, 2024
1 points

Sorry to say but yeah there's a fair chance it will be worse in high school. Definitely try to get some form of counseling. Talk to the counselor about how its affected you mentally over the years see...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterAug 16, 2024
3 points

First I want to say that it will be hard, you got to know the truth. But know that high school will be hard for a great many of kids with all sorts of other issues as well. Even if you’re the only P...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
School & Academic LifeAccess & RightsAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterAug 16, 2024
38 points

Drained

Drained Stuttering is so incredibly draining. It is something I think about every single second of the day. Every time I converse with someone I am always focusing on how fluent I am. And when I exper...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Energy & Biological RhythmsOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterAug 16, 2024
36 points

I’m scared for highschool

I’m scared for highschool I am a stutterer, 14F and I’m going to the ninth grade soon. I’ve been bullied throughout elementary and middle school for my stutter and mocked, and I feel like highschool ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life