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i use micro dosing of cannabis Indika sometimes (10mg) when I feel anxiety after hard stuttering day, but planning to get rid of it. instead of medication i prefer to get rid of people if i tired too ...

I find that in general, my fluency is strongly correlated to my overall level of stress and anxiety, so anything I can do that lowers my anxiety improves my fluency. If I'm going through something pa...

I get that it’s frustrating. I get the same way when mine comes out. Let me ask you a question. Do you stutter more when you’re stressed? If so, maybe talking to someone and seeing what your triggers ...

Hey good reflection! But do you think the case for some people with a stutter (more so speech blocks) it’s all in your head? Because when I talk by myself I am perfect speaker. When I talk to family m...

Depends on the cause of your stuttering, if stress doesn't impact you than techniques like easy onset will help....

Regarding your note at the end, Definitely let your teachers and classmates know you have a stutter. Because people with bad stutters usually try not to speak, no one knows what a bad stutter sounds ...

Same, speech has been getting worse since this all started. I’m a member of a stuttering support group and it seems to be happening to others in the group as well. I think it’s a lack of face to face ...

Yea me too. I feel like the less I talk the worse it gets, and I haven’t had a ton of opportunities to practice. It’s been stressing me out lately....

Im experiencing the same. My job was only mildly stressful before the pandemic, now it’s a shitshow. So I think the increase in my stutter is because of the stress and pressure. Zoom meetings are PAIN...

Yeah totally. The less I talk, the more I stutter when I talk, so of course quarantine has made things worst cause I would only talk to my mom...

Same mate. Whenever i speak alone i am fine but infront of people i stutter often. What I have learned is you need to take out the idea of what ll happened if I stutter infront of these pple or I ll s...

How do you deal with talking on your feet or answering tough questions, especially during presentations?

How do you deal with talking on your feet or answering tough questions, especially during presentations? I work often have to give presentations for work, occasionally on sensitive, political, or cont...

Is stage fright a common symptom in pws? (not because of the stutter itself)

Is stage fright a common symptom in pws? (not because of the stutter itself) Before I started stuttering, I remember just being socially anxious, especially in high school. I used to get sweaty and my...

Its one of those straightforward comments that you don’t welcome with open arms at first but after you calm down you actually realize how everything you read is true. I don’t ever talk to anyone about...

Being honest with my boyfriend

Being honest with my boyfriend EDIT: yayyy I told him and even though he had some wrong assumptions about stuttering (he thought I only stuttered when feeling anxious, when it's rather the other way a...

I can relate. My dad also stuttered and it’s really bizarre how it’s made worse by subtle social dynamics. For me it’s not necessarily nerves, but is generally worse around someone perceived as having...

Typically I stutter more when I feel like I'm put in the centre of attention, also when I talk to someone that has some kind of power over me. And obviously when i gotta introduce myself and all I can...

Hard day: feeling angry, sad and depressed :(

Hard day: feeling angry, sad and depressed :( On Friday I have a job interview after couple of months (due Covid). The job is counselor in school and I am crying myself all day.. Obviously I am happy ...

i am an 18yr old from india, i stuttered from the age of 5. even for me it became noticable almost as it was overnight. till now i have taken many speech therapy sessions and the situation is mostly o...

Same here. I am 49 years old, a United States Air Force Veteran, I have a master's degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, married with 1 son AND I am a national trainer. My stutter started a...