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I agree with the comment about breathing. One thing I’ve learned is deep long breaths( like 2 seconds long) as well as calming anxiety. If you can, beforehand try some meditation or something that cal...

Stuttter and University

Stuttter and University Hey guys I just found out this morning that I was short listed for a scholarship interview over the phone at my chosen university. They told me the call will last 30-45 minute...

I tried other CBD oil and thought, eh. But Yooforic was recommended to me by someone I trust so I decided to give it a try. And I have to say I was amazed at the difference between yooforic and the ot...

hey man, sounds brutal.. personally i don't really stutter, but i do have ocd and when it was flaring up, it was a mess... (picture watching a man tugging on door trying to figure out if its locke...

Orientation Leader

Orientation Leader Aight boys so here’s the problem. So I signed up to me and Orientation Leader (OL) for my school and got the job. I got wicked happy cuz my fluency was top notch during the intervie...

I think it takes a lot of cognitive restructuring to reduce your anxiety around the stuttering. Instead of “oh no!”, you eventually switch to “that would suck if it happened”, to “if it happens it hap...

How Do I Stop My Mind From Telling Myself That I'll Stutter?

How Do I Stop My Mind From Telling Myself That I'll Stutter? Here's what I've noticed with my stutter. My stutter is mostly triggered by anxiety and anticipation. If someone were to surprise me out o...

Hey, you’ll get it. I hated ordering food over the phone. Since lock down I’ve been stuttering way more. When I picked up take out I was so scared of stuttering (can’t even say my name) but I was hop...

This always happens to me when I visit my grandparents! 😂 kinda funny but completely cringe in the moment lmao....

I was turned on to it in 1990. Burns treated anxiety without meds by helping people reframe their thinking patterns. I use the premise of it in therapy every day. Projecting (#5), black/white think...

I’m actually using my voice more since my work has been really busy, it could just be my anxiety, i have severe anxiety so that definitely doesn’t help with my stutter:/...

This same thing happened to me. Do you have anxiety? A recent social situation made me very anxious and because I was so fixated on it, I started to stutter even more when I spoke. It could one the q...

Struggling on zoom

Struggling on zoom For my online Spanish class this week we have to record our selfs speaking on zoom. I just can’t bring myself to even start the video. my stutter (even though it’s mostly mild) has ...

Theres no cure. the only thing i've found being helpful is getting enough sleep, being healthy and having a good headspace. Youre stuttering and so am I, somedays I can barely talk to people because I...

I definitely understand. Everyone here does. It won’t be an overnight thing. And you’ll still get embarrassed sometimes. I do. But we’re only human and I promise you everyone else has their own insecu...

I haven't read that book but I'm going to get it. The book that I have applied every day is the "5 Second Rule" by Mel Robbins. I learned from her book how to turn my anxiety and fear into EXCITEMEN...

I feel so stressed when I talk that I just start mumbling random thoughts

I feel so stressed when I talk that I just start mumbling random thoughts I’ve been stuttering for my entire life (17 years). My stutter is a lot more controlled when I talk with my parents, but when ...

Extroverted introvert who stutters

Extroverted introvert who stutters Hello. I was little when it started, as i remember i saw a bad dream or something and i just started stuttering. Then around at the age of 8 even though i stuttere...

The problem for me was that a 1v1 speech therapist didn’t have a real solution to help me, it was kinda like talk to me about your day and try these ancient techniques that don’t really work. They nee...

I’m not sure if it’s because of the whole quarantine thing, i just might be having bad anxiety and that could be making it worse, but ughh it’s been so frustrating. I hope it gets better for you!...