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I’ve met a few people who laughed at my stutter. They got used to it though and the laughing went away. I don’t blame you, though. I have a blocking stutter, so I just get stuck on sounds and they w...

Yep, I used to be the same way up until the time I finished year 13. And then I realized how most of my friendships could have been so much more had I spoken up a bit more. Now I just try to join in ...

I've always felt that way.... ever since I can remember, it was common for me to be cut off by others while trying to speak... still happens till this day.. was never sure whether they cut me off beca...

I have been finger spelling in sign language the words that saying to help the flow of sounds. It’s been helping, obviously some days better than others. ...

First I told my barber I was straight up, told him that I was seeing a speech therapist for my stutter. To my surprise he knew already, didn't want to bring it up unless I brought it up first and he a...

Speech blocks were a massive problem with me for years, what helped me a lot was telling people (my friends and strangers) that I stutter. This helped me because after doing so, I no longer felt as...

Fluent in Speech Therapy

Fluent in Speech Therapy I am a lifelong stutterer. My stutter is mostly blocks where I know what word I want to say, but It just won't come out. I'm 95% fluent with my family, making them think I do...

Try Trident

Try Trident Not worth a blog post, but want to let folks here know that I swear by chewing gum in helping me control my stutter when talking in front of a group. Seems counterintuitive because it adds...

Yes. I used to stick my tongue out of my mouth, when I couldn't say the word. I trained myself to stop doing that . ...

A letter to stutterers, from another stutterer

A letter to stutterers, from another stutterer This is going to be a bit long and a lot cheesy but I wanted to share a few things with anyone who stutters and this is as good a place as any. I’ve been...

I also had this issue when making videos for youtube... after a few videos when I was more familiar with the format it got substantially easier for me, so don’t get discouraged by early results....

If you have to avoid not sounding fluent, can't you just do several takes and edit it together (where you sound fluent)?...

I’ve always been a blocker, but I occasionally have stereotypical stutters on ‘S’ sounds. It’s definitely more confusing to people who haven’t seen it before and I’m usually understanding if they try ...

I have the exact same thing. I notice that it fluctuates depending on how tired I am, If I've eaten or my general mood. It is largely non existent when I'm with my girlfriend, because im comfortable w...

What is your experience with stuttering blocks?

What is your experience with stuttering blocks? My experience with stuttering has always felt especially frustrating because my stuttering doesn't "sound" like stuttering. There are many times I get s...

The Letter L. But you know what’s fun about that? I live in a city that starts with an L I played Lacrosse I went to Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA I work as a Legal Aide I drive a Lexus My w...

Visualizing words in your head as a cure/workaround for stuttering

Visualizing words in your head as a cure/workaround for stuttering I've just found this as an interesting approach to deal with stuttering. I don't know if this is already a thing yet, but here I go. ...

This reminds me of my younger self. Well, I'm also a shy person, and I did the same: I tried to keep my answers as short and concise as possible. I bombed an interview. Later I thought it was wrong to...

Stumble/stuttering when I have to speak loud

Stumble/stuttering when I have to speak loud Today I realized something. I have a mild stuttering problem but I think only half the people who I speak with realize that bc it only comes out every now ...

A tip for anyone who's scared to ask someone out.

A tip for anyone who's scared to ask someone out. Keep some sticky notes and a pen with you or in your car. Write down your name and number. All you have to say is, "Hey, this is for you" and hand it ...