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commentr/StutterNov 4, 2025
1 points

Overthinking can certainly cause stress. I would think there's a healthy balance between a spontaneous speech and an overthought one. When I have to read something out loud, I get into character, and...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightEnvironmental Triggers+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2025
1 points

Have you tried speaking slowly and using DAF (Delayed Auditory Feedback)? Also, if you have anxiety or panic issues, it can make things worse....

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2025
1 points

Yes it's if your stuttering has strong Anxiety triggers . Speaking from personal experience...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2025
1 points

Do you also have stuttering problem or only social anxiety problem?...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2025
0 points

I’m on Prozac and it’s helping a great deal with my social anxiety, which in turn helps me with my fluency too. I take Propanolol beta blocker for heavy speaking days such as interviews or presentati...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterNov 3, 2025
21 points

Solidarity

Solidarity I just wanted to introduce myself, as I’ve been a longtime lurker and a lifelong stutterer. I’m currently in my early thirties and working in Fintech as a software engineer. On the outsid...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2025
2 points

When youre talking in person, the other person can read facial and body language clues to know 'something' is going on. So the context that you're having trouble speaking is obvious. On the phone all ...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2025
1 points

Because you don't get to do eye contact and feel like connecting, it is more like just talking on the phone I think...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2025
5 points

I know the feeling, but don’t give up! Address your anxiety around your stutter and you’ll feel a lot better, trust me....

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2025
2 points

All the time, except I’m in Texas. I will simply ask a question and have a slight stutter and I get the look on people’s faces like “is this girl slow?”...

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Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2025
2 points

Yeah, that's kind of true, it could be because I prepare more for my speech mentally in front of a large crowd vs just a singular person. The setting is more intimate and the verbal and non-verbal res...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2025
19 points

You're just at the edge of your comfort zone.  Expand it.  Feel the fear, do it anyway.  Sometimes the only way out of the scary forest is through it. ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindset shiftAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2025
1 points

Mindfulness therapy? Sounds like you are talking about general therapy and how to communicate feelings. You still have a voice, use it to express your feelings. “I am sad because…..” “I am annoy...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2025
1 points

Same with me. I love to be with people. But my stuttering and social anxiety are keeping me away from it....

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2025
1 points

i don’t want to cure like magic not at all and i know it won’t be but at least i want my stuttering to be manageable only and you talking about therapist and all they all are just for money making..an...

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commentr/StutterNov 3, 2025
2 points

Hands down, depends on your situation. A symptom of social anxiety is stuttering, but the hardest part of having a stutter is we might never know the exact cause, everyone’s different and research is ...

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Hiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2025
3 points

You're conflating anxiety and stuttering. Which is pretty common. It's natural for one to exacerbate the other, leading to a vicious cycle. Working on one will likely have a positive impact on the ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2025
1 points

I’d try non-medication routes first if you haven’t already. Seeing a psychologist about the anxiety did wonders for me and I’ve never had to take medication...

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Advice RequestsAnxiety & Social JudgmentSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2025
1 points

I don't know if it'll help but I do think if you don't have to rely on medication you never have to go off it or be without it. My stutter is massively affected by my anxiety levels and I manage it t...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Mindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelpful Med Outcomes
postr/StutterNov 3, 2025
7 points

Is it possible to manage stuttering with social anxiety medicine?

Is it possible to manage stuttering with social anxiety medicine? Please give me genuine suggestions regarding this..i thought of taking social anxiety medication to manage my stuttering.. I noticed t...

Emotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Anxiety & Social JudgmentMedication InquiriesHelpful Med Outcomes