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commentr/StutterDec 5, 2022
9 points

Yes! When I let people know I stutter, it eases the pressure on me and honestly makes the conversation feel more relaxed. Everyone is different however....

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 4, 2022
2 points

The speech therapist has a lot of experience and I agree with him a lot and everything between us, but simply so far the techniques, the emotional advice and all have not helped me to be able to speak...

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional Experience
Therapy ExperiencesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 4, 2022
1 points

All these that u said we have been working with them too and I'm fine now emotionally but not good at speaking...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 4, 2022
3 points

I go there 3 times i a week, techniques, how to talk to people, and emotional advice, but they simply haven't helped me so far, he tells me how to do it, but when I do it with him, they work up to a p...

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional Experience
Therapy ExperiencesAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 4, 2022
5 points

What is this therapist's approach to working with stuttering? How is your stuttering impacting your life? How would you like your life to be different? What would you be doing more of if you didn't st...

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional Experience
Therapy ExperiencesAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 4, 2022
2 points

>Avoiding stuff isn't gonna make your life better, it is gonna make your anxiety worse Pearls of wisdom, Yes, that what need to rely on it soooner or later. Glad iy works well for you...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2022
2 points

Yup. I personally just get extra accommodations during presentations like extra time for my whole life now and that's good enough. Avoiding stuff isn't gonna make your life better, it is gonna make yo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterDec 3, 2022
10 points

Medication for Stuttering

Medication for Stuttering ********UPDATE 1******* Ok, so It has been 30 days I am on sertraline/zoloft. I fell less anxious in general, what is good. I also fell less afraid of what people will think ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2022
1 points

I'd say stuttering can cause agoraphobia 🙈 But yea if you are nervous then you probably stutter more...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2022
6 points

For me heightened anxiety makes my stutter worse, but the cause is deeper than that...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2022
2 points

No I didn’t do that. And I’ve done every type of speech therapy you can think of, even the McGuire Programme. This was awhile ago but I’ve only done it once and for me the trip was fine, but I did it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2022
1 points

I totally get this. I can speak perfectly fine to my husband, friends and family. I can socialise normally, I do have the odd hiccup but that's life. I work as a Project Manager for a health insurance...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterDec 2, 2022
21 points

How to stop thinking I’m going to stutter?

How to stop thinking I’m going to stutter? Hey guys. I’ve noticed recently that I don’t stutter much when I’m not thinking of my stutter. In the middle of my sentence I realize I stutter and then my n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2022
1 points

Even in situations where it’s like calm and normal, I still stutter on “it’s okay”. Sometimes I do have friends that would tell me about their worries like a exam or something and I still stutter on t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2022
1 points

I’d love to hear how that’s going for you and how quitting goes. Feel free to DM me. I’ve never been able to say my name since it starts with a hard letter for me but I’m borderline mute with stranger...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2022
13 points

The science behind randomly being unable to speak words is that dysfluency is basically a type of social anxiety as opposed to a speech disorder. Note - everyone has repetitions, and blocks are wayyy...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2022
2 points

I had a similar experience today, 5 minute presentations and about 11 presentations for the 80 minute class and I went first and it literally took 15-18 minutes. My teacher even said she might have to...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2022
5 points

I’m 26 and and recently I was just like you. I Always had a mild stutter but recently it’s so bad that I have to ask my wife for help in a drive thru. Stress and anxiety is what’s affecting me for sur...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2022
1 points

how has the medicine been working? i stutter and I dont expect a cure or improve my fluency, i would still be a quiet person even if i didnt stutter lol. my main concern is the social anxiety that it ...

Emotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Anxiety & Social JudgmentMedication Inquiries
postr/StutterNov 30, 2022
21 points

Nervous About Going Back To School For Nursing Because of My Stutter

Nervous About Going Back To School For Nursing Because of My Stutter Title basically says it all. I decided to go back to school for nursing in January and am having second thoughts because I’m afra...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifePublic Speaking