Why stammering is a mental health issue

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Those who stammer find speaking a challenge and everyday social scenarios difficult to control. This in turn affects their mental state. FMTNews

At any one point in time, 29% of Malaysians experience symptoms of common mental health conditions such as feeling sad, worthless, worried, and anxious.

The earliest I remember stammering was during a Year Six Bahasa Malaysia class in primary school. I could not come up with an answer to a question by the teacher, who also happened to be the school disciplinarian. Those of us who stammer can’t deliver certain words at times – it gets “stuck” on our tongues, and we can’t continue speaking fluently. Instead, we quickly come up with another word to use or stop speaking entirely, to hide the stammering.

At one point, I even wanted to print out cards to give to people before speaking to them so they knew in advance that I could not speak properly, especially during interviews – because how could you realistically expect to land a job if you could not speak like everybody else? Stammering-induced anxiety brings about rapid breathing, a fast heart rate, sweating, fidgetiness, and difficulty concentrating, all of which make working as a person who stutters mentally and physically unbearable.

 

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