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Yah, ive noticed I have to ride this weird line where I acknowledge it and accept it but where I don't overly obsess over it. It's pretty hard to do, especially when situations get stressful. I've als...

Honestly, I started a new job a few weeks ago that involves a lot of direct customer interaction both in person and over the phone and my stutter and the anxiety that comes with it has gotten steadily...

Thats a B.S statement. Try to have a comm class where you have to give speech two times a week or any public speech then you will change your mind....

The spontaneity must have made you more fluent. When they ask you to repeat yourself, they sort of put you on the spot so it makes you more anxious?...

I also sometimes tell people that I stutter before I talk, and it becomes much easier to deal with. My stutter worsens with social anxiety, so with the social anxiety away, I can talk with ease. The o...

I've also noticed how it gets much better when I tell the friends that I'm with that I'm struggling with stuttering in the current situation. It sort of releases this intense "fear" or anxiety of sta...

I also don't know where to start and I've been super depressed lately because of it. Just a thought I had lately, I think dealing with my social anxiety may be more helpful thant I think it would be. ...

It's because stuttering is a huge stressor. We don't have the capacity to deal with much else (when it's worst). But it's not like the struggle is a constant. We know it varies on its own, and we als...

Hey man, just found your post so I don't know if you're still hanging around here. My situation is super super similar and I have to say it feels good to see I'm not the only one in a similar situatio...

100% know how you're feeling. The first time is natural and you're relaxed. The second time you tense up and due to previous instances of stuttering, you probably subconsciously know you might stutter...

Anxiety and stuttering, plz Help!

Anxiety and stuttering, plz Help! Hihi, I stuttered on a moderate level when I was a child and it had basically evaporated until I started stuttering back a few years ago. The thing is, I have a prett...

Both people that stutter on every word/have hard blocks or covert stutterers that have huge anxiety around their stuttering....

I'm sure it's a mix of confidence and spontaneity that allowed you to speak fluently on the first try. When you were made to repeat the sentence you probably had a little more anxiety due to the fact ...

Talk when people aren't paying full attention

Talk when people aren't paying full attention When I say something and the people is not paying attention atm, the phrase goes perfect and then you thought "great i didn't stutter" and the persons say...

I work in customer service and so the same. It used to terrify me and I still get nervous every so often. But when I do stutter and someone looks at me weird or laughs awkwardly I keep going and try t...

That's what happened to me too. I used to talk to my friends on a daily basis, and my stutter was not so bad back then. Ever since my friends moved away, I stopped talking to people and became fearful...

Anyone else have a customer facing job?

Anyone else have a customer facing job? I work a front desk of a recreational center at my college, so I spend most of the time answering phone calls and talking to people. I was absolutely terrified ...

After high school i stopped talking on my daily basis, only speaking with my family. Everytime i tried to start a conversation with some stranger i felt so ashamed of my self, i always expect the mome...

Yeah I know how you feel. It seems that whenever we have a change of place, we ourselves change too. Did something happen after high school that caused you to change? A lot of people think I'm rude t...

UK Stutterers - medication?

UK Stutterers - medication? I've been stuttering since I was 14 (25 now) and while my stuttering has improved with avoiding certain words and involuntary word substitutions, still get nervous when do...