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In my presentations, all the class suddenly looks at me pathetically and they think that I'm nervous, guys I'm not nervous... I speak usually like this, I really get hurted from the way they're lookin...

Agree or disagree, something is either true or it isn't. Anxiety does not cause stuttering. It may aggravate it but stuttering is not born from anything psychological....

I agree and disagree.  Stutterers stutter for reasons they normally do AND they stutter for reasons normal people do. Stuttering caused by the anxiety of stuttering is not caused by stuttering direct...

Yes, anxiety can certainly make it worse. But anxiety is not the root cause. You don't stutter because you have anxiety. Your stutter may worsen when dealing with anxiety but it is not the reason your...

What exactly are you saying? Obviously it is not cause in the sense that if you had no anxiety then you wouldn’t stutter.  But it is certainly a cause in the same way it is for regular people and it...

2 speech therapists, licensed in different states have told me this. For myself and for others, anxiety is a cause. You can also research it....

Anxiety does not cause stuttering. It might exacerbate it but it is not a cause. Did a speech therapist tell you this?...

Oh god for me it was really bad at my worst I was about 8/9 and I started to write my notes down to show people instead of talking it got so bad my head hurt that much I needed glasses from headaches ...

Mild stammer - help needed

Mild stammer - help needed I’m 22 (M) and am starting a job doing in sales in about 2 months. I’ve never had a stammer up until the lockdown (18). It has never been too bad but I just use filler words...

Sounds like anxiety. Very common. I tried speech therapy twice, it didn’t work for me. I spoke fine when speaking to them. They determined it was anxiety causing the stutter. My advice is remaining c...

This is what usually causes the anxiety. The fear of coming across as slow. But we can't live in fear forever though .. we have a life to live....

disclosing makes me less anxious cause I’m not worried of how who I’m talking to perceives me. If I disclose I dont have to worry about people thinking I lack social skills and or a mental disablity o...

True, it could be anything. The fact that she stayed on the phone for half an hour seems to indicate it is due to the stutter though. People don’t want to immediately shoot down someone with a disabil...

I started a bank job and idk how to approach it with a stutter

I started a bank job and idk how to approach it with a stutter So I found out my stutter mainly comes from anxiety, if I’m comfortable with friends I barely stutter, and when I do it doesn’t both...

It was in college and I was stressed physically. Some weekend drug usage and going through a breakup stressed my body out mentally and physically. But it happened about two years after I got done wi...

Sweet! Did you feel that your speech was a mental deterrent to you applying for the program? Currently in the process😭...

What do you think? Does identifying ourselves as a severe stutterer, reinforce it? (Everyone, join the discussion)

What do you think? Does identifying ourselves as a severe stutterer, reinforce it? (Everyone, join the discussion) If children (or adults) constantly focus on obsessional doubt and possibility to fail...

Hey you're a bit misinformed on some stuff here. First nobody in the world has ever overdosed on weed, it is quite literally impossible. You had a severe panic attack, not an overdose. I don't mean ...

Hey man, I was wondering if you could tell me more about your psychedelic journey and how it helped you get fluent. I stutter too. I'm in the process of trying Ketamine and Psychedelics soon (obviousl...

I totally relate to this. As a 19yr old girl. Sometimes I wonder what my life would be if I didn’t stutter. I see all of my friends in college, starting families, amazing jobs, etc. And it gets reall...