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You are not alone in feeling like this. Up to 60% of people who stutter suffer from social anxiety! Stuttering usually starts in childhood so by the time someone reaches high school they had thousands...

Anxiety absolutely can make it worse, and it's a vicious cycle because the thought of stuttering usually causes anxiety as well. I absolutely would look for an slp who specializes in stuttering in you...

Do you think anxiety exacerbates stuttering? I’m now having trouble communicating with my wife (never before had this issue). Every time I speak to others, it requires a very large exertion of effor...

OP here: Thank you. Yes the onset appeared out of nowhere starting at age 28. I was not involved in any accidents or traumas. My therapist, however, hypothesises that the trauma relates to me breaki...

I feel you. Talking on the phone is the worst for me. I prefer so much more talking in real life because on the phone I never know what they‘re thinking of me or if they‘re laughing at me. I have a ha...

Definitely. Anytime there is the least amount of pressure for me to "perform" or make an impression you can forget about it....

I Feel Like A Big Ass Baby

I Feel Like A Big Ass Baby Hello, longtime lurker and lifelong stutterer. I tend to be pretty confident about my stutter and I've overcome a lot of fears with practice talking in front of people. For ...

I know this so much. In my case especially with girls. I want to say X but ends up sayin X in so weird way that kills everything :(...

Thank you so much for your encouragement. I’m surrounded by very supportive family and friends. And of course my fiancé. I’m the type to go straight to the worst case scenario. I’ve been so obsessed t...

I am sincere when I ask this. I went thru vows as a pws. I had a belief that people would wonder "why did she pick a guy with a stutter? can he ever be successful?" I marked 25 years of marriage ...

Very common. The higher premium placed on "not stuttering" the more the pws will likely 1) stutter, 2) avoid. If you project negative thoughts about your stutter, you will feel anxiety (i.e., "If ...

I agree with the above 100%. I was pretty nervous about doing the vows but it almost seemed like I “forgot” to stutter. More important things to worry about - food and booze!...

I was really worried about this too. I couldn’t get past the anxiety of “performing” in front of all of our closest friends and family. It had a big factor in my decision to elope with just my partner...

Hey! It sounds to me that you've got a stammer, also what I have since the age of 5. It started after severe but not so severe trauma - I was busy playing with toys when my parents were saying their...

It was a good movie. However, it reflects our insecurities. Insecurities that haven’t been addressed because of those who remember back when their time was easier. Times may be changing, for a lot it’...

I don't think it's stress and/or anxiety it's more like situational awareness, at least in my case, if that makes any sense. I used to think if I could be as anxious when talking with my boss as I am ...

Replace stuttering with the mental condition the joker has and i bet most of us are in that same boat; experienced the same things the joker had to deal with. Its pretty much identical isnt it. I coul...

Yeah totally. Stutters can be affected by your situation drastically. For me when I’m just talking with friends it’s pretty rare that I stutter but if I’m giving a presentation in class or something a...

Does anyone else stutter more when they're talking to someone in a higher position than themselves? A manager, etc.

Does anyone else stutter more when they're talking to someone in a higher position than themselves? A manager, etc. I'm fairly fluent even though I stutter. In my normal day I probably stutter 70% of ...

Being as the film is about mental illness, I connected more with my depression. But, there's definitely enough to relate with other disorders, too....