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postr/StutterJan 20, 2026
5 points

Advice needed

Advice needed Where can I find breathing exercises and techniques to ease stress and stuttering? In the last couple of months, my speech has gotten worse. I experience blocks on almost every word, wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2026
1 points

The nervous system protects you from the past — from experiences that were once too overwhelming to endure. Since then, whenever you approach those memories or topics, the system perceives it as a thr...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2026
-1 points

You stutter because your nervous system couldn’t cope with the first сильный испуг (strong shock/fear). The body reacted with freezing and tension. The nervous system remembered this reaction and now ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2026
2 points

I have same problem. When we read , talk and sing alone , we don't stutter because our mind is calm and there's no anxiety. The moment we speak to someone whether it's family, friends , Neighbors or w...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2026
1 points

Anything that reduces anxiety is going to help with fluency because anxiety/stress really exacerbates stuttering. I take Lexapro....

Meds & SubstancesCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Helpful Med OutcomesStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2026
1 points

It helps me a lot with anticipatory anxiety, which in turn, reduces the frequency and severity of my blocks in social situations. Calm mind = a calm body....

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2026
0 points

I have the same stutter as you. A person acts as a trigger for your nervous system, which activates the stuttering. To change this, don’t focus visually or on audio on people. It’s this fixation that ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2026
1 points

I’m posting this everywhere because if it helps even one person, it’s worth it ❤️ I’ve struggled with my speech for most of my life. I started speech therapy when I was around 10 years old and stayed...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2026
1 points

I’m posting this everywhere because if it helps even one person, it’s worth it ❤️ I’ve struggled with my speech for most of my life. I started speech therapy when I was around 10 years old and stayed...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterJan 19, 2026
1 points

Speech therapy helpful or not

Speech therapy helpful or not I only stutter in stressful situations like presentations,meeting new people or sometimes when expected an answer 😅 Will speech therapy help ? Life’s too hard for me....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentSeeking Therapy
postr/StutterJan 19, 2026
7 points

Does anyone know if anxiety meds help with stutter?

Does anyone know if anxiety meds help with stutter? I am 20F and i have had a stutter since I was 5 years old i believe. I tried therapy when i was a kid (i hated it). Then gave it another chance in 2...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentMedication Inquiries+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2026
1 points

Anxiety exacerbates my stutter so I’m taking Lexapro which helps me a tonne! Not everyone finds SSRI meds helps their stutter, but it works for me. I still stutter/block if I get emotionally height...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentStimulants & Caffeine
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2026
6 points

Antidepressants didn't help, benzos took away the anxiety but didn't improve speech, lamotrigine didn't help, pregabalin worked awesome for anxiety but didn't improve speech, antipsychotics didn't hel...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightSituational Variability+3 more
postr/StutterJan 18, 2026
9 points

Wondering If Medication Could Help

Wondering If Medication Could Help I have had a stutter my whole life I am 24, and obviously throughout my childhood i have never been bothered by it since i was always surrounded by friends and famil...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2026
2 points

Persistence and uh alertness when it comes to contextual clap backs in regards to talking points and humor. Your mileage will vary but as an ADHD sufferer I started Vyvanse 3 weeks ago and my stutter ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentStimulants & Caffeine
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2026
1 points

--- How to turn off the stuttering pattern The stuttering pattern is maintained by how the nervous system receives and processes information, primarily through vision and hearing. Visual input. Do...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2026
1 points

The stuttering program really is recorded, but it does not activate on its own. It is triggered by specific conditions: anticipation of judgment, urgency, loss of breathing control, internal tension, ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2026
1 points

I think it depends on your type of stutter. My stutter is probably from anxiety and social situations like talking to strangers, new people or presentation. For ex. when I am drunk I dont stutter at a...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2026
4 points

Oh I do have a pretty bad stutter block issue and it has been happening in my case for about 4 years now. I can talk to myself alone with no stutter blocks but whenever I try to talk to people (anyone...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJan 17, 2026
5 points

Despairing somewhat

Despairing somewhat Two days ago i had a group presentation. We rehearsed our speech, i was reading but i stuttered a lot and some of my group's reactions were pretty awkward, one of them said a while...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesHiding & Concealment+3 more