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commentr/StutterAug 8, 2020
1 points

That’s true. Apparently research shows that it often does the same when studying or test taking on adderall....definitely something to keep in mind...I take adderall, too, and have been taking it sinc...

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commentr/StutterAug 7, 2020
1 points

Hey man, I'm glad you had success! For me, adderall and other amphetamines can work wonders once I have everything in check: enough sleep, eating well, didn't overdo it, hydrated enough, etc. If any o...

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commentr/StutterAug 7, 2020
8 points

Just try to stay as calm as possible. Your nerves are already going to be high, heart will probably be pumping quicker than usual, try to combat that by taking as many deep breathes as you can or what...

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commentr/StutterAug 6, 2020
1 points

Yes! I also have started taking Vyvanse regularly and it have found it helps me by keeping my mind going and I’m able to just push through those situations. I feel like I have less blocks when imagini...

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commentr/StutterAug 6, 2020
1 points

No worries 👌🏽 alcohol losens me up but abit to loose so my speech can get worse....

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commentr/StutterAug 6, 2020
4 points

Not going to rain on your parade at all because I have dealt with a stutter my whole life as well (29) and it is so frustrating! The only thing I can say about using any type of drug to help with your...

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commentr/StutterAug 6, 2020
1 points

Before I know that I'm entering a stressful situation, I do my diaphragmatic breathing and I center myself. This works for me. When I'm exhausted, I don't stutter at all....

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commentr/StutterAug 6, 2020
4 points

I dont have much advice but whenever I'm nervous/anxious/stressed I do notice that my stutter worsens. When it happens to me I've had to take a breath, slow down, and try again or sometimes if its rea...

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postr/StutterAug 6, 2020
75 points

Anyone’s stutter worsen when they’re tired/stressed etc?

Anyone’s stutter worsen when they’re tired/stressed etc? When I’m feeling a bit negative, my stutter is so much worse and I struggle to get a sentence out. Then I feel negative that I can’t speak and ...

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commentr/StutterAug 6, 2020
1 points

My student-teaching experiences went better than I expected. During the fall term, for example, we had to teach twice in order to pass our internship course. Before my senior year, I was very afraid o...

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commentr/StutterAug 5, 2020
10 points

Hello there! College can be an anxiety ridden mess! If you have to speak in class I suggest being the FIRST to volunteer. In my biology class we had to do an article review that related to somethi...

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commentr/StutterAug 5, 2020
1 points

This is a new Drug promoted by Gerald Mcguire from the university of riverside CA, to trat stuttering. Mr Mc Guire has been interviewed in national media and he is in charge of a branch of the unive...

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commentr/StutterAug 5, 2020
1 points

Ugh COVID made my stuttering worse too! Luckily I’ve moved back in with my friends so it’s improving but god at one point I swear I couldn’t string a sentence together 😂...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2020
1 points

Hey, Im 19 and just out of a full time job. I worked from March - July from my bedroom as a call centre type role. I spent every day sweating, pulling out my hair, almost on the verge of tears at the ...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2020
1 points

I do, whenever the professor at my class would ask someone to read I felt like there was a killer shooting people at random, I dreaded it, the very sound of professors calling me would trigger my brai...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2020
1 points

Practice speaking but instead of focusing on the mechanisms of speaking, focus on a calm and steady mind and body. I feel this method I’m using attacks the physiological action of stuttering AND th...

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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2020
8 points

U.S. Doctor here. I don't stutter that much at the moment, but did when I was generally more stressed, like during my M3 and intern years. I have a personal policy of never apologizing for my stutter,...

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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2020
1 points

Sometimes I'm too stressed to stuter. Most of the time I keep my head clean from thoughts and breath a lot and slowly....

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2020
2 points

That depression episode was such a trauma to you that it revealed your stutter (my assumption). Noone really knows but I have have a similar experience but it wasn't depression, it was stress. That br...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2020
1 points

Ooooh yes!!! It sucks!!!! It hadn’t realized what was causing my sudden increase in stuttering until I read this thread!! Makes total sense! I’ve bene telecommuting since mid March. Coming from an off...

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