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Naproxen is Alieve or however you spell it. That's just treating the problem and not fixing it. Your doctor is basically saying I don't know, here takes this cure-all and hope for the best. I hav...

Yes if I am nervous I will most assuredly stutter. I used to hate answering phones. I think part of it is that when people have never met someone who stutters before they don't know what to do and...

What are some things you do that helps build your confidence?

What are some things you do that helps build your confidence? Apart from exercising/working out, how do you appear confident? A little trick that helps me, is when I know I'm going to talk to someone...

I can’t remember what job I was applying to but it was at my local mall. I just remember their response. Basically she told me that I would be a good fit for them but that I would have to actually t...

I really do not understand stuttering sometimes because sometimes I am super fluent and sometimes I am really bad, I cannot find the reason why thoughts? I had to answer phones at work, I once did it ...

>Since the day I could speak, I had an obvious stutter. So you stuttered from when you were a very small child? >Took speech for 8 years. It helped some but this stutter is still on and active...

Definitely. Had an over the phone interview last year that went horribly, didn’t get the job, and destroyed my confidence. Usually what I do now is at the start of the interview I disclose my stutter ...

I’m always wanting to talk to people. Sadly my stuttering discourages me from doing so at times. ...

Another interview ruined.

Another interview ruined. I just came back from an interview for a board position in a Pre-Dental club at my college. I was applying for fundraising chair since I thought our fundraisers were the same...

From someone with a severe stutter, DONT let people dictate how you feel. You can only control variables you can control, so if you don't want to feel like crap, tell yourself "I don't want to feel l...

No idea how universal this experience is, but for me, a large part of my anxiety and avoidance was due to my fear of a bad speaking situation. Being judged. Being counterproductive. Having someone lau...

That is definitely anxiety. I'm not saying you should get on medication but it wouldn't hurt to do some research on it. ...

Well, do you get uncomfortable talking in front of people or get in your head that you're going to stutter beforehand? ...

Do you speculate that anxiety might be my problem or contributory factor , given that i dont stutter at all when saying things alone?...

Stuttering really needs to be approached holistically. For people who don't stutter when they are by themselves, the issue with stutter comes down to tension from anxiety in social situations and the...

I think it has to do with your confidence level. For me at least, it's less bad the more confident I am. If you go into a challenging situation and get slapped down it will probably make it worse thou...

Have you tried medication for anxiety like an SNRI? I'm on Effexor and it's starting to take the edge off a bit. It's no magic cure but it helps. ...

I need to make a phone call to make an appointment for college but I’m afraid of calling what should I do ? Any tips ?

I need to make a phone call to make an appointment for college but I’m afraid of calling what should I do ? Any tips ? ...

I have been on prozac for three weeks now and my stuttering has gotten worse. Prozac treats my anxiety but makes my stutter worse. I wish i knew of a medication that does not increase dopamine in the ...

Do you have a history of stuttering? Does anyone your family stutter? I would give it some time then. It is very rare that a "true" stutter occurs in the teenage years without a traumatic event. Of ...