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First word block

First word block Hi, guys! First time sharing here I have occasional speech blocks meaning I get blocks when in situations that puts me in pressure. It started in my childhood years. My family has al...

Scared for my future.

Scared for my future. I’m now in my teenage years and with that I’m scared for job opportunities, my stutter is bad with almost every letter I can think of and talking like that in a interview, boss, ...

I remember my first time when I caught myself stuttering. Before that, either I didn't realize or I never stuttered, which is a wild thought. I was in 7th grade, in my classroom, and attempted to cal...

Definitely, you and many other PWS know well in advance what word we are going to stutter on. We may anticipate or scan for feared words \[future-focused\], also often we excessively check the outcome...

My observation is that . When I am speaking to others, my mind knows already that in which word you will stuck as from past experience. So when I try to pronounce the same word in which I have badly s...

Yes, that’s how it works for me. I know well in advance what word I’m going to stutter on. You’re mind is like a computer and processes information so quickly that it’s scanning 15+ words ahead in th...

This concept of private “flow” has fucked with me forever. I’ve been searching and finding the make up of creating flow. Stuttering only tip of the iceberg. It gives us a doorway. Also wild how it...

Abilify is an atypical antipsychotic. It's a pitty that Abilify is known for side effects such as akathisia and significant weight gain. :/ I am on noradrenergic/dopaminergic atypical antidepressant ...

I'm on Lexapro 10 mg and it did help a lot. I also take clonidine to manage my blood pressure and anxiety attacks, and both in combination help my stuttering quite a bit. I still struggle with blocks ...

I believe I did a course of fluoxetine last year because I hit my lowest point due to work and being burnt out. I found that they made me completely numb. Nothing was enjoyable nor was it dreadful, it...

Have SSRIs helped anyone here?

Have SSRIs helped anyone here? I suffer from a lot of depression and anxiety related to stuttering. I manage ok. I have a good job and happy marriage, but my stuttering is at an all time low and prett...

Very good question. A very important question as well! The thing is this: We anticipate (negatively) because we sense some form of a threat. We do not negatively anticipate something, if we d...

Hey great advice! What’s one thing that help you from stopping to anticipate or not even care? I feel like for me I’m starting to live more and more in my brain. So how do I get out of that? Something...

There are 2 instances when I'm prone to stutter. When talking to someone I just meet, or when I haven't seen someone and I have a million things I want to tell them at once....

Exactly I face this too. I always stutter when I think before speaking. I am trying to avoid thinking but it always comes all of a sudden, so I stutter. It's a vicious cycle going on. Don't how can I ...

At 36, during my compulsory Immigration training as an officer, I couldn't introduce myself by saying my name in a class of 30. Nerve wrenching huh! I ended up buzzing later that day for relief. In my...

I have to attend this sports team tomorrow and I can’t even say my name

I have to attend this sports team tomorrow and I can’t even say my name So I’m a 19 F second year college student, I had mild stutter first year ( had severe stutter through my life since childhood) ,...

starting at a new school

starting at a new school Hello, I'm a 16-year-old boy about to start high school on Tuesday, and I don't know anyone there. I'm currently overthinking and feeling a bit scared to start because I know...

I'm the same. Still in my early teens too and i always get embarassed or afraid to talk to someone because of the thought of looking weird to them. I don't know what makes us think of "Having to look ...

Hey! Most of us know exactly how you feel. Problems arise because you're anticipating it so much which is very normal in the type of situation you feel yourself being in. Paradoxically, it's this...