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I've probably read close to a dozen books about stuttering from cover to back and some times they helped mask my stutter, but nothing felt natural. I became fluent only after I tripped over the root o...

I stutter badly on my first name but not on my middle name, so I use that instead. My middle name is also a common first name, so that makes it convenient for me. Maybe you could use an alternative n...

How do you develop social skills?

How do you develop social skills? I'm in my second semester of community college and realize that I have basically no social skills. I don't know how to conversations, make small-talk, or interact wit...

I've put in a lot of work over my whole life to stay strong hoping 1 day it just magically disappears but deep down i know it wont :(...

I enjoy reading stories about peoples successes, but I do take issue with one thing. 'finding another word' is not a viable long term strategy. Yes it can help you escape certain situations. I am guil...

You hit the nail on the head on this one. I’m so used to finding synonyms for words I‘m about to block on that once I get to something like my name, in which there’s no substitute, is when I freeze up...

I do stutter sometimes on my own name too. Unfortunately there is no word you could swap out your name with... I try to play it off or just chuckle. People will usually not notice or just smile back. ...

Trouble with Introducing Myself...

Trouble with Introducing Myself... Hey guys - I’ve never posted to this sub and am still new but I’ve been struggling with a stutter since as long as I can remember. I work in a profession where I’m ...

This is such a great story for me to read. I recently slightly changed career paths (was working for an ad agency but pivoted to work on the ad sales side). This requires me to present to big ad agenc...

Yeah it took me a while to not sound robotic. Its not perfect. And I still stutter occasionally. But at least its something to try....

A couple of caveats. My stutter was pretty mild, but complicated by some other speech impediments. I have no idea if this works for other people (a quick google search says that it worked for Emily ...

Starting in low feared situations, or situations you thwt don't matter you can throw away, like ask store attendants questions. You practice each day until you get more comfortable. Part of your pract...

Someone here not stuttering at all when speaking other languages?

Someone here not stuttering at all when speaking other languages? I cant exactly describe the problem and that is part of the reason im here. I ve stuttered since I was a child and I ve had good and b...

Thanks, I was kind of hesitant to put it up because I wasn't sure if it'd help at all. My story is 100% true. I can't tell you how many times a day I STILL avoid social interaction, and substitute wo...

I have the same problems as you. What I personally do is to not make a big deal out of it and accept that it'll happen. The main thing I do though is make fun of myself, which then leads my friends to...

I use a technique called "smooth speech." It's usually used for a repetitive stutter (which is what I have) and it sometimes works depending on the situation I'm in. All you do is prolong your stutter...

Well personally, speaking slower hardly helps for me, and speech therapy did next to nothing. I know how you feel. I took sign language in high school as my second language. It was so relaxing to no...

I haven’t found any videos or anything of the sort that doesn’t just say “speak slower” or “take speech therapy” so that’d actually be great seeing as my stutter is only becoming worse. I don’t live w...

Well, for the first part, you write this: >the first thought that pops to my mind, aside from completing my sentence, is how not to loose my friend's attention You'd have to stop worrying about t...

Thanks for your tips, I do similar to what you do. One weird tip I read about in a book about stuttering said, if you can't say a name, try and sing it or make it into a tune. It does sound a bit wei...