Search

I envy you. There’s no way to avoid talking in IM. Lots and lots of talking. When my attendings call me out, its hard not to fall apart while I make up a presentation on the spot. But I think its made...

Getting worse

Getting worse Hello! First post here so sorry if it's not great. Obligatory "written on mobile". Here we go. I'm 18, 19 next month. Me and my Mother both stutter, with my mother not letting her stutt...

The common misconception about meditation is that it involves completely clearing your mind and thinking about nothing. It’s more so about acknowledging thoughts but learning how to bring your attenti...

> It doesn’t seem like you have any experience in working with other people before though, maybe they will ask you about that in particular. Teamwork is crucial in development and a potential emplo...

May I ask what you do for work? Mine is also anxiety related.. it’s funny to stumble on post cause I just asked myself the same question. I’m in a rut and needed a pick me up podcast. I just ca...

Please, please try meditation. It has worked wonders on reducing my anxiety and thus my stutter as well ...

M 32 here. I am in a similar place. I recently switched jobs and under some pressure now. I am filled with anxiety and self doubt. It has definitely made my stammering worse. Makes you feel weak and j...

My stutter is also very much correlated with my anxiety levels. I, too, would be interested in podcast and book recommendations. For me, trying to work out more and meditation have helped when I’m in ...

In a rut recently... any advice or motivational podcasts or books?

In a rut recently... any advice or motivational podcasts or books? My stutter is correlated with my anxiety, which has been higher lately due to several factors, mostly stress at work. Anyone have an...

Yes, thats exactly what i was trying to say. I stutter a hell lot more around my family......

I stutter a lot more around my family and close friends, I think it's because I don't care what they going to think or what...

Rhythm aspect of stuttering

Rhythm aspect of stuttering Have you ever started talking and you are pretty fluent, and then someone corrects you on something, and you have trouble getting back on track? Or when anyone starts a con...

What if stutterers have 50-200% more dopamine *because* they are generally more stressed and nervous on a daily basis for a long term. It seems to me a more parsimonious explanation than the converse....

Big stakeholder presentation tomorrow. Just going over and addressing thoughts in my head.

Big stakeholder presentation tomorrow. Just going over and addressing thoughts in my head. After getting laid off a year ago, I find myself in my thirties and back in school taking design classes to u...

That´s right. I´ve read some cases of people developing or worsen their stutter. But i´ve also read cases in which it helped to reduce anxiety and thus stuttering. for the moment i haven´t noticed any...

It’s increasing the dopamine count, since it is lessening how much serotonin is taken from the brain....

So i am currently using bupropion for anxiety, which is described as " Reuptake inhibitors/transporter blockers" . That means that it helps to reduce my dopamine levels or provokes the contrary?...

Did you try different SSRIs for anxiety? It took me like 2 years to find the right one. Helps a lot with my anxiety and therefore helps my stutter a lot too. Just thought I’d share. ...

It's like there's a disconnect, or misfiring, from what I want to say to what my mouth is trying to get out. I can pretty much physically feel the delay. I've had depression/anxiety for years so I'm o...

I'm just so tired of it all. Funny that you mention ADD, I was close on getting a diagnosis on that but the psychs didn't agree with each other and/or I wasn't assertive enough. In my experience SS...