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It did, absolutely. I would build up such ridiculous amounts of anxiety in anticipation of having to speak that any hope of being fluent was gone. After pushing myself farther & farther outside ...

For me personally it is all about the anticipatory stress, if i dont have any i can just talk freely and talking seems like it doesnt cost any effort. Last night i was hanging out with a friend and f...

I'm *** 18 yrs old I have been listed in top 100 young entrepreneurs list by several media outlets and own a gaming & tech news site that is pretty big (30+ people work for it) I also advise start...

The way I think of stuttering

The way I think of stuttering I stutter very rarely. It's kinda like some invisible force blocking the words from coming out of your mouth. Your brain knows what you want to say, you then open your ...

every time they hire someone new at my job, at the next meeting we "go around the room to say our name and position". I hate it every time....

pronouncing sound after sound rather than the entire word.

pronouncing sound after sound rather than the entire word. I noticed that i dont stutter on short words which only have a few sounds but rather have difficulty with longer words. Today I tried to focu...

thinking ahead..

thinking ahead.. I've noticed that thinking ahead about what I plan to say increases the chances that I will stutter, significantly. There's a local bagel store near my home. There's always a huge ...

I understand we're you're coming from and I know its tough. The important thing to remember is that most people won't care that you stutter. Even if they do, its much more important to stutter through...

Stuttering patterns changing

Stuttering patterns changing Has anyone ever had their patterns change in things they suddenly have trouble saying? Some things are constant, like trouble saying my own name. I've noticed over the pas...

Freaking out about a phone call I need to make tomorrow

Freaking out about a phone call I need to make tomorrow Had an interview Tuesday. Did great, few stammers but nothing a few deep breaths didn't fix. So Wednesday rolls around and I'm checking the ring...

Omg I am just the same. I think of a word in my head and I keep thinking I will stutter on it and I do. But when I don't think about stuttering on a word it comes out just fine. But some words just ge...

It's pretty crazy how alone stuttering can make you feel.

It's pretty crazy how alone stuttering can make you feel. Just found this subreddit and decided to finally make an account. I'm looking for some sort of help or guidance. All of this is just sort of m...

Is this the first time you are experiencing such blocks and fear of stuttering? If so, can you think of the first time you experienced such premonition w.r.t. stuttering on the words? Stuttering is a...

I feel like most of my stuttering is due to anxiety and increased muscle tone

I feel like most of my stuttering is due to anxiety and increased muscle tone So the words that I have trouble saying is "resident" and "medicine". I am in medical school and when someone asks me what...

Very interesting. The main reason why I have hesitated from prescription drugs is because of the perceived side effects and dependency. I have been under therapy for the last 13 years and have seen gr...

OP, I hear this. I stutter the worst around my mom. Even my bf at the time was amazed how my speech would be really bad when I visited her, then like a switch would improve on the drive home. My mom (...

I'm curious as to whether you noticed any side effects of the medication? What was the effect of the drug? Was your block anticipation subdued? Or were you readily stepping into situations despite kno...

Shitty day today

Shitty day today So yeah, just another shitty day. Went to a career fair, stuttered more than ever. Got a few calls for information about my job applications that I sent last week, could hardly get my...

Hey, mid-30s here. I was taking Buspar for anxiety and noticed a tremendous decrease in my stuttering. I took it for a few months until my insurance ran out, and now I feel like I'm worse now than b...

Stuttering through a Presentation

Stuttering through a Presentation I just needed a place to vent to people who can understand me. Just gave one of the worst presentations of my life, stuttering wise. I just never seemed to get a feel...