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Just some appreciation for my younger self who didn’t let her speech impediment destroy her will to keep putting herself out there.

Just some appreciation for my younger self who didn’t let her speech impediment destroy her will to keep putting herself out there. Just some background: I am a 24 year old female who has stuttered pr...

I'm 21 and chose the hardest job for me as a stutter could have (and qualified for). I chose to work at Starbucks. Working on the register, bar, drive through, and just communicating with my coworkers...

Stuttering is not doing wrong, but I would like to be more in control of my speech. D- is OK in my books haha. To me, it means try harder. I realize bad grades can actually lead to worsening of my sit...

Point of note: I'm not sure how exactly you conceive of this, but I'd be careful assigning grades to your days like that. It might sound like you're rating your own performance, which grading is wont ...

I sort of do that too, it’s partly feels like it’s an unconscious response. I hate when you’re stuck on a word and everyone is looking at you. Even if they’re not judging you or anything, I always hav...

That's going to take some active unlearning to stop, probably. Not quite sure if speech therapists deal with that sort of thing, but conceivably, if you control the stutter, you control the tic....

I'm 30 yrs old, a female living in Africa. I've stuttered since i was 5 i think and i've managed to get through life mostly ok except of late where i seem to be regressing-fast! However i've learnt tw...

I feel like i'm regressing after years of progress but have no idea why. All of a sudden i'm blocking on everything and have developed a spontaneous automatic coping system which i have never encounte...

Thanks for the reply! I try to speak slow and intentionally not do it but I end up talking fast and then it all goes to hell!...

Totally agree! The speech pattern reminds me of something I used to do haha. Reminds me of a girl who I went I HS w/ who would casually sing everything to avoid her speech impediment....

Saw this video in r/cringe and immediately thought he stuttered, was surprised to see no one seeming to comment on it. I believe he uses the accent and speech pattern to avoid stuttering. You can see ...

I play Rainbow 6 Siege (not on a pro level) and have encountered this problem too which keeps me in casual. What I do to get around some words is to just use other versions of them. If I want to say “...

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Trouble words i just could not get words out starting with m for example mother... etc. tried all kinds of therapy, breathing, mindfulness... i just cannot stop my lips constantly stuttering with soun...

I would suggest find a therapist who specializes in stuttering and knows how to help address the fear and avoidance. Get yourself on the journey of living your life. ...

From my own point of view, you basically keep putting yourself out there in new social situations and opportunities where you will have to speak. So, you could join a club, start ordering food, chat w...

Pure speculation regarding Gareth Gates ongoing relapse issues, but my theory is he's become too accustomed to the set of techniques taught by the McGuire Program, such as costal breathing and elonga...

I say cat box, too! Made all the more confusing by the fact my cat loves boxes and has several of note....

You mean substitution? Sure. But if it becomes compulsive (habitual avoidance), that's likely not a good thing. It tends to lead to feelings of never being true to yourself....

I am sorry but this makes me laugh but because I have been there. I have cats and struggle with Ls so litter box becomes cat box. What’s a cat box, people ask. You know, where the cat goes pee and ...

Do you hide your stutter in general? If you're embarassed saying "upper person", you may as well just say "boss" instead. No reason to change your language if the result isn't an improvement....