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Remember too that there’s no need to rush, we always feel that we have to say it right away when we don’t, that’s one of the things i have to keep telling myself...

I like people but even people that I don’t like I kinda worry about that. It’s something I need to work on. I have anxiety along with perfectionism which goes together really well for the wrong reason...

Idk if you’re a ppl person but a funny way to try not care about anything is to think “if i don’t like ppl, why should i care what they think”, remember no one else is living your life but you and ppl...

Don't let your stutter control your life. You can't avoid this day after day. At some point you have to accept you for you. You have to participate. Your stutter doesn't excuse you from responsibilit...

Someone please help

Someone please help So I just got a new job recently and I just found out that next week all new hires have to attend a meeting and introduce themselves in front on everyone…… my anxiety instantly sho...

Yes, my teenage son has anxiety not trauma related, just bad genes combined with Covid, and has developed a stutter that the doctor has attributed to his anxiety. He sees a Speech Therapist and a Psy...

I’d say there’s a correlation, especially if your stutter is now “gone” might mean that it was anxiety/fear induced in the first place and not something permanent. When you say gone, what do you mea...

People who induce my anxiety make me stutter. They can induce my anxiety by being anxious themselves (I can feel it) and by interrupting me. I anticipate being interrupted and start to talk all awkwar...

I really do know how you feel. I think over the pandemic my social anxiety got a lot worse, because I wasn't socializing or seeing as many people as I'm used to, so there was more pressure to perform ...

Feeling constant dread

Feeling constant dread Recently I’ve even hung up on saying my name, my social anxiety has gotten so much worse, I always fear going out the house and ending up in a moment where I have to say my name...

They don't have the thoughts that you list because talking doesn't cause them anxiety and they don't have any issue producing speech, they are not fixated on speech. It's like asking what we think abo...

Does anyone try to mask their stutter?

Does anyone try to mask their stutter? I'm 15 and I suffer from stuttering, had trouble with it since I was about 10, I had it when I was 5 but it went away for a couple years and than it came back wh...

""Every day, in every way, my speech gets bettee and better" \- I have the same mantra but worded differently: "removing reasons to stutter is progress" ""If I can say one word anywhere, anytime, I ...

Neurological predispositioning is higher chance that anxiety tenses our muscles. In my opinion, if I don't have anxiety, I don't stutter. Do you agree? That's why if I clear my mind, I don't stutter....

Some of my mantras are from Lee Lovett: "Every day, in every way, my speech gets bettee and better" "If I can say one word anywhere, anytime, I can say any word anywhere, anytime" "I love to speak...

Rough days

Rough days For the past 2-3 weeks I've dealt with higher anxiety, so my stutter has been worse too. The reason is a class presentation, I'm in university, it's not like a full on or final grade presen...

What do non-stutterers think of their fluent speaking?

What do non-stutterers think of their fluent speaking? Stuttering is caused by perceived stresses for example, we think "I will stutter on this syllable or vowel in this situation, there's no point of...

Help from stutterers

Help from stutterers whenever I talk to people especially new people or cashiers/ restaurant staff and even worse with larger groups of new people even if I’m with someone I’m comfortable with I stutt...

Hello, I'm 25 years old and I've stuttered since I was a kid, so I have a little bit of experience. Here's an interesting fact: I don't stutter when I'm alone. When I'm talking to myself alone, I'm mo...

I do, but still think you're oversimplifying the issue and relying too much on the psychological aspect and the power of positive thinking. As an example, why does CBT for anxiety not improve stutteri...