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Toxic coping Anyone else have any toxic coping stories? I remember a few years ago I was super into drinking and select drugs because it just made me stop stuttering. Alcohol was the heft of it tho. When I used to drink heavy I was so fluent that it made me feel normal and then it turned into an actual issue. Drinking everyday just to feel like a normal person. It was very reckless. I eventually stopped because at some point I started to realize how much of an issue it was and eventually I became a father so had to do the right thing and stopped everything all together (still drink occasionally but it’s not the same anymore). Since then my stutter had gotten worse but now it’s getting a little better. my head feels foggy 24/7 and that doesn’t really help when you’re trying to focus on talking. Also, I know for a fact my weight gain has been a huge impact on my stutter. When I was skinnier I was so confident that the stutter was barely even there but ever since I gained this dad weight my stutter is bad lol. Gotta hit that gym.