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I’d say it’s pretty common especially for the ones that purposefully isolate themselves like me. However I realize my social anxiety decreases the more I expose myself to situations oddly enough...

Life long stutterer here. I’ve been taking clonazepan for a couple of years. I have anxiety as well, but have noticed it really helps my speech, especially in social situations. That being said, it’...

Great question! Recently i've been thinking about this a lot. I've noticed a lot of my anxiety is social related and mainly because of my stutter, not being able to come across the way I want to e...

Sweetheart, he did you a favor. Could you imagine getting all dolled up, being grossly nervous, paying for an Uber, making awkward small talk, and then paying for a meal you were too nervous to eat…o...

Personally, I'd bring it up only if it happens again. It doesn't sound like he made the remark with malicious intent. He may genuinely somehow not know. If it's just the two of you and he makes anoth...

I was taking it for adhd when i noticed it reduced my blocks. It decreases blood pressure and it is sedating which is the only side effect that i have experienced....

First of all, I think your stuttering isn't that bad (for example it's much much better than mine tbh). Because you don't have many facial reactions and you can overall speak your mind easily. I do...

How common is Social Anxiety among PwS?

How common is Social Anxiety among PwS? I know I have it, and I'm starting to think I should be treating my social anxiety just as much as my stutter, primarily through social anxiety medications that...

SSRIs - Paroxetine, Sertraline SNRIs - Venlafaxine TCA - do your own research on this MAOIs - Nardil (best med there is for social anxiety) or Parnate - refer to r/MAOIs Antipsychotics - clinicall...

There are plenty of reasons not to have children. Off the top of my head are late stage capitalism, environmental devastation, or even simply not wanting to because it's a dumb standard to say everyon...

I had a very similar situation at my work last year. I asked a question after my colleague gave a presentation and really struggled to get my words out. It was awful, as I had never disclosed my stamm...

I would say Clonidine overall. Benzos reduce stuttering only if it's sedating but at that point, i can't do anything else in that state....

Eugenics or Welldoing?

Eugenics or Welldoing? I am 19 years old and I have suffered my entire life because of stuttering, despite not stuttering as much as I used to, I must admit that it has destroyed my social life comple...

what medication was most effective at stopping your stutter?

what medication was most effective at stopping your stutter? I have a few social events coming up like job interview and wedding that are giving me bad anxiety because it's natural for me to get like ...

Tonight supposed to be great...

Tonight supposed to be great... Hi, I am a college student. Tonight I received an award for being one of the 8 students with highest academic records. But when the host asked me some questions, I stut...

Just know the one who is most bothered my the stutter and hears it the most are us like for example like 2 months ago I had a bad day and was with my grandma. I felt self conscious talking to her and ...

I find saying, "Thought thought thought" in your head helps me become more aware of my thoughts, so I realize it's just me overthinking. When I physically feel anxious, I'll just repeat "inhale the go...

I think that being self-conscious has positive effects and negative effects. I argue that too much self-consciousness (about your 'stutter triggers' for example) can lead to more anxiety. My argumen...

This is quite tricky but here's a few thoughts off the top of my head. If you're anxious you're already in fight, flight, freeze mode, so fighting yourself in the middle of that is only going to make...

I'm sorry that happened, but you dodged a bullet there. It's better to find out that he doesn't have the patience to be with someone who stutters now, than find out later on. Keep your head up. Your s...