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The mental stress from all the anticipatory thoughts is exhausting. Lately, I've been struggling with words as trivial as on, in, also but when I'm on my own, I speak with so much confidence and fluen...

I've learnt that people are generally much less judgmental than we think. While we may be embarrassed or feel humiliated by our stutter, others may not notice it and even if they do, they are acceptin...

Feeling a little nervous

Feeling a little nervous Received a call for an interview. I've to travel quite far. I've not travelled that far and I don't mind doing it but my speech blocks make me anxious and turns me into a diff...

I feel intimidated not just around authority figures but also around those who appear to be confident and posh (maybe it's my insecurity at work). There are days where I would feel great and confident...

Same. I get nervous and experience more blocks when i'm speaking to like my boss or other people at my job who are higher positions than myself. Also, the few times I have been pulled over by police I...

I have a mild stutter. Of course is the fear of stuttering. That is the main though. I am trying to go further like why do I block in those situations in particular and I block less on different ones...

I do have a hard time asking for things or just asking questions in general, but in my case it's just the fear that i'm going to stutter. How severe is your stutter?...

¿Do we fear autorithy?

¿Do we fear autorithy? Today I went to a shop to deliver some samples of my business. A nice lady attended me. Everything went good. Not completely fluent because I was nervous but at least 80%. Sud...

Hard time asking for

Hard time asking for ¿Do you have a hard time asking for something? I do. Whenever I need to ask for something I can feel the struggle and the anxiety on my throat and body. I dunno why. It can be b...

I've been here! I swear it gets better 🙂 32 with a job in marketing with regular presentations. You and your stutter will adjust to each other, and usually, people really don't care as much as we thi...

I think I’m at the end of my rope

I think I’m at the end of my rope I’ve been feeling extra hope less lately. Like my life is just a shit show of social anxiety and not being able to speak like a normal person. I’m only 21 but someti...

As another reply mentioned, I gave a speech in the morning assembly once. I could, in some way, listen to myself speak through the speakers in real time and I didn't stutter at all. I gave a speech t...

I think you have to accept your situation and know that there are a looot of people who have biigger problems than stuttering but they just accept that life is not always fair and deal with what they ...

Being relaxed also helps. And it’s hard, as stuttering has its own stress....

Just did the worst presentation ever

Just did the worst presentation ever Hello im 15M and in the 10th grade. We had make a presentation for French (not my first language) because I was sick I only had two days for it but I thought i sti...

It requires money and I'm financially down at the moment. I did go to a therapist when I was little but that didn't work out as expected. Now, I can't even open up to my family as they're all extrover...

I understand how you feel. I'm 29 now and I was in your position at around... 18-20. I was terrified to get my permit/drivers license. Terrified to get a job. The only reason it happened was because m...

I don’t stutter so I can’t speak to that. But I’ve read the responses here and there’s a lot of good things to consider and use. Regardless of how your stuttering improves, you are taking the first im...

Your stuttering is a direct result of anxiety. Deal with the anxiety in whatever way possible. Your vocal cords are muscle. Learn to control the muscle. When you are tense these lock. Therapy does wor...

Anyone Else with an Acquired Stutter?

Anyone Else with an Acquired Stutter? I have autism, and started noticing slight blocks with my speech around age 18-22. As I got older, the blocks got worse, and I started having trouble with other ...