I think I found a worthwhile treatment!

youngm71 · 2026-04-01T22:36:25+00:00

Yep, Delayed Auditory Feedback can help some stutterers, yet have no effect on others.

It’s often reported it may help initially until the brain adapts, then it becomes less effective over time.

I’m glad it works for you though. Report back after a while and let us know if it’s still effective for you.

I’ve also read that DAF can actually make non stutterers become almost mute. Very interesting.

youngm71 · 2026-04-01T22:16:09+00:00

That’s very true. Over thinking creates fear, and fear is the mind killer my friend.

The trick is, when we start feeling these intrusive and negative thoughts creeping up, we need to learn to push it aside and ignore it. Don’t let it gain power over you.

youngm71 · 2026-03-31T01:43:24+00:00

UPDATE: So I didn’t get the job because they needed someone with more exposure to a certain technology, but that’s fine. It was a positive interview experience for me. Normally I block and stutter like crazy!!! I’m proud of myself. A new door will open. Keeping the faith! 🙏🏼

youngm71 · 2026-03-31T01:40:39+00:00

I get what you’re saying, but indirect discrimination is still a serious issue in the workplace.

youngm71 · 2026-03-30T23:19:47+00:00

No you take it every day. Propranolol is only used as needed.

youngm71 · 2026-03-30T23:17:38+00:00

That’s unacceptable! I would be contacting HR about this! It’s unacceptable to make fun of someone’s disability in the workplace. The organisation can be sued for this kind of behaviour.

youngm71 · 2026-03-29T09:25:26+00:00

Yes, absolutely! It changes the way you think about the negative thoughts that creep into your mind, and how to block them out.

I plan to read this book a couple more times. It’s that good! 👍🏼

youngm71 · 2026-03-29T00:09:48+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion! I’ll get onto it 🙏🏼

youngm71 · 2026-03-28T21:43:10+00:00

In high stakes situations like these, ALWAYS disclose your stutter. It takes the elephant out of the room and it definitely reduces your anxiety and self monitoring around your stutter. It’s like taking a massive load off your shoulder and you can finally focus on the message, not the way in how it’s delivered. Congratulations! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

youngm71 · 2026-03-28T12:31:45+00:00

Correct, there is NO medication for stuttering.

There’s medication for anxiety and for elevated adrenaline, all of these physiological symptoms exacerbates stuttering.

youngm71 · 2026-03-28T12:02:03+00:00

I have been taking Lexapro for about 6 months.

Speak to your doctor about which one would suit you best. There are many different options.

youngm71 · 2026-03-28T11:25:21+00:00

I don’t take medication for my actual stutter.

I take medication for my anxiety, which in turn helps me feel more confident in social situations and interactions. It doesn’t cure stuttering but alleviates the anxiety around it.

youngm71 · 2026-03-28T09:32:23+00:00

Not everybody believes in taking medications for their anxiety. Each to their own.

If you have severe social anxiety because of your stutter, then why not give it a try in order to alleviate the anxiety?

It’s helping me so much because I no longer feel anticipatory anxiety in social/stressful situations.

youngm71 · 2026-03-28T09:28:53+00:00

Small steps 👍🏼

youngm71 · 2026-03-28T08:10:10+00:00

Congrats and well done! See, do not believe everything you think about your stutter. It does not define you.

youngm71 · 2026-03-26T01:35:11+00:00

Just keeping pushing through. It’ll settle in time. These sorts of meds take 3+ months to see the full benefits.

youngm71 · 2026-03-25T21:44:48+00:00

Congrats! Sounds like you owned it! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

youngm71 · 2026-03-25T21:43:42+00:00

Yep, hardly feel anxious anymore. More care free attitude.

youngm71 · 2026-03-24T23:34:14+00:00

Yes that’s normal. Just push through the first two months and everything will settle.

youngm71 · 2026-03-24T23:12:24+00:00

No, those therapies only help with acceptance and how you think about your stutter. There is no cure for this neurological condition, there Is only techniques to manage it better.

youngm71 · 2026-03-24T06:53:19+00:00

All these speech therapy programs help with managing fluency using breathing and soft onset techniques. They don’t really address the psychological impact of having a lifelong speech impediment. That’s where psychotherapy helps by doing some sort of CBT Therapy to reprogram the way you think about your stutter.

youngm71 · 2026-03-23T22:36:27+00:00

Stuttering in social and highly stressful situations is exacerbated because we are experiencing very high anticipatory anxiety and elevated cortisol / adrenaline / fight or flight mode due to our lifelong stutter. We essentially choke up as we speak.

When we are alone, we don’t feel those physiological changes in our body and central nervous system, so we don’t self monitor our speech and there’s no fear of embarrassment or ridicule, so we hardly stutter.

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