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If you have problems with saying your name, either start with "My name is ___" or "The order would be under ____". Something to space it out helps me a lot. As well as exhale while your saying your na...

I do this too, sometimes they even let out a little laugh. It feels better when you can speak without them not understanding why it took you 10 seconds to say "no thanks." Less awkward. ...

In my country there is like an unwritten rule that you have to answer with "hallo"/"hello"? Why tho? I just pick up and stay quiet in case its a robocaller. If it is, I hang up immediately....

Stutterers who have problem with saying your name, do you also say hi or hello instead when answering a call?

Stutterers who have problem with saying your name, do you also say hi or hello instead when answering a call? [deleted]...

I agree with you completely about stuttering and adaptation being individualized. I too have felt that feeling of the stuttering walls close in on me. Its like eventually all these tricks stop working...

Thanks for sharing! It's good to get different opinions and attitudes about stuttering -- it feels like such an individualized issue, we all have our own story. ​ I have done or do some o...

I cant help that I sometimes work around words I know I'll block on or trip over, like words with 'g' sounds or words like tattoo, edit or banana. I've never really found that pronouncing things diffe...

I struggle with the same thing, but I usually find a way around it when speaking. When reading aloud... I dont know how to avoid it. Im really glad you brought this up, Ill be using some of y'alls tip...

Oh my gosh, this is so me! Sometimes when I read aloud to myself (never when Im talking from my head, thank God) I feel like I'm indefinitely repeating the same thing over and over again. It can be ha...

Haha, "the SLP is being a troll!" I hope not. A lot of SLP's work with Kids (who have totally different treatment goals than those who may work with adults), I don't blame him for reacting the way ...

This is exactly what I do. I try to find substitute words but often times they don't really fit but it beats the massive block that comes with the hard consonants. It feels nice to have someone to com...

See, I'm helping already! Glad to be of service! But I have a serious question, why exactly do you think this is so wrong? I laid out my caveats to these TIPS AND TRICKS. I want to know how it he...

>I think someone needs to reach a stage of acceptance and avoidance reduction first and foremost. ...but we are all on our own journeys and different things work for different people. I appreciate...

I'm glad you found something that works for you, but for people with more severe stutters these techniques can be damaging. I think someone needs to reach a stage of acceptance and avoidance reduction...

I’ve done things like this to avoid embarrassment and I get so annoyed because I’ve just created another problem. I’ve pretended to forget things, let other people answer for me/order for me/make call...

I struggle with this too. Over time I found myself swapping my sentences around to give myself a ‘run up’ to saying the problem word. Or quickly finding a different word for the word I want to say. It...

Tips and Tricks to get through a bad moment that worked for me!

Tips and Tricks to get through a bad moment that worked for me! **This is LONG!** I am not an SLP, just a person who stutters. As such my advice comes from personal experience rather than scientific ...

Should I try pharmaceutical sales?

Should I try pharmaceutical sales? I've done my bachelor of pharmacy degree, and where I stay gives us only few options. You can be a drug safety associate, pharmacist or a medical representative. I t...

My stutter how to manage/overcome

My stutter how to manage/overcome Hello everyone First of all it's very nice that there is a stuttering subreddit. I am currently 18 and studying at University in Australia Well of course I have a s...

Yes, I’m a Regional Director making $130k a year. I sit in weekly round table meetings (that always do the dreaded name introductions) and have to present frequently. I would say my stutter is mild to...