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Can a childhood stutter come back in adulthood?

Can a childhood stutter come back in adulthood? I was in speech therapy for most of elementary school for a variety of mild speech impediments, including what I'm guessing would be called a stutter --...

College and stutter

College and stutter I’m currently 12 grade(online school). Have to go to college next year and I’m absolutely scared. One of the main reasons I’m currently on online school is because of my stutter an...

Stutterers in high-power jobs?

Stutterers in high-power jobs? Hey I’m a second year in university, trying to sort out internships for next summer and trying to decide what kind of career path I want to go down. I study languages (h...

Stuttering being associated with cowardice and anxiety is pretty annoying too...

I just started my stutter journey. Do you have any tips?

I just started my stutter journey. Do you have any tips? I was recently diagnosed with PANDAS, an autoimmune disease where my brain is attacked in response to a strep infection. This puzzled my doctor...

Fellow stutterers, what do you do when someone makes a joke of your stutter?

Fellow stutterers, what do you do when someone makes a joke of your stutter? I am 19F, had a stutter all my life. After 19 years of age, I still don’t know what to say when I stutter and someone repea...

Has anyone got any tips on how to not let stuttering take a massive toll on mental health?

Has anyone got any tips on how to not let stuttering take a massive toll on mental health? Okay so I’d say I have a moderate stutter. I’ve come to terms with it in the last six months or so but now an...

Has anyone got any tips on how to not let stuttering take a massive toll on mental health?

Has anyone got any tips on how to not let stuttering take a massive toll on mental health? [deleted]...

Idk why but when I talk with girls I stutter more, than when i talk with boys

Idk why but when I talk with girls I stutter more, than when i talk with boys [deleted]...

Just my experience but I overthink everything and make up scenarios that will probably never happen. I can end up in a downwards spirals and maybe picture my wedding day and wonder if I will be able t...

I think it’s mostly about confidence and fear of embarrassing yourself. I went through phases in my life where I stuttered more in my primary language, because I felt like I was expected to speak well...

I don’t know if this will help but this way of thinking about it has helped me in my blocks: Blocking is like an unconscious protective mechanism. Somewhere along the way we developed a divided intent...

i have a job interview in about 2hours from now, i am more scared than nervous.

i have a job interview in about 2hours from now, i am more scared than nervous. besides being in nervous werk having a job interview after being jobless for almost 8 month i am scared i will stutter l...

I agree with cicadas\_stammering! Circumlocution is an omnipresent thing. The thought before every sentence, every word I say: Can I say it that way? Will I stutter this? How can I replace it to prev...

I also have only speech blocks.. Maybe that's why I usually don't stutter around friends and other people I don't know, but stutter around family because I think of them as being better than me, more ...

Appreciate the feedback.When I record myself I can speak perfectly,but the last month or so on the phone has been apocalyptic.I always think to myself:how can I be confident right now?I am having 30 s...

The phone is a nightmare

The phone is a nightmare I am so embarrassed.It is difficult for me to say hi on the phone nowadays,but flashback to 2-3 months ago it was nearly flawless.How can I communicate more efficiently on the...

“the fear of it keeps it alive”. Yeah that’s pretty relatable. The fear/nervousness always makes it much worse. Whenever I forget I stutter I can be almost completely fluent. My situation is probably ...

This happened to me when I was 15. I stuttered and all of a sudden I had this deep fear of it and did everything possible to hide it. There are a lot of theories about the causes of stuttering so we ...

Adult onset stuttering

Adult onset stuttering Hey guys, I've started stuttering basically out of the blue a year ago at 22 years of age... I don't really know the cause of it, It could be drugs, medications I take (Valium a...