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Mine comes in waves. Recently my brain tries to premeditate every word that comes out and I get major blockage and can’t seem to turn my brain off and just speak. When I don’t have anxiety I speak a...

Anyone here reach complete fluency or near complete fluency

Anyone here reach complete fluency or near complete fluency Hello Low-Mild stutterer here, I have noticed when I premeditate what I am going to say I stutter the most, this is most evident when I go t...

Ah, he was making you do the camperdown program. It's a great program, but you need to do it daily for it to really help. What kind of words do you stutter on? Can you predict the stutter before it i...

My stutter is very similar. I’m in med school now and recently my disfluency has gotten 10x worse bc I’m anxious about my hospital rotations starting next month. My biggest concerns are being comforta...

Defo, my stutter is very psychological based, I know exactly what words I will stutter on, because I premeditate and get anxious before hand, its normally when asking questions,ordering food,gathering...

Anyone noticed a decrease in stuttering after being on SSRIs (antidepressants)?

Anyone noticed a decrease in stuttering after being on SSRIs (antidepressants)? Your mood affects how much you stutter. For example, when I'm happy, I stutter a lot less. That is not to say that it is...

Yes. When I'm about to speak out loud in French class I can't even get out the simplest of words I wouldve never stuttered on. It's all about how calm you are and your ability to keep your nerves in c...

Locking a gaze with someone cripples me and makes my stutter stand out. Also, time pressure makes it spin out of control. ...

Anyone else have a stuttering-type similar to mine? If so, has anything in the way of supplements, therapy, or breathing techniques helped you?

Anyone else have a stuttering-type similar to mine? If so, has anything in the way of supplements, therapy, or breathing techniques helped you? 1) My stuttering is comprised entirely of blocks. None o...

Sometimes I know I'm going to block on a certain word, and I will 99% of the time struggle with it. The 1% is when someone else says that word after me and I have no problem repeating it. Goddamnit b...

I am a different type of weird then. Sometimes I know exactly when I'll stutter, I'll even speed up to get everything out before the tension creates a block. Then, sometimes I just stutter and its a...

Do you know when you are going to struggle getting a word out?

Do you know when you are going to struggle getting a word out? When I am trying to have a conversation I already know that I'm not going to be able to say a word so I am constantly changing what I'm a...

_When someone mentions suicide, I have to mention r/SuicideWatch._ - Did you try speech therapy? - Also, if you're depressed, antidepressives can indeed work. Listen to your doctors....

Help!

Help! I have a debate tomorrow and I’m having a panic attack because I’m so scared that I’ll start stuttering during the timed segments. I’m not afraid for my opening statement because it is prewritte...

1. Know that you have prepared well 2. Rest well tonight 3. Take a few minutes to meditate / say positive affirmations before the speech 4. Stand straight with your shoulders thrown back aka power pos...

That one line

That one line What's the one line that someone can say that will absolutely sink you? Causes you to freeze like an antelope in headlights. The last thing you ever wanna hear. Mine's 'let's go aroun...

Venting about tonight... got stuck on saying my name to a new person.

Venting about tonight... got stuck on saying my name to a new person. I play recreational volleyball with a group of people. I’m normally shy and get really nervous around new people. I tried saying...

It's hard to describe, but that feeling definitely seems to by a key component of my stammer at least. It's somewhere between anxiety, muscular bracing and a headache but nothing quite so pronounced. ...

Definitely agree it's the anticipatory feeling. Almost like I'm more concious of it before it happens. ...

Sometimes I can do it, but there's definitely the same anticipatory feelings of "Can I say this without hitting a block?" that pop up before speaking. Probably 75% of my recorded searches are "A-aaaaa...