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Been exactly where you are I think stuttering can make even the most outgoing of personalities shy. Knowing we have to stutter in front of a group, and the associated dread, can be killer. I think it ...

Back to school anxiety

Back to school anxiety I began my senior year of high school last week, and my first class of the day is English. This is a huge problem for me because I’m in a very tough spot. My stutter fluctuates ...

Unfortunately that’s called Speech Anxiety so you may want to work on your speech in therapy to help and then slowly voluntarily expose yourself to fearful speaking situations. Using the methods shoul...

Medicine for relief

Medicine for relief Guys, Can you tell me a good medicine for reducing anxiety during stammering and anxiety due to anticipation of talking? Please help...

Stuttering is heavily exacerbated by anxiety and fear. As those things are eliminated moments of stuttering get shorter. I am not saying it happens overnight. It is a complicated process that takes...

Oral presentation tips

Oral presentation tips Iv got an oral presentation in a week. I’m in my final year of school so it’s really important. I’m really stressed out about my stutter and pausing when I get stuck. I told my ...

I can read out loud from a book to other people no probs, yet I can hardly string a sentence together talking with anyone face to face, even with people I should feel relaxed around like my partn...

It took me until my 30s to accept my stutter - I'd obsess over it when I was younger. Now the focus is all about getting the things done that I need to. I used to have panic attacks about making ph...

When I manage some difficulty, I feel happy and strong, but for a moment i again feel fear for something else. I feel that I'm in horrible circle...

Self presentations are one of my most dislike things. But sometimes when I talking about something intereseting, the stuttering is less difficult. But I afraid so much about possible confrontation wit...

You are right, when i used to going to the sport club i met a lots of people and they didn't care about my speech, we had really good time and talks so much. But talking in work it's different I think...

Never tried this, could be worth a shot, don't you still get that panicky , heart beating fast moment waiting to be served? It's totally worse if there's a que behind me, knowing they are all loo...

Stuttering going away for a long time?

Stuttering going away for a long time? Just found this sub so I hope I do this right but I have question. I had a really bad stutter when I was young and was put into a speech therapy class to help me...

You can get speech therapy that will help you not worry about stuttering. You don't **have** to worry about it...

First off, I'm pretty sure you have AvPD stemming from your stutter. A lot of us are this way, maybe join a group near you for group therapy or something of the sort. And definitely try to eventually ...

The thing I hate the most about stuttering is how mentally exhausting it is

The thing I hate the most about stuttering is how mentally exhausting it is I don't know if this is just me but it feels like almost every time I speak, I need to use a lot of mental energy. Like the...

Thanks for your sharing. I see a lot of my experiences in your story. Looking back elementary and junior high were a relatively happy time in my life but stuttering was a consistent stressor. I rememb...

I’ve never been so lonely, but I have no energy to change. In my head, every social interaction is something to be avoided at all costs. Here’s just a little venting and some backstory of my life experiences so far.

I’ve never been so lonely, but I have no energy to change. In my head, every social interaction is something to be avoided at all costs. Here’s just a little venting and some backstory of my life expe...

I’m the same way and have block stutter. I wouldn’t mention that you stutter because they are going to notice it anyway. (Makes you much nervous) If you already have a job, go in there like you don’t...

How to deal with social problems caused by stuttering?

How to deal with social problems caused by stuttering? Hi everyone, as almost everyone who stutters, I got really annoying social problems, for example: -Difficulties with girls and, in general, in s...