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Stressed for school

Stressed for school Hey so this Friday I'm going back to school, the 10th grade to be specific but I'm super stressed. I already know my class and i'll be with a lot of people from last year but also ...

>Being limited in something as simple as communication, is something I wouldn’t wish on anybody. This. Normal people wouldnt bat an eyelid when it comes to simple acts such as introducing themselv...

Most police will think you are on drugs when you talk to them with a stutter giving them more reason to search you and your car....

I can read aloud to myself completely fluently, and even with other people around. I also speak to myself and my cat fluently. However, if I have to have a conversation with others, that's where the...

Unfortunately there are a lot of cruel ppl who get powerful jobs so they can play sick little mind games with ppl like you that have a heart and feelings. These ppl are narcissistic, Please do not l...

For someone with ocd this scared the crap out of me. I stutter alot and I’d never hurt anyone...

I want to improve my stuttering. I pose a (non-medical) question. If we don't speak or think the word stutter or fluency for the next 5 years, will it reduce tension, the experience of loss of contro...

There are social studies that show that people who have speech disfluency, like stuttering, lisps or even broken speech (people who cannot speak a different language fluently) etc are viewed as uninte...

Mine seem to be bursts of anxiety that pretty much lock up trying to say anything. I’m prescribed Valium which lasts about two weeks and is the only reprieve I’ve ever experienced in a life long of st...

Hey, thanks for the answer and the analysis! I can relate to most of the things you said. Like the fact that I feel the others are always dominating the conversation, and if I try to put myself atleas...

gotchu, yeah odds are ill probably end it all before i even finish my degree. Every single day has become a mental battle. its the less so the act of stuttering, and more so the all consuming anxiety,...

Hello

Hello Guys, do you know any techniques to at least control stuttering? Possibly I will go to work in the month of September in a law firm and I am very nervous, my stuttering has worsened in recent da...

Something that has helped me through situations like this is that no one cares about it nearly as much as you do. It will always be scary and frustrating to be in new situations, but most people reall...

Starting College Tmrw

Starting College Tmrw I start college tmrw and I’m freaking out. I’ve had a moderate stutter that comes and goes but I’m really self conscious about it. I’m scared about introducing myself and meeting...

Yeah getting pulled by a cop is a situation every stutterer imagines and gets terrified about stuttering badly and going to jail. There are bunch is other scenarios like giving testimony to save your ...

This hits deep. Very similar situation/ feeling with my stutter. Self conscious and low self esteem are just the results from past trauma from stutter. Don’t let it solely define your life. If you s...

Starting to not like myself/ hate myself due to my stutter

Starting to not like myself/ hate myself due to my stutter I’m 23 and have been through it all with my stutter. Speech therapy in school, laughed at, humiliated, etc etc. I’m not really sure why but s...

Oh yeah, I know those feelings all too well and I'm glad you have supporting friends and made great improvements. Also, I'm pretty sure everything around stuttering is psychological. I've been mocked ...

Great response. I agree that fear can trigger us to skip step 1 "decision-making to initiate speech motor programs". Of course, persistent developmental stuttering is not a true freeze response, and i...

How to feel more comfortable with stuttering?

How to feel more comfortable with stuttering? I have come to the awareness that my stuttering likely won’t be going away any time soon and it’s just going to become apart of me. However, no matter how...