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commentr/StutterJun 17, 2024
3 points

I'm 29, started stuttering since I was 6 or 7, and have ever since. Different techniques work for different people, but for me, I just view my stutter as 'it is what it is,' and try my best not to let...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Identity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2024
6 points

Do you think it had to do with your anxiety? I stutter and I’m a very anxious person I worry a lot about things and I know meditation helps you to calm down...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2024
6 points

I don’t know may be anxiety related. I am still anxious sometimes but I just don’t stutter no more. Sometimes when I was anxious, my whole body froze and can’t say a word but my brain know what to say...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2024
2 points

I'm 35 with a wife and two cats. I have a stutter and anxiety. Don't let it stifle your personality (and dating apps, texting in general has been a life saver for dating) Your stutter won't stop you ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentDating & RomanceEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2024
1 points

Of course, there's always a baseline stuttering level that I (and we all) have, even with low anxiety. I think it's important to know the link between anxiety and stuttering. As a teenager, I was not...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2024
1 points

I think so much of stammering is definitely anxiety induced, a lot of it was for me, and so much changed when I put my speech therapy techniques into practice and started to change my mindset. I think...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentMindset shiftAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2024
25 points

My positivity immediately fades away when i get laughed at or tried to speak to someone but can’t get the word out. Then comes the motivation that “Oh, I am just unique! I am also a human and i have t...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & MotivationSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
postr/StutterJun 16, 2024
28 points

Stammering is ruining my life!!

Stammering is ruining my life!! Backstory: I am a 27 year old man living in the UK and I have a stammer. I have had it since the age of six. It has definitely shaped who I have become. I was born extr...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
postr/StutterJun 16, 2024
8 points

New people

New people Going to dinners and meeting new people has been terrifying to me lately. It starts giving me anxiety two to three days before the event and I have no way to control it. My mind is really s...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJun 16, 2024
7 points

Dating is scary

Dating is scary Dating seems really scary to me 16f, I know I just got on this earth but all my friends are dating and stuff and I know I probably could never do that. I don’t know if it’s just my sch...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & BullyingDating & Romance
postr/StutterJun 16, 2024
10 points

Can someone with both social anxiety and a mild-severe stutter (depending on the situtation) get a gf...

Can someone with both social anxiety and a mild-severe stutter (depending on the situtation) get a gf... Cuz I'm 25 and not feeling confident right now 😕 feels hopeless...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2024
3 points

I've realized that my stutter is entirely anxiety-induced, and recently, I've experienced a significant improvement by changing my mindset. Last weekend, I was nervous about speaking in front of peopl...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingMindset shift
postr/StutterJun 16, 2024
11 points

I can't get over the fear

I can't get over the fear I reconnected with and ol class mate online, we've never had a conversation but would say hi, he was more my sister's friend. We've been talking over text and I didn't expec...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Anticipating StutteringHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2024
1 points

Tell the people at work that you stutter. Part of your anxiety will be your secret being revealed and uncertainty about how that will go. This should stop the laughing and jokes as your colleagues wil...

Social & RelationshipsCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2024
3 points

For most its the other way around. Stuttering causes anxiety and anxiety makes stuttering worse....

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2024
1 points

My anxiety causes me to stutter, and when I stutter it causes me anxiety. It's a vicious cycle that I needed to break before it got better. I would look into trying to sort your root cause of why you ...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/FlightMedication Inquiries+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
5 points

You are inspiring me to strive for more. I am afraid I will be seen as less. I know I’m smart and capable but I feel I sound silly when I speak at times. Do you Normally state you have a stutter at ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
10 points

My answer is finding **good** therapy. If you're blocking now and you weren't before, for some reason you are more worried or fearful or unwilling to show any stuttering. Try to find some safer speaki...

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Seeking TherapyAnxiety & Social JudgmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
5 points

Hey, I’m really sorry that this happened to you. I’m 29 and I still get anxious at any job that means I have to speak to the public. Something I have found that I’m still working on but has changed a...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterJun 14, 2024
20 points

I started a new job and it’s making my anxiety spike, idk what to do

I started a new job and it’s making my anxiety spike, idk what to do So I’m 20 and I’ve wanted to be a bank teller for about a year now, I finally got a bank teller job and I love the job itself...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career