Speech on stuttering, values, and social anxiety
Published June 17, 2012 | 
This is a speech I did in college speech class in the Spring of 2010. I had dropped the class three previous times and this was my fourth attempt at trying to get through it. I found that it helps me to be open and honest about things I struggle with, and they often times become less “scary” over time.
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Hey man! I am 16 and would love to talk to you about your stuttering!!! I can relate to almost everything you said in this speech!? please email me at skater7529@live.com or just on my youtube account!
Hey? don’t we all
. And thank you too for the words!
I agree
I was actually having a bad day before watching this video but after that it just reminded me that I can’t just give up just because I had a bad day with my S.A. I really? appreciate you posting this. Sometimes I just need some encouragement to get through some bad times. Thank you 
Awesome thanks. Yeah social anxiety and generalized anxiety are brutal, but they don’t have to own you. The more I do things deliberately to face the anxiety, the more confident and positive I feel about life. It’s hard through and some days just suck, but again it’s a life-long thing and the more I accept it for what it is, the more at? ease I am about it also.
Yeah hey man I can’t tell you how much it helps to be real about it. It’s like when I tell people that I have a speech impediment, all the pressure starts to go away, like I can let it out and it’s not nearly as embarrassing. It’s a lifelong thing though, and this is something I re-learn all the time. I make progress with my mentality (as in this speech video) and then the next year I’m totally self-conscious about it. With all the ups? and downs though, there’s still an overall upward trend
This was awesome. I have social anxiety disorder and I struggle with it all the time. I’m taking a speech class and I even gave a speech about my S.A but I still get nervous and really anxious.? I’m glad to hear that you are stepping out of your comfort zone and making things better.
Dude. Thank you so much for posting this. I’ve been a stutterer since first grade and I’m a sophomore in college in now. I’ve used the same tricks and felt the same anxiety that you described and i just wanted to let u know that your speech is really inspiring. I think i’m gunna follow your advice and start to be open to people about my problem.? thanks man