diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/status_effects.dm b/code/__DEFINES/status_effects.dm
index 59de572ab1ef..fd3f6a8a7ef4 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/status_effects.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/status_effects.dm
@@ -26,3 +26,68 @@
 // Grouped effect sources, see also code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
 
 #define STASIS_MACHINE_EFFECT "stasis_machine"
+
+// Status effect application helpers.
+// These are macros for easier use of adjust_timed_status_effect and set_timed_status_effect.
+//
+// adjust_x:
+// - Adds duration to a status effect
+// - Removes duration if a negative duration is passed.
+// - Ex: adjust_stutter(10 SECONDS) adds ten seconds of stuttering.
+// - Ex: adjust_jitter(-5 SECONDS) removes five seconds of jittering, or just removes jittering if less than five seconds exist.
+//
+// adjust_x_up_to:
+// - Will only add (or remove) duration of a status effect up to the second parameter
+// - If the duration will result in going beyond the second parameter, it will stop exactly at that parameter
+// - The second parameter cannot be negative.
+// - Ex: adjust_stutter_up_to(20 SECONDS, 10 SECONDS) adds ten seconds of stuttering.
+//
+// set_x:
+// - Set the duration of a status effect to the exact number.
+// - Setting duration to zero seconds is effectively the same as just using remove_status_effect, or qdelling the effect.
+// - Ex: set_stutter(10 SECONDS) sets the stuttering to ten seconds, regardless of whether they had more or less existing stutter.
+//
+// set_x_if_lower:
+// - Will only set the duration of that effect IF any existing duration is lower than what was passed.
+// - Ex: set_stutter_if_lower(10 SECONDS) will set stuttering to ten seconds if no stuttering or less than ten seconds of stuttering exists
+// - Ex: set_jitter_if_lower(20 SECONDS) will do nothing if more than twenty seconds of jittering already exists
+
+#define adjust_stutter(duration) adjust_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/speech/stutter)
+#define adjust_stutter_up_to(duration, up_to) adjust_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/speech/stutter, up_to)
+#define set_stutter(duration) set_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/speech/stutter)
+#define set_stutter_if_lower(duration) set_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/speech/stutter, TRUE)
+
+#define adjust_derpspeech(duration) adjust_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/speech/stutter/derpspeech)
+#define adjust_derpspeech_up_to(duration, up_to) adjust_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/speech/stutter/derpspeech, up_to)
+#define set_derpspeech(duration) set_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/speech/stutter/derpspeech)
+#define set_derpspeech_if_lower(duration) set_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/speech/stutter/derpspeech, TRUE)
+
+#define adjust_slurring(duration) adjust_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/speech/slurring/drunk)
+#define adjust_slurring_up_to(duration, up_to) adjust_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/speech/slurring/drunk, up_to)
+#define set_slurring(duration) set_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/speech/slurring/drunk)
+#define set_slurring_if_lower(duration) set_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/speech/slurring/drunk, TRUE)
+
+#define adjust_dizzy(duration) adjust_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/dizziness)
+#define adjust_dizzy_up_to(duration, up_to) adjust_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/dizziness, up_to)
+#define set_dizzy(duration) set_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/dizziness)
+#define set_dizzy_if_lower(duration) set_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/dizziness, TRUE)
+
+#define adjust_jitter(duration) adjust_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/jitter)
+#define adjust_jitter_up_to(duration, up_to) adjust_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/jitter, up_to)
+#define set_jitter(duration) set_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/jitter)
+#define set_jitter_if_lower(duration) set_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/jitter, TRUE)
+
+#define adjust_confusion(duration) adjust_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/confusion)
+#define adjust_confusion_up_to(duration, up_to) adjust_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/confusion, up_to)
+#define set_confusion(duration) set_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/confusion)
+#define set_confusion_if_lower(duration) set_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/confusion, TRUE)
+
+#define adjust_drugginess(duration) adjust_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/drugginess)
+#define adjust_drugginess_up_to(duration, up_to) adjust_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/drugginess, up_to)
+#define set_drugginess(duration) set_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/drugginess)
+#define set_drugginess_if_lower(duration) set_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/drugginess, TRUE)
+
+#define adjust_hallucinations(duration) adjust_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/hallucination)
+#define adjust_hallucinations_up_to(duration, up_to) adjust_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/hallucination, up_to)
+#define set_hallucinations(duration) set_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/hallucination)
+#define set_hallucinations_if_lower(duration) set_timed_status_effect(duration, /datum/status_effect/hallucination, TRUE)