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My stutter is genetic, and it contributed to my social anxiety...

My earliest memory is junior school, I must of been 7 or 8, maybe younger, and been asked why I spoke differently, of course back then I wouldn't have no idea what social anxiety was. I just know I ...

Stuttering causes social anxiety which makes stuttering worse. I dont think its the root cause for most people who stutter. ...

Do you believe stuttering is caused by social anxiety?

Do you believe stuttering is caused by social anxiety? Do you believe a stutter is caused by social anxiety? There have been so many theories: social anxiety (like this thread is about), non-diaphragm...

People who don't stutter have no understanding at all. They don't know what it's like to experience speech blocks and the anxiety around it. I sometimes feel that those who speak with ease (in my fami...

I stutter and have constant speech blocks. Money matters to me. It is everything....

hi my name is Ryan. I’m 16 with a stutter. Additionally, I have anxiety. I’m fortunate enough to have supportive friends, a loving girlfriend, and family who support me no matter what. Unfortunately, ...

My name is Baylee, it makes it a lot harder tbh. Because it could be misunderstood for sooo many other names...

This is fun advice! This is something I will try. It’s crazy, I’m usually a super confident person, i barely stutter at all, except for my name! So when I stutter and get all weird about it, it change...

I offer a different approach. The problem with “name” comes from your association between your name and your personality as a stutterer. With time it became solid. So this particular phenomena is most...

mostly why i tried skipping the first days of school growing up! i was always dreading for the teacher to say “everybody should introduce themselves infront of the whole class”🤣my stomach would drop ...

Unfortunately it doesn’t help for me. But I know the main thing is just that I get so worked up about it and my anxiety makes it worse no matter what the situation is or however I start the sentence....

Yes I totally agree with all of that. Being an adult who stutters definitely seems so much worse, and my stutter has gotten worse since my childhood just because of general anxiety on time of it. Stut...

Yes yes exactly! I block on my name too, and when I try to force myself out of it it’s just the most chaotic stuttering ever. It’s so awful. “Did you forget your own name?” 🤦‍♀️...

My husband was in nursing school and they were not accepting of his stutters saying it would be an obstacle to communicating with the patient. I would research further if this would be difficult for h...

My name Garrett, "Ga" is really hard for me. I hate when I have to introduce myself to someone. I don't stutter, but I block. I think blocking is sometimes worse, when I block I'm just standing there ...

The problem isn't in B or any word. You have become too conscious of words while speaking. When ever the situation arrives shift your focus on other things like to person or focus on breathing In th...

I feel the exact same way and saying my name is always a nightmare for me. Even if I'm sick, the anxiety that I feel makes me want to avoid such situations to a great extent. I've been facing this iss...

Good question! I'm very surprised no one answered you, especially since this has been majorly documented in recent research. This is my attempt to answer it.. let's say that, before you actually start...

i (23m) finished my last exam in medical school few days ago, i graduated from high school with brilliant grades, i had no interest in any career and i found my family are excited about medical scho...