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You speak more fluently on alcohol because after the initial spike in dopamine, it actually floods your brain with GABA, which is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that essentially puts the brakes on exc...

Oh yes, I still stutter, albeit at a much less frequency. I would say I’m 95% fluent, HOWEVER, if I get excited or angry, this shoots up my dopamine and adrenaline and I still experience blocks. My st...

Speaking fast creates more tension in your speaking muscles, as does stress. Not sure about the loud spaces. Try speaking slower and softer for a few months and see how it goes for you....

My anxiety got so bad, I needed medication. So I take Fluoxetine/Prozac. I’m so much better in social settings etc…...

Just think of your past before 4 - 5th standard .... Speaking was easy, fun but what happened after that ...have self Introspection and you will know that it's your anxiety, fear and pressure to perfe...

Motivational read for my fellow stutterers

Motivational read for my fellow stutterers Before I start, I just would like to say that I am one of you. I know how it feels to not be able to say my name when I’m asked, or looking like I’m about to...

Please give me some advice!

Please give me some advice! Hi everyone, I wanted to share my story to see if anyone here has gone through something similar or found useful ways to manage it. I’ve stuttered since I was a kid, not s...

Take a beta blocker like Propanolol before an interview or presentation. It’s significantly calming to the physiological effects of anxiety and stressful situations....

First off...Relax and breathe Second...Remember you are probably not the only one who is a little nervous...Don't look at the crowd...until you feel comfortable... If there is a empty chair in the fr...

Stutterers tend to speak fast without even knowing it sonetimes...I just try to relax when I am about to talk or speak...it helps.. ...Did you know Moses from the bible Stuttered...I know Moses in fil...

My Speech problems

My Speech problems Why do I stutter so much? Sometimes I talk normally, but then I talk so fast that people can't understand me. I also stutter or can't talk when I'm in loud spaces where I can't hear...

Honestly, it all depends on the day and I’m feeling nervous or anxious more anxious. Some days my speech is fluid and I think “wow “ then others I’m like “ damnn” 🤣🤣where I have blocking or I get st...

Stress, nervousness, anxiety will all cause stutter to be worse. That’s almost 100% true. Stutter does fluctuate. It will be less or more. In my son’s case he does not repeat words or sentences, he ge...

Stutter on purpose.

Stutter on purpose. If i try and stutter, i can't, not convincingly. I wouldn't get the part! Why would i even consider it, some may ask? It's to make it something i have control over; to make fun of,...

Yeah mine comes and goes with different severity. Usually, if I don't try controlling my breathing, it gets worse. Being nervous definitely plays a role, but not just that, being in a public space wi...

In this case, it's completely fine for you to bring it up. It's hard enough for us to get dates so if you bringing it up helps give this relationship a chance, then it's a the right thing to do. (I'm...

Here to say how much I love this post! He will do well under relaxed environment with his speech. Stutterers tend to stutter more under stress. Just let him be. Don’t finish sentences for him. Let him...

Off topic but have you tried doing resistance training? I’ve been doing it for years because of how much it helps me be more fluent and how much calmer I feel after doing a heavy set...

There is no easy answer. My suggestion is to talk about it so he does not have to try so hard to hide it. The more he tries to hide it the more stress will build up and most likely his stuttering will...

Need help with my extremely specific speech initiation block

Need help with my extremely specific speech initiation block So whenever i dont sleep too well i start having some problems with my speech, like not being able to say start a sentence Now i am in co...