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Put your focus on what you want to say and not how you're going to say it. You can't control if it's going to be easy or tough in terms of speech, so just keep your mind on your answers and not on you...

You would *hope* it would be an easy thing to say, but it really isn't surprising. It's impossible to fall back on word substitution and there's a ton of anxiety and anticipation surrounding the poten...

In normal people, stuttering on a date is seen as a clue that you're "twitterfied" (to use a term from "Bambi") with someone, and it can come off as charming, at least initially. ...

> Only everybody. It's so ironic isn't it? Yes, I've experienced the same thing. You'd think that the word you care the most about in the world... the one that refers to your own identity, would b...

Breathe, don't talk too fast (easier said than done, you're going to be nervous and excited), and keep eye contact. Eye contact can sound intimidating, but sometimes focusing on eye contact and breath...

Any tips on how to stay cool during an interview?

Any tips on how to stay cool during an interview? I have an interview tomorrow morning and I think i'm ready, except for my fluency. It's pretty unpredictable (sometimes it's perfect, sometimes I can'...

How many of you think that the predisposition to developing a stutter can be passed on through genes, and whether one develops it depends on environment?

How many of you think that the predisposition to developing a stutter can be passed on through genes, and whether one develops it depends on environment? I just have a general question, just for fun.....

I doubt your stuttering is a symptom. Most people with social anxiety don't develop a stutter. It's more likely that your stuttering is the cause of your social anxiety. The same happened to me. It's ...

Social Anxiety & Stuttering

Social Anxiety & Stuttering I'm starting to think my stuttering is just a symptom. I think I have social anxiety disorder. I always struggle to say my bame when I meet new people, I absolutly dred...

I think we all do, brother. That feeling when a room is introducing themselves and you're anxiously awaiting it to be your turn so you can struggle to say the name you've only had your entire life an...

Yes and it's really frustrating, especially when meeting new people. Not the best first impression if you have a speech block for like 3 sec after they ask you for your name. Just "wtf" faces all arou...

Does anybody have trouble saying their name?

Does anybody have trouble saying their name? So as a kid, like many of the posters I've read about on this subreddit, I used to have a severe stutter. After going to speech therapy a few times and ju...

Stutter on a date

Stutter on a date Next Friday i have a date with the woman of my dreams. I`ve wanted her for the last 10 years, and i tend to freeze up when she`s around. I`ve mostly spoken to her at parties where im...

Sounds like my experience exactly, dude. College was definitely a bumpy time for me, and I struggled with depression and anxiety feeling like I was leading a "double life" with my stuttering. I've be...

That is certainly one of the keys. If you figure out how you got to the point of not caring, let us know! I've gone out and just talked and stuttered and "not cared", but still end up feeling tense du...

thanks for the comment :) It's just so hard to "not give a fuck" because even though i don't care if everyone accepts me, i want to do normal stuff without the intense anxiety and embarrassment, whi...

Staying positive sure is hard!

Staying positive sure is hard! Hey folks, I've used Reddit in the past when i needed help with unimportant things like video games and stuff and I've always left with some great information so after d...

Does anyone else only stutter under very specific circumstances?

Does anyone else only stutter under very specific circumstances? When I was younger, I had a noticeable stutter--I'd stutter a couple of times in a sentence--and a severe speech impediment, to the poi...

Hah, I feel you. Every time it's the first day of classes and the teacher says "so now I want to know more about YOU . . ." I start to get nervous....

I guess it is a tie for me. The phone is one. Especially talking about technical stuff. The other is the "stupid stutter" feeling I get when I feel that others are judging my disfluency as a function ...