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I think this is something all stutterers go through at least once. I'd like to say it makes us stronger, but really it only terrifies us that we might have to do it again some day....

Stutter so bad during a presentation and felt like a r3tarded

Stutter so bad during a presentation and felt like a r3tarded A group of girls laughing at the back makes me even more nervous......

True! My next therapy session starts tomorrow and we’ve been talking about the stuff mentioned in my original post along with the sudden ‘stutter attack’ as I called it. Ever since I’ve started therap...

It takes so much energy

It takes so much energy I have to give a presentation in some hours and even though it's only 5 minutes it takes so much energy. Trying to calm myself down, trying to relativize my thoughts, trying no...

I don’t think you can fully separate social from neurological. Social cues trigger a right brain/emotional response, and stutterers seems to be caused by processing speech in the right hemisphere inst...

That makes sense. Thank you so much for the info! 💚 I guess I’m just frustrated cause I’ve been in stressful situations before but I don’t think I’ve ever had an experience like this where my stutte...

I should have been more clear- My confusion comes from op saying they're taking this to improve their anxiety, but don't see a need to talk to their doctor about their anxiety. To be extra clear, I'm...

If you consider that fear aggravates your stuttering more and that it makes up a large part of your day-to-day stuttering (you can see this for example if you don't stutter when you talk to yourself b...

Yes. When I am 1 on 1 with a person I can speak just fine. But publics... Oh boy different storie. I feel that I fear getting mock or laugh by multiple people. Also, If I stutter with 1 person there ...

My advice is don't tell him/her about your stammering because. when you tell someone or someone tell you that you have a stammering problem then you will have anxiety about how they will react to my s...

I say tell him, if he's understanding it'll be okay. Usually letting someone know beforehand hand helps with the fear of them finding out and makes it much easier, good luck! I'm sure you'll be fine, ...

Stuttering is a game of the mind not the body. Not that doing small things to the physical can’t make very small improvements to speaking that could and can contribute to overall fluency long term. Th...

Stuttering is an anxiety x10. All the constant word and situation scanning. Constant fearful anticipation. Doctors aren’t going to help with it, they have no clue....

No. Just bought the can online. I dont have an anxiety issue, its just stuttering and I believe if i have less anxiety my stutter will also reduce...

It's all psychological my friend. I actually think more testosterone lowers stuttering, as I stutter less after a great workout. All mental...

No trying to dissuade you, but have you talked to your doctor about your stutter/anxiety?...

I think it helps with anxiety more than the stutter itself...

update: I'm already on my second dose of 20 mg a day of propranolol, from the first day I felt a change that I could verify, I rated my stuttering at 8, with 10 being severe stuttering, from the first...

Other people don't know, and they make bad choices in the moment. They don't know what they ought to do when someone is stuttering in front of them, they're aware they don't know what to do, and they ...

Some people don’t take stuttering as a real condition seriously. As a severe stutterer I get told to calm down and be less nervous....