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I have had a time to think today, on my bikeride. Reflecting on my day at work yesterday, I feel like im on a glass of wine all day long without the drunk feeling. Im much more uninhibited in general ...

I was used forced to become a righty in kindergarte. I stutter slightly. My cousin Brother - very distant\_ was not forced to become a righty.... stutters severely. I know there used to be some sort o...

Weeks at the minimum. It takes 21 days to make a habit, and 90 days for the brain to change its neural pathways. By practising, my speeech becomes smoother. There are relapses. Right now I'm going thr...

Anybody here ever taken the Enneagram test? https://www.eclecticenergies.com/enneagram/test-2 I’d be curious to see how many others come out as a Type 6 (known for being anxious, among other things)...

I think anxiety and stuttering are a chicken and egg scenario. Which came first? Did you start stuttering because you were so anxious or does the stuttering make you anxious? Honestly, I don’t think i...

My fluency is directly correlated to my stress. The more stressed out I am the worse I stutter, which makes me more stressed out. It can be a vicious cycle. high school was a very stressful time f...

Honestly the stutter is not the worst part for me, i mean it's obviously a negative part but the anxiety that comes with it is so much worse. I'm sure people do not understand im anxious 24/7. A few ...

Be careful not to equate too heavily the relationship between anxiety and stuttering. I actually find I stutter more when I’m relaxed than when I am anxious...

I had a panic attack on the other end of the drive through at my first job while we were absolutely hammered. There were only like 4 people working in the kitchen, desserts bar, order assembly, and ca...

A question about stutter

A question about stutter Hi. I don't know if that's the case for some persons here but i can talk normally for a good 2-3 min then in an unknown moment i start stuttering especially if i'm in on a qui...

We speak on an out-breath so yes, we do need breath support for speech. It is true that breathing is an automatic reflex but an increase in muscle tension (e.g. due to stress) and/or wrong posture can...

This is a simple breathing technique to start with: Become aware of your breathing at rest. Put your hand on your belly and feel your diaphragm moving. If you are not sure where your diaphragm is, tak...

I never cared too much about my stutter, maybe on first dates, maybe i was wirh really good people who showed patience. Try slowing down when talking. Take deep breathes between sentances. Use as much...

When someone stutters, their brain is already producing too much tension in the muscles involved in speech including our diaphragm, which is where you felt the tension. If someone struggles against th...

Was thinking about this the other day, think it has to do with nerves or when some people say “think too fast before you can speak” instead of thinking, the words are there for you 🤷🏼‍♂️...

Corporate life is stressful. I really don't know how I'm going to climb the ladder with my stutter.

Corporate life is stressful. I really don't know how I'm going to climb the ladder with my stutter. In the business/office world, talking is everything. You move mountains with your words and build ne...

Holy shit dude, you're a goddamn hero! I always dread and have anxiety about getting into these situations, having to call 911, or an ambulance as my stutter is almost uncontrollable in high pressure ...

To add onto this, I’m on the McGuire Programme and it’s main basis is that stuttering is the “act of holding back” so this obviously ties into many factors; anxiety, depression and stress that initiat...

I did develop psychological reasoning to the some degree, how ever these past days I started repressing any understanding for it... Not to mention how confidence as well as inferiority is strongly con...

Yeah it’s like all my blood races to the part of the brain that is trying to say the word ......