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I do have allergies to nuts and melon seeds. And when I was little to egg. Maybe I'm allergic to the weather. I don't know. I hope that's what it is, so I at least know the problem. > Can I ask, d...

Wow, how odd. Sounds like seasonal allergies. I'm *not* saying it is! Just coincides with spring/summer pollen allergies. So....you're in the severe months now.... : ( Can I ask, does it come o...

I ordered at Chipotle today (NOT ONLINE)

I ordered at Chipotle today (NOT ONLINE) Normally, I order Chipotle online to avoid any stuttering that may or may not happen. Today, I walked in to the store and saw a lot of people in line... I le...

Hmm this is really interesting. I'm aware that my fluency is correlated to my anxiety. My theory is that as your hormones have leveled out so has your brain chemistry. (As an aside: In Russia, the...

You cannot be denied entry into the military based upon your speech impediment. However, you can be denied if another mental disorder stems itself such as extreme anxiety and they can diagnose you wit...

>It was long and tortured and at the end he said he didn't understand the point of the conversation or whether or not he was supposed to be giving me advice, but he just shook my hand and walked aw...

No problem. :) I suggest you look into a therapist aswell, they'll be able to guide you through how to work with approach avoidance anxiety and steps you can make to overcome it. Good luck!...

I don't stutter anymore.. but my brain won't believe me

I don't stutter anymore.. but my brain won't believe me Hey fellow stutterers. 18 year old male here. I always had a very moderate stutter. Only noticeable when I got nervous or stressed out. I star...

for me the beginning is always the worst. when i have to expand past my well-rehearsed small talk greetings like "how are you?" and other short converses like that. then i stutter for the first time t...

In short it's probably not, I learned to control my stammer, it felt good, but I still had anxiety. It's just that the early life of a stammer, often results in Anxiety....

Are you still working with your counselor? I'm disappointed in him/her if all they did was say you have anxiety....

I agree with this statement. My last interview I had, I was having a harder than normal time with speaking and they were very understanding and let me write down a couple of the answers. I don't reall...

I don't consider myself an anxious person, however, whenever I enter a speaking situation, such as ordering food at restaurant or job interview, I get a giant wave of anxiety hit me like a ton of bric...

My daughter has a stutter. She also has GAD (generalized anxiety disorder). It really sounds like anxiety is the main culprit here. Have you looked into any help dealing with that? We are lucky eno...

My teacher let me drop a subject because I stutter

My teacher let me drop a subject because I stutter So, I'm 16. Stuttered ever since I learned to speak. It went away as I got to ten/eleven, but when I moved schools it came back and it was bad. In my...

Re: parents - I have a theory that we stutter the worst with the people we feel most "comfortable" with. I can make it a whole day avoiding trigger words and coexisting amongst society w no flubs (not...

Yeah! I think you're really good at interpreting this stuff. Maybe they also have a bias towards that emotion because they're unconsciously trying to empathise. So they're thinking "if I were struggl...

Stuttering is a very curious thing. Mine has always fluctuated, sometimes by the month and sometimes by the hour. Even the sounds that give me trouble tend to change over time. I've stuttered since ...

Stuttering doesn't make people uncomfortable. Seeing someone in pain, ashamed, embarrassed, and uncomfortable does. Most people don't know what to think so they look to you to inform them. When they s...

Making people uncomfortable

Making people uncomfortable So I just had a bad stuttering experience, was gross, just had a massive block and couldn't get the words out. So the story is my granddad called me and asked me to go ch...