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I understand thank you, some of these obstacles can at times feel insurmountable. There are days certain situations feel absolutely impossible. In those situations I feel that fight or flight response...

Lol. This is exactly my entire childhood. However, I’m an adult now and can handle myself & others under pressure....

Do you have any advice specifically on speech-related anxiety? This is my main focus im trying to address because for years I used avoidances and never understood the damage of that until recently...

Jeez man, that's a huge accomplishment. I'm looking to move into a speaking intensive job and it's absolutely horrifying for me....

Saying things like this absolutely won't change the fact that everyone who doesn't stutter thinks the opposite of this, saying "Oh don't worry, no one thinks poorly of your stutter." Won't change the ...

Spanish guy here, I don't stutter a lot, is mostly based on how nervous I am, but I do it in English and French from time to time. I'm surprised to see there's people that doesn't in languages that ar...

Phone anxiety

Phone anxiety I am a pws and I have bad anxiety when it comes to phone calls. It's destroying my relationships, and I don't know how to fix it. I'd rather answer the phone than call someone. Although ...

Try getting humiliated everyday as a kid then in adulthood having that ptsd & same bullshit with social anxiety carry over with u everyday. For some people Stuttering is a hell on earth unfortunat...

What I believe stuttering is for a lot of us

What I believe stuttering is for a lot of us So to simplify I believe stuttering for a lot of us is the fear of half-way committing to speaking, then fear of a reaction from the listener because they ...

I relate, the morning in class I'm quiet, thinking I better not to talk. But then I realise how bad this idea is, and that I actually wanna et will talk. Idk, it's very weird... At least I'm happy I f...

Do you ever feel guilty for intrusive thoughts relating to stuttering?

Do you ever feel guilty for intrusive thoughts relating to stuttering? Maybe it's just me, but, it's been happening a lot more recently. I have a bad day and/or a bad experience and I end up thinkin...

how you guys are facing the interview or else presentation.

how you guys are facing the interview or else presentation. I am M in my childhood. I don't give presentations or other speaking activities because I know what will happen when I do that. Some people ...

You’re right, it does suck…but it makes us unique. I used to be so hard on myself as well and I was always so worried about what other people thought of me. One day I woke up and I decided I was going...

I've experienced this exact thing my whole life. My chest tenses up and heart flutters whenever I'm out in a social situation or even on the phone. My BP also goes up alot I notice. It's because of th...

I had this exact same issue.. I was very self conscious of the face I made when stuttering which made me very anxious before any conversation. I basically took a course with stuttering coach who helpe...

At some point I'll get a heart attack cause of my stutter.

At some point I'll get a heart attack cause of my stutter. ...

Working with an SLP who can address the fear of looking like a fool will make a big difference in your journey. As long as you continue to fear looking like a fool, you will pretty much always enter ...

The weird faces are called secondary behaviors. They're a form of avoidance or escape behaviors. Meaning they're things that your body has learned to do to either avoid the stuttering moment or get o...

The way I always thought, people's perception of me stuttering and blocking, they thought I was "slow" mentally but then realized I just stuttered. Literally heard this come out of a woman's mouth tal...

have you tried voluntary stuttering? it's supposed to reduce both involuntary stuttering, anxiety and weird faces. In my case, it increases stuttering but I do it because decreasing anxiety and weir...