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I have anxiety anyway so developing a mindset around stuttering that wasn't based on shame made a huge difference for me. I actually think of this r/stutter as a support group in a way. For most p...

i dont think im necessarily scared of my stutter...but it definitely plays a huge role in my self loathing and my social awkwardness and anxiety...

And I think one good way to build confidence stuttering is to practice stuttering on purpose, while you keep a smile on your face and keep eye contact. Then it will be easier to be confident when you ...

I’m assuming because there’s less speaking at a concert. I tend to prerfer smaller/less loud settings as well when there are conversations because there are less distractions...

Yes I have this exact problem. Noisy bars and clubs are impossible for me, I cant figure out what anyone is saying and its just so overwhelming....

Idk if there’s a correlation between asthma and stuttering but I do know that sometimes I run out of breath when stuttering and that makes me feel like it’s kinda hard to breath. It could also be link...

For me, it’s like I can’t focus on what the people I’m with are saying. It seems to happen the most in loud restaurants, all the noise is a bit overwhelming. People have told me I look panicked. Doesn...

Telling someone who is not confident to be confident is toxic positivity. Nothing wrong with these videos, but no one has ever become confident by being told to **be confident**...

Feeling of not being able to breathe while stuttering

Feeling of not being able to breathe while stuttering I don’t know why but the past few weeks, I have been stuttering more and more than when I used to. It made me speak less openly to people than nor...

I’m 23F the only one in the family who has a stutter. It’s mild I’d say I’ve always stuttered here and there but for many years I was actually fine! Senior year I moved to a different school and becam...

What an excellent post, thank you so much. I'd really want to have a chat with you and talk about a few things. I've been struggling with this shit for more than 20 years now, and it has turned my lif...

I hear you. But I just don't have faith in the community to have an intelligent discussion on medication. The risk / reward doesn't balance. Too many people here would jump at the chance to take a pi...

For me stuttering causes anxiety. So I don't say anything most of the times because im afraid, people judged me so much when I was a kid that I decided to not speak at all....

That’s great that the medication has been working! Though I agree with sunnydlite. I can’t say because I’ve never taken meds but stuttering is composed of a lot of emotions that need to be processed f...

I find it interesting though that you stutter in front of weirdos. Wouldn’t it make more sense that you would feel more normal around weirdos and therefore stutter less?...

Porn affects self esteem and confidence which affects stuttering if your source of stuttering is confidence issue...

Feeling very anxious at school

Feeling very anxious at school I recently have started grade 10 at my school. I have chosen a program called pre ib which consists of more difficult courses than normal grade 10. It is still very earl...

It’s probably worse knowing what it was like before it. He just lets himself stutter tho. I try it but every time I do I end up nervous and sweating. Like HOW DOES HE DO IT SO CONFIDENTLY?...

Squeezed throat

Squeezed throat Does anyone else feel when they're about to stutter on a block that their throat gets or feels tight?? I looked up throat tightness and anxiety always comes up. I say this cuz i always...

I feel this. I have been experiencing this (speech blocks of saying own name) since childhood. The struggle, fear, shame and guilt....