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I feel you so much. Introductions are the worst, but it will be okay. Honestly no one cares as much as you think they do. Wishing you the best for this academic year OP!...

School starts in 3 days I'm terrified

School starts in 3 days I'm terrified SORRY IN ADVANCE FOR THE RANT I'm just getting my thoughts out lol So many introductions and what's your name and what did you do in the holidays tell the whole...

What's The Playbook For Job Interviews?

What's The Playbook For Job Interviews? I know this is asked a lot but seriously what can you do except tell them you have a speech impediment? On the email they included an email if you need any acco...

Man, I can relate so much! I get so distracted by fighting the demon that I just throw words out so I can quickly escape the situation. I battle the exact same things you do! Today I was working out...

Yes idk why it worked so well for me as my stutter isn’t from anxiety but it did make the anticipation of stuttering almost non existent, I see you are a teenager do not take any of these drugs....

Looking for answers. :)

Looking for answers. :) Hey everyone, I have been stammering all my life but somehow it's less now but there are times where i am worse like- Calls scare me, introductions mess me up infront of a str...

It’s because you’re anticipating the stuttering and fearing it. I saw somewhere that fear just worsens the stutter....

I don't stutter when for example the teacher suddenly makes me answer a question or something...

Why do I stutter when I know what I'm going to say but usually dont

Why do I stutter when I know what I'm going to say but usually dont As the title says usually I don't usually stutter but when for example the teacher is doing something with someone else so I wait un...

The nervous system “locks up” under tension — this means that at the moment of trying to speak, a protective reaction is triggered, and the muscles of the jaw, tongue, and throat reflexively tighten. ...

I am visiting speech therapy, and announcing your stutter is a huge part in treatment. Stuttering has a lot to do with anticipation and the pressure you put on yourself to speak perfectly. Announcing ...

brooo i was doing deep breaths before the speech and my heart was literally jumping from my chest seconds before i started😭...

ik i probably care about it more than others i just dont like making a fool of myself in front of others. i’m going to try your advice by doing some feel good things before a big speech thanks...

In 1989, I was in college at Bradley University which had won first place in the both national college forensics (debate) conferences for 25 years. It was a dynasty and public speaking was required a...

Did you already stutter before you developed this fear? Because in that case your stutter isnt fear based, but speech anxiety made your stuttering worse....

Curious if there are others whose stutter is fear based

Curious if there are others whose stutter is fear based I stutter because I am afraid of not being able to speak properly in public. This also shows up in other things like driving, trying something v...

how cooked am i?

how cooked am i? i have to take a speech fundamentals class in my college where i have to do like 7 public speeches in front of 30 people. this has got to be like some kind of humiliation ritual fr. i...

Pharmacy placement tomorrow

Pharmacy placement tomorrow As the title says I have a placement tomorrow at a hospital and I’ll have to interact with patients and ask about the medication history. Long story short how do I go the b...

The ones you mentioned are other kinds of antidepressants. Ssri is a specific kind of antidepressant, the one I am on is paroxetine. From online resources it looks like that only a portion of people...

how long did it take for the SSRIs to help with your stutter? i'm in buproprion and mirtazepine for major depressive disorder...maybe been on it for a few weeks, and im not sure if i'm noticing a diff...