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Yes I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety. This diagnosis is recent so I have only tried 2 medications with no help really (Zoloft and Ativan). I’ve seen speech therapis...

When you say social anxiety, are you speaking diagnostically? Are you on any medication? And did you ever try speech therapy? As for "easier", well... that depends. I think the challenge is acknowle...

Because the same thing happens to me, remember that what we fear the most is what we are most passionate about....

We all have differing severity of the condition so I wouldn't know how bad it is for you. For me currently, I am able to catch my anxiety building up pretty early on (sort of like having an arbitrary ...

I think this might help get me out of the block and that moment of fear. Thank you:)...

Thank you for the tips! I definitely have speech block caused by anxiety, not so much a repetitive stutter. I also think the problem I have with answering the phone is caused by my childhood experienc...

Hey OP, I've been there and definitely can relate to this situation. I can confidently say from my own experience that this is an issue or disorder that can be helped/improved on! What I have (and ...

Can't say "hello" on the phone

Can't say "hello" on the phone So, for a while now almost everytime I get phone calls from unknown numbers, I freeze and cannot say "hello". I feel like I get scared by the phone call, like a similar ...

You should definitely stop taking unprescribed medication. Are you able to see a doctor about your anxiety? If so, then do that instead. As for stuttering, it's major suck when you're in high school...

HELP ME FOR My SPEECH

HELP ME FOR My SPEECH So i have a speech impediment and im 16. I only stutter or it is noticeable when Im nervous or think about it too much. I have an Adderall that I purchased illegally, 20mg of Rx ...

Unusual case: I've had a stutter for about the past three years, but over the course of the past year it's just gradually gone away?

Unusual case: I've had a stutter for about the past three years, but over the course of the past year it's just gradually gone away? I don't know whether this actually says anything about the nature o...

That’s interesting. For me, my stutter gets much worse the more I try to focus on it. If I’m giving a presentation/am in a formal situation, I get too into my own head and focus completely on it, whic...

I am also similar to this. For me, I am more calm in formal scenarios because there is an expectation of how to speak/talk/act. Everyone around you is on a level playing field and is bound by these ex...

I focus in on my breath and take a minute \- try to remove the anxiety surrounding the block. Doesn't always work though...

I've been in your position. I didn't really need to speak much in the airport, which was good. When I needed a taxi and didn't want to call, I just asked someone at the desk, they seemed like people d...

I strongly dislike it.i know the intention is to be helpful ,but it makes me more self conscious and might cause me to stutter more, because anxiety will add fuel to the fire.most people who stutter r...

Fear of being in public spaces without people I know

Fear of being in public spaces without people I know So, I’m going to the NSA conference in Chicago this year for the first time. But I’m going alone and flying alone. I already have crippling anxiety...

I had one in like 2005-6. It was pretty annoying to have it in, could barely hear other people in regular conversation. In a crowded area it was absolutely useless because of noise. Maybe if there was...

I'm perfectly clear on what it means. Some people are indeed trying to be helpful, maybe even most, but it just doesn't feel that way to me. I think the root of it, for me at least, is always having p...

Condescending means they feel like you're beneath them. I can see how some people might see a stutter that way, and might do it in a shitty way, but I feel like the majority of people do it with the i...