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Anyone start stuttering as an adult?

Anyone start stuttering as an adult? Hi. New here. My story...it first started in my late 20s when I'd speak to supervisors at work. My issue is blocking where I get stuck on a word and it is hard to...

Ok I never had trouble saying it. I just know I’ll stutter the next time I try to say that 😂...

You just explained exactly how my situation was..the constant anticipation easily magnified the anxiety.My brain was all over the place tryna predict conversations/reactions/outcomes in relation to me...

If I have time to think about what I'm saying I'm more likely to stutter. If I just speak without the rehearsal, I don't stutter. It may be anxiety about how my speech appears to others. I didn't stut...

I cleared 3 interviews and got into a university for my masters

I cleared 3 interviews and got into a university for my masters This is not a rant. I am proud of myself but I am scared too. My high school and my undergraduate studies were good. I rarely had any em...

Understanding OP's post more, I think this is kind of the wrong question to ask? Fluent speakers don't stutter period. Stuttering starts in the mind with anticipation and control. Fluent speakers ma...

A little update everyone: I was asked to say my name 2 times and it was a 2-day exam so 4 times in total and I added "ma'am" before so I didn't stutter much even though I sounded a bit under confident...

I feel like I’m just like you! But my blocks are with certain words that start with vowels. For the most part I talk fine, I could talk through a conversation without really sounding like if I have ...

SSRIs - Paroxetine, Sertraline SNRIs - Venlafaxine TCA - do your own research on this MAOIs - Nardil (best med there is for social anxiety) or Parnate - refer to r/MAOIs Antipsychotics - clinicall...

I stutter no matter in what situation or what I'm doing, and my anxiety and if I'm calm or not also plays a big role, sometimes I can have big blocks or severe stutters, and even get stuck on certain ...

This! If I try to get ahead of the person I don’t stutter as much!...

I have a exam and I am afraid I will stutter while they ask my name while they are checking my documents and I will stutter and make a fool of myself

I have a exam and I am afraid I will stutter while they ask my name while they are checking my documents and I will stutter and make a fool of myself [deleted]...

This is exactly what I’ve come to. My parents always tried to cure me from my stutter by any means necessary and it was really hard on me. Turns out I needed a bit more confidence, therapy and antidep...

I get the block in my chest before I talk and I know it’s coming. It sucks, but I’m learning not to care so much....

Does anyone else get a lingering feeling in their chest after struggling to get words out that’s like a heaviness? Or do you get that feeling in your chest before you even speak knowing that it’s gonna be a block but you can’t stop yourself from still trying to get things out?

Does anyone else get a lingering feeling in their chest after struggling to get words out that’s like a heaviness? Or do you get that feeling in your chest before you even speak knowing that it’s gonn...

When you start thinking about the feared word its basically a self fulfilling prophecy like you said because you’re feeding yourself that negative thought. A way I went to counter this is give myself ...

I feel you're right. I feel this vicious anxiety loop is something a lot of people dont want to talk about. I feel its the biggest factor in why we stutter. With me, I may have started due to low se...

Open discussion: How did we create stuttering anticipation?

Open discussion: How did we create stuttering anticipation? Let's consider a hypothetical feared letter /P/. How can people who stutter (PWS) create stuttering anticipation on the letter /P/? Based o...

Hey man, Yeah, everything you just said is what I more or less experience. It’s almost like I know when the stutter is coming, and every time I go to have a conversation with someone, I get really ...

I have this, too. To me, if you can speak fluently when alone, or to your pet(s), but not around humans, it's a fear problem, with stuttering being a symptom of that. I speak fluently when al...