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I know exactly what you mean. It kind of is a defeatist attitude in the sense that you still have a stutter. I have not given up on my stutter, I've tried thinking about it in a different way which ...

This is gonna sounds off the wall. Next time you have to present, stutter on purpose! Stutter as much as you can and make eye contact with as many people as you can. It will totally flip your view ...

Figure out what your anxious about and flip it. This isn't the first time you presented, so everyone probably knows you have a stutter. You have nothing to hid. Know that everyone is anxious about p...

Great article, great writing. I'm pretty torn about stuttering. On the one hand I can rationally see the value of acceptance. Of not ploughing so much energy into something that many believe has a ne...

How do you not let the fear of public speaking get to you?

How do you not let the fear of public speaking get to you? Many times before a presentation, classes, work, etc.. the actual fear of public speaking is worse than talking itself. How do you not let th...

Ok this thread seems like a good place to share my thoughts on Xanax and stuttering. I am fairly new to Xanax but not new to stuttering. Brief background on my stuttering: I'm a 30 yr old, male,...

I'm a high school kid, its been rough doing presentations and more so the actual fear and hype before it. Any ideas on reducing the actual anxiety of presenting?...

7 years ago I bought one of those fix your own stutter books and one of the first steps was to call an 800 number and just talk. Inquire about a product or something. I closed the book and haven't tou...

Well of course, theirs two sides to every coin. In the end the only variable you have some control over is you. Two mind sets i've had for interviews. 1. Ok, if I stutter I'm screwed. They will think...

Hey, well it's quite common that people inherit their stutter from a stuttering parent actually, I suppose it's genetic. I do stutter a bit more around my family, that might be because I know he stutt...

CBT type stuff helped me with phones. I still stutter a little on the phone but the anxiety I used to have is virtually gone....

That's a very good point! Maybe that's something else I can try writing soon. I think the overarching idea still prevails, but that's still a very nerve-wracking experience. I once had an ex-SO's da...

Fucking phones man. Even on a good speech day I can barely think about making a call without getting cold sweat. With some good ole CBT I'm getting over it though, you should look into it....

It's so awkward though! I get so flustered when someone says something for the first time even though they just don't know. I do enjoy watching them feel bad immediately afterwards though. haha....

I agree. I never know what to say. I'm like, uhh, thanks? If it wasn't something I was pretty self-conscious about, I would just say thanks and move on. But I always try and detract attention from my ...

I think you're spot on when you say that people don't mean to be rude. In their mind they're trying to be funny. I also get the "your stutter is cute" bit. I often don't know how to think about that...

Okay, thanks for sharing. Up until recently, this was my problem too. In April this year I started getting therapy in a hospital in Germany where I spent 5 weeks at first. In the first two weeks w...

Yeah it is definitely speech related, i have developed a lot of anxiety around introducing myself to people because i have started to block on my own name. I've been stuttering for years but i began t...

I'm not trying to minimize your experience. But here's the thing: unless someone tells you their stereotypes about stuttering / anxiety / whatever you don't actually know that person's stereotypes. ...

If you never went to school, and you knew you were smart, other people (say, potential employers) might be of a certain opinion of you, and that'll impact how you'll be able to interact with them, and...