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Terrified about Best Man Speech

Terrified about Best Man Speech So two days ago my very good friend told me he was getting married and wanted me to be the best man. This of course means giving a speech. There'll be roughly fifty peo...

yes. I have felt that the fear is a much bigger problem than stuttering itself, my stuttering isn't as severe as it used to be a couple of years ago, but sometimes the fear would make it worse...

Yes that's a really good point. In the back of your mind you know you will have to go face to face with them after...

hey your anticipation is maybe making it worse. I always believed stuttering starts way before the word is spoken and this is a great example. you got to ask yourself, what's the worst that can happen...

During presentations, I have voluntary stuttered on the first word or sentence and I feel it helps shakes the nerves and keeps me in control. Kinda like stuttering on your own terms. I will admit it...

It's Good Morning for me exactly like OP. Since I stutter worse during calls, and we have been WFH, morning calls make me anxious. If someone greets me first I can reply with just 'Morning', but I st...

It was a homemade tape that he produced. Spotify, Apple Music, etc… have relaxation tracks you can browse through. The important part for me was to focus on my breathing, lower my heart rate. The...

I have a few slides to cover in my first graduate school group presentation this evening. Do you guys want me to record it and share?

I have a few slides to cover in my first graduate school group presentation this evening. Do you guys want me to record it and share? I practiced it 20 times and I know I will still stutter. But I wan...

blocking more again

blocking more again my blocking got worse again :/ I have 3 presentations in the next 3 days, 2 of them will definitely be in the same week, maybe even the third one. and I'm so scared. my stutter is ...

yes i know. i just meant it for the single particular presentation op mentioned as they were already very nervous about it, two weeks in advance.. but in general, yes they should strive to stand up to...

1) Completely focus on your presentation subject. 2) Get full knowledge on the presentation so as to remove any fears regarding the subject which worsens the stutter during presentation or QA. 3) R...

Any advice?

Any advice? I'm so screwed I have a 20-minute presentation for my science class the next week or so and my speech block has become exponentially worse. I can't even read off something anymore or tal...

Fear will go away

Fear will go away Hi all, I'd like to share a quick personal story about overcoming fear and "difficult" speaking situations. As a PWS I had tremendous fear of any type of meetings where I have to sp...

I've just been put back on sertraline 50 MG for my anxiety and depression and read somewhere that taking them, some people said the stutter was as bad. I will see how it goes in 4 to 6 week's taking t...

Did I fail my interview???

Did I fail my interview??? So my interview went really well and I barely stuttered. At the end tho my mom came downstairs where I was taking the interview and threw me off. When she said “have a good ...

Ssri can sometimes cause fluent people to stutter by increasing dopamine...

Any stutterers on Wellbutrin?

Any stutterers on Wellbutrin? I'm pretty sure Wellbutrin has made my stutter moderate to moderate to severe, but I am personally against SSRIs and I'm at 200mg (SR) so it's not a whole lot. My doct...

Celexa (Citralopam) anti-depressant to decrease stuttering?

Celexa (Citralopam) anti-depressant to decrease stuttering? My therapist prescribed this for me and said it is known to reduce stuttering in some patients. But to be quite honest, it didn't seem like ...

My stutter returned... as a "blockade"?

My stutter returned... as a "blockade"? Hello fellow people When I was a kid I had a stutter from the age of 3-12, then it was completely gone and I hadn't stuttered after I hit puberty. I was extrem...

Been there. The anticipation is the worst part. Anti anxiety meds helped me a lot. Good luck...