Speech Impediment

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So, I have a speech impediment. I have a stutter. Usually it's super mild and I can go days without it coming up, but other times it gets so bad that I can't even get a noise out at all and I'm pretty much non-verbal for a while.

I'm also highly sociable and highly extroverted, and going a while without verbally talking to people makes it worse, and then I don't want to talk to people because I know it's going to be a struggle to get anything coherent out.

I also get this if it's just someone I haven't verbally spoken to in a while. It doesn't seem to be so bad with people that I've met face-to-face in person, even though it does still happen with them, but when it comes to people that I've only ever spoken to online it gets really bad.

I know that I'm not going to manage to get words out and just the idea of it makes me feel like I can't breathe. And then because of that I just don't even try anymore. And then still not talking to them makes it all worse and it's like a vicious cycle.

Does anybody on here experience anything similar, or even have any advice on how I can try to fix this?
Please note that therapy isn't an option as I'm in a country that I don't speak the language of and I can't afford to go to an English language therapist,

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creamsoda 3 years ago
I have a stutter and I trip over my words a lot and some I can even pronounce correctly. Happens all day everyday and ir's worse when I have anxiety and ger nervous
chikookiehope 3 years ago
Oh shoot, I felt this. I too have a speech impediment (it's most noticeable when I talk too fast, I tend to lisp and stumble over my words a lot and gets worse when i haven't spoken for awhile)

Tbh I am not sure how to help, but I do have a VERY bad habit of talking to myself (yes creepy). But maybe call someone?! It may help you since you'll be having someone to talk to

Or be weird like me and talk to yourself.

OR when you read replies (or read in general) read the things out loud! That way your mouth is used to forming words

You got this ^.^
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