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Presentation Advice? 20 y/o college student

Presentation Advice? 20 y/o college student Hey! First time post here- little background info about me: I'm a 20-year old junior in college. I've had a stutter for most of my life, mostly blocks on h...

It helps to not focus your attention on the fact that you have a stutter. I know it sounds weird because chances are you think about it all the time, (everyone probably does) but if you instead focus ...

was it in front of many people ? i'am scared shitless now of doing any kind of speaking in front of a group consisting of more than one person xD...

I feel sick

I feel sick I just feel sick to the fucking stomach, i feel like im worthless. I moved to a new high school this year, and it sucks My old friends moved to the same school aswell and i see them make ...

Hey man, can I ask you how you bring the speech upfront to the conversation during interviews? I have always tried to hide my condition in these situations, but I realized that it may make me more anx...

You're totally right. I know people don't care at all, which is frustrating that I’m still concerned with what they’ll think. Lol. I’ll take your advice though. Thanks for the reply!...

Thanks for the kind words and yeah it really is frustrating to not be able to say my own name due to which I tend to avoid doing a lot of things because it's so embarrassing when you take time trying ...

Struggling with using the phone at work

Struggling with using the phone at work I'm sure this has been posted about many times before, but I just need to get this off my chest. I'm pretty much at a loss with what to do. I've avoided using p...

I feel stuck

I feel stuck I have been looking for a job for the past month and unfortunately I have not had any luck, wherever I go it's either that I'm too late or that I need to call in first. Today one of my ap...

That's my main issue - the speech blocks. Mine tend to happen on specific sounds, one of which is what my name starts with so I can totally relate. It used to be super frustrating and I think the anx...

This. Also, have you tried therapy / CBT? Personally, I dealt with severe social anxiety for years. I read all of the books, tried meds, herbal supplements and none of it did much of anything. What...

Looking for People I can video chat to.

Looking for People I can video chat to. Hi guys and girls. My first post on Redit :) So, let me introduce myself. Sergey, 35, live in Moscow, Russia. Married, have a 5 y.o. daughter. Been stuttering...

This is a very interesting post. I'm 26 and in medical school and I've been considering asking my doctor for some anti-anxiety meds but she seems reluctant and wants me to do speech therapy. I think ...

I'm the same way. I feel better about my ability to speak to strangers than people I know. I still stutter talking in general but it seems blocks occur more often when talking to my family. Shit sucks...

When you have a panic attack, your body goes into fight or flight mechanism. Aderenaline gets pumping and your body and subconscious prepares for a life or death fight. Or to run away to safety. When...

I have 3 presentations this week

I have 3 presentations this week I have 3 presentations this week and I’m very nervous, my stutter and block has been very bad for the past week and I’m terrified that I’ll just get up there and not b...

Same here, Im 31 and seem to get worse every year. Today I got prescribed Valium to take on certain days at work. My stutter is also highly stress and anxiety-related so I started also started Zoloft ...

Im in college too,although i wanna give you words of encouragement,this is my first semester and now im scared shitless....

Yeah, I was thinking it might be more connected to my anxiety than an actual speech disorder... When you get nervous, you definitely stutter more, and I think me using terminology that's new to me doe...

I'm similar. I've always had a stutter but it was never a huge issue other than presentations in my early life. Once I graduated college, it started to affect me much more. I don't think the stutter a...