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postr/StutterAug 8, 2024
10 points

Lexapro (escitalopram)

Lexapro (escitalopram) I've been prescribed 5mg of escitalopram to help with my stutter. The thing is, while I do experience anxiety because of my stutter, I don't think I have generalized anxiety. Be...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Harmful Med OutcomesStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2024
0 points

Hi, your story is interesting, albeit unfortunate for you. May I ask: do you stutter when praying alone? And if so, do you believe that God listens to your actual speech? Is there a difference in...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Experiential AssociationStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2024
1 points

Hi, Sorry to hear about your stuttering. It turns out that one of the earliest phenomenon studied in stuttering research was exactly what you experience: people who stutter are often much more flue...

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commentr/StutterAug 8, 2024
1 points

Who are you to say I do not struggle with the intensity of stutter where people say my name wrong and I don’t think it’s worth it to give them the right pronunciation and give up and say nothing, I ha...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2024
5 points

Talking to yourself a low stress activity where you dont hit your stuttering treshold. Even someone like me with a very severe stutter is fluent when talking to myself alone....

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commentr/StutterAug 7, 2024
32 points

You deserve someone that is willing to be open-minded about your speech impediment. You don't want someone in your life who is already judging you for it. On to the next one....

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Dating & RomanceAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 7, 2024
33 points

Once again my stuttering has driven my mental health to the floor

Once again my stuttering has driven my mental health to the floor I got assigned a three day job in college helping with a fair. In my work group there is a girl, she seemed pretty interested in me, w...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2024
4 points

My stutter is anxiety based, sounds like yours is too. My suggestion is going to therapy. Regular therapy, not speech therapy. That's how I got my anxiety in check for the most part....

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Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2024
0 points

Thanks for your input. You are lucky that you do not struggle with the intensity of stutter where you end up giving a false name just give up and say nothing! Having occasional repetitions of blo...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2024
7 points

With stammering/stuttering usually true that talking to oneself or a pet is not a problem. People have a neurological predisposition to stuttering, then when it begins to occur around age 3-5, at som...

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postr/StutterAug 7, 2024
2 points

What is the real reason stuttering is triggered? Were we always wrong? And does sympathetic arousal actually trigger STUTTERING? NEW research: "Skin conductance responses during stuttered and fluent speech in adults who stutter with overt versus covert stuttering profiles" (2024, July)

What is the real reason stuttering is triggered? Were we always wrong? And does sympathetic arousal actually trigger STUTTERING? NEW research: "Skin conductance responses during stuttered and fluent s...

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commentr/StutterAug 7, 2024
8 points

It sounds like you do have a stammer, and a lot of it is probably anxiety based....

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Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 7, 2024
14 points

What is wrong with me.

What is wrong with me. Why is it that I can be perfectly fine when speaking alone, but as soon as I start talking to another person, I panic, struggle to breathe, and stutter over nearly every word? ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2024
1 points

Stuttering has constantly been linked to incompetence. Fluent people stutter when they are under stress and pressure. A strong person leads from the front. A weak person stutters when asked a question...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2024
6 points

I remember the first days of school being a nerve wreck because of all the introducing that had to be done. 👎🏼...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2024
0 points

You don’t need to explain your situation to anybody, having a stutter is more common than you think it is, also it is NOT THAT DEEEEEP, you won’t get arrested for not being able to get a few words out...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2024
0 points

I explained in the other comment that *detecting a stimulus, labeling, perceiving a threat, emotional attachment (etc), blaming and perceiving this as to be avoided*. Is okay. and this doesn't necessa...

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Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 6, 2024
6 points

Tips for getting nervous talking in front of classmates and introducing yourself

Tips for getting nervous talking in front of classmates and introducing yourself I am nervous going to school in the first day cause I get nervous and have blocks when saying my name I try to calm do...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & NamesPreparation & Rehearsal+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2024
1 points

In my opinion: Let's assume that we experience the following vicious circle: >**Vicious circle:** We perceive stuttering anticipation. We view it as a problem. We fear it. We blame it. We rely on th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 6, 2024
0 points

IYO, How can we turn the STUTTER vicious circle into a virtuous circle?

IYO, How can we turn the STUTTER vicious circle into a virtuous circle? **This is our (negative)** [**vicious circle**](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/1e67dco/what_causes_the_increase_of_ou...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+1 more