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Advice on College I've had a stutter for about as long as I can remember, though it briefly went away during my tween years. This summer I'll be heading off to college at Purdue for Engineering, I was...

Same thing. I keep getting anxiety which causes me to stutter...

This is great to hear. I have also recorded my voice and heard that I do sound much more put-together than I assumed I did. I wish there was a way to have someone record me without knowing it in a pu...

Frustrated

Frustrated I really really do not get it now , why do I stutter in spot situations, yesterday I was out with friends and my stutter was virtually non existent, even when I speak to my younger brother ...

The King’s Speech was one of the toughest movies to watch for me, it was really great but the anxiety of having to speak to an entire nation in a time of war with a stuttering problem really hit home ...

You don't need to stop stuttering to deal with social anxiety....

Would I do well in a sale position with a stutter?

Would I do well in a sale position with a stutter? Hello everyone, hope everyone is doing great! I just wanted some opinions on a question I have. So I've had a mild stutter since I was a child. It's ...

my stuttering was never that bad, its just those situations, I get really anxious....

The social anxiety is caused by the stutter, so you’ll have to practice talking without a stutter. How I try to eliminate the anxiety is with: medications, therapy, talking to myself, and trying to st...

Does that mean i have the capability of speaking fluenty, its just stress/anxiety excaberates my stutter to a large extent....

Confused

Confused Does anyone know the reason, why I happen to stutter in only specific situations. ​ My normal day to day fluency would be around 80-90% with occasional blocks, but its not too ba...

Yes, had a similar situation. Crushed first interview and then stuttered more than usual on final interview. The interviewer brought up my stuttering and asked if it would be an issue. She then asked ...

Yeah this could be true. My stutter gets worse when the environment is quiet. Could be because I'm afraid others are listening to me and see judging me. But when everyone's talking or there's some Mec...

This sounds like social anxiety, in addition to not being confident with your speech. I have a feeling that even if you didn't stutter, you still wouldn't be able to talk and meet new people? I say th...

The problem I have is in speech therapy I learn tons of techniques to use, but in situations where I need them most my anxiety takes over and my brain is almost wiped clean. When this happens, I am so...

Obviously there’s no “cure”. I stuttered horribly as a kid and eventually it stopped completely. I never thought about it and after years and years (maybe 5th-11th grade or so) I forgot I ever stutter...

Ya as soon as I drink it seems to disappear, its very depressing some times because I get to experience these nights of not stuttering only for it to return with a vengeance the next morning. And you...

Situationally-dependent fluency is very common, especially like your case where you feel more fluent around family. As others here said it's most likely social anxiety, even if the fear of being judge...

Mine is the same way. I stutter in all social situations or whenever i'm stressed and trying to talk fast. Its social anxiety bud and it sucks....

What I’ve found is drinking also helps leading me to actually believe I don’t have a stutter and maybe just a really really severe case of social anxiety? ...