postr/StutterMay 15, 2014

"Do you have anxiety because you stutter, or do you stutter because you have anxiety?" I get asked a lot...

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"Do you have anxiety because you stutter, or do you stutter because you have anxiety?" I get asked a lot... ... and I just don't even know. What came first, the chicken or the egg? I was diagnosed with severe social anxiety at 16, but I just don't remember that being the case when I was younger, even though I still stuttered. Maybe they're just feeding each other in a vicious circle, this late in life (I'm 29, f). What about you? How would you answer that, if asked?

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Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability

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Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception