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People's facial expressions throw me off. Anyone else get this?

People's facial expressions throw me off. Anyone else get this? I can speak to my sister with like 90%-95% fluency, but when im talking to a stranger or specific people I find it much harder. My best ...

Congrats on your progress and thank you for sharing! Frankly, the idea of trying to sit down and overcome my anxiety around my stutter is making me very anxious right now haha. Maybe one day =)...

Definitely. I am in college right now and I worry about my future and if I'll be able to make it in the real world after school is over, or if I'm going to be able to finish school at all. Really, my ...

Difference between Mild stutterer and moderate/severe stutter

Difference between Mild stutterer and moderate/severe stutter Do you guys think there is vast difference in how mild stutterers and moderate/severe stutter experience difficulties in social situations...

What jokes do you crack during a conversation that addresses your stutter and make the person you're conversing feel less uncomfortable?

What jokes do you crack during a conversation that addresses your stutter and make the person you're conversing feel less uncomfortable? Whenever I talk to a stranger I just met, or introduced to some...

it's an aggravator, not a cause. You don't see people with anxiety disorders developing stutters. Plus i had a relatively stress free childhood. You sound like you have a mild stutter that mostly sho...

How much do you feel that your speech problems are connected to anxiety?

How much do you feel that your speech problems are connected to anxiety? I'm sure just about everybody with a speech problem has anxiety about it, but I'm wondering about anxiety as a cause or aggrava...

I definitely *feel* like I would be, but it's hard to say. I do know when I'm in social situations of more than 2-3 people I keep a lot more to myself because when there are that many people in a conv...

Introduction/Anyone try nootropics for fluency?

Introduction/Anyone try nootropics for fluency? Aloha everyone! My name is Makena, and I live in Hawaii. I recently graduated from Purdue which has a lot of stuttering research coming out of it, and i...

Oh yes! I see myself as an extremely fast thinker. I have these amazing comebacks, answers etc but i never dare to say it in fear of stuttering....

Yes. There are too many times where I really want to answer questions I know, be a more open person, actually be able to tell jokes, and not be afraid to talk to girls for the first time. I'm managing...

Perhaps you stutter in English *because* you are fluent. When learning a new language you really have to think about what to say which slows our speech down considerably....

I get you, but I don't really care what others think of me. It's more of my opinion on myself. You know that feeling you get when you've put on 20lbs without really noticing and then you finally not...

It's the opposite for me. My stutter is significantly worse when I try to speak another language. I think it is a confidence issue for me, as I am uncertain of my pronunciation, grammar etc....

I linked because of this quote [TW-stuttering]: >What happens when you get to someone you cannot talk to—that you don’t want to talk to, or you intend to talk to but can’t? The feeling is actually...

Confused, chance to change my whole life but ..

Confused, chance to change my whole life but .. Hello guys, Im having a very intense stuttering and thats ruinning my life in many parts, i"ve lost any respect for myself. When im facing anything, i'...

I wasn't always a stutterer. I just had small bouts of stuttering here and there as a child but nothing too serious. In fact, many people go through a small period of stuttering in their childhood. My...

>It's a self-fulfilling prophecy; I'm afraid the word won't come out, which makes me anxious, which makes it impossible to get the word out. Ha, this is so true. I mean, a block is going to happen...

Is anyone interested in practising over Skype with me?

Is anyone interested in practising over Skype with me? I'm looking for a partner to practice techniques with. Ideally, we would just have a regular conversation and practice techniques during it, rath...

First of all, it's important to realize that the root cause of stuttering is not psychological in nature. Stuttering has been shown to be a genetically influenced, neurological condition associated wi...