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Keep holding on. Some days will be better than others. I am 30 now. My stutter has always been a roller coaster. It was severe as a child. I almost never talked outside of time. For high school and co...

And the Stuttering Just Dies - Part 4

And the Stuttering Just Dies - Part 4 [Hello there](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/1qxigus/and_the_stuttering_just_dies_part_3/) I had another post in mind I thought I'd write There isn't...

This might be one of the best social experiments. How does this apply to stuttering?

This might be one of the best social experiments. How does this apply to stuttering? # YT video: [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LkAU09YCqyU](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LkAU09YCqyU) Stuttering ca...

The same situation here but I think mine is milder. I can record a video for social media without any block, I can talk with family and friends almost with any block (depend on the day and the level ...

What are reasons that listening to music using earplugs increase or decrease stuttering?

What are reasons that listening to music using earplugs increase or decrease stuttering? Regarding auditory distraction, when I was still studying at university, I sometimes wore earplugs while listen...

Totally get it. I know what words will trip me up so I end up psyching myself out. You just gotta hit it without giving yourself the chance to doubt your ability. ...

**Summary:** System-level signatures of the interaction between social context and symptom severity, rather than isolated motor deficits, in developmental stuttering: Stuttering Manifests in co...

yes this does seem to be natural occurance with me too, my defense mechanism is always active to play things in mind before they actually happen...

Playing conversations in my head

Playing conversations in my head The sad thing about living with a stutter where it's not welcomed or accepted, is you always have to live on guard to protect yourself from being attacked, bullied etc...

And yes, the goal is of course to pratice with others, but i think the fear of stuttering is what stops us from wanting to talk to anyone in general. So fear should be reduced first of all....

Yes, but talking by yourself and seeing yourself be more fluent alone reduces anticipation on some of the feared words. This is what makes stuttering worse - anticipation. I think that by seeing how m...

The brain doesn't care if you stutter by yourself. It's the equivalent of shooting a three pointer when you're being guarded vs shooting a three pointer by yourself. Practicing with people is the on...

i mean i think so i don’t stutter when i think to myself ...

Understand it. However, did you find any successful stories or anyone who overcame the issue? Via CBT or Acceptance Therapy or any. Mine is Anticipatory anxiety triggered speech blocks, the moment I ...

The worst thing is not even stuttering, even though i stutter and overcame things such as presentations, or introductions, the fear, shame and anxiety is still there, even though i overcame the situat...

The irony is that the more you fear the stuttering, the more tense your muscles get which often makes the stuttering worse. It's a vicious cycle....

Stuttering in social and highly stressful situations is exacerbated because we are experiencing very high anticipatory anxiety and elevated cortisol / adrenaline due to our lifelong stutter. We essent...

Yes, but these *complex situations* (such as stressful ones) are not **cause** for stuttering, but rather **condition/fertile ground** where stuttering is visible. It is neural/genetic handicap which ...

I use to go through those phases too, because I was too much in my fkn head about my stutter. Don’t overthink your stutter and you’ll get better at speaking in those situations. Just the thought of ...

I take a SSRI (Lexapro) for my social anxiety disorder. The benefit in regards to stuttering is I no longer feel the anticipatory anxiety of social situations/meetings/interviews etc. I still stutte...