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Anything nonverbal I excel at. Politely noting, that I did mention that jobs were harder for me because I stutter. If I held what you're saying to my head: "you aren't playing on a strong pitch to sta...

Slightly on a tangent : is there any domain / area where you're am expert or better than most? If you're in a job where you're respected by default due to your expertise, it'll add to your confidence ...

Not being taken seriously because of my stutter.

Not being taken seriously because of my stutter. Nobody seems to take me seriously. I have a stutter on a scale of 1-10 is a 7. Long breaks and pauses and stammers during my sentences. Lots of hand ge...

90% is a bit harsh imo, a significant amount of posts here are people trying to solve their problems instead of moping about them....

Excellent. For anyone who read that and still prefers to hide from their problems, imagine if you could start and have a conversation with someone and not have to deal with an emotional penalty regard...

Sometimes people need to hear it from a realistic way rather than sugar coating shit all the time. Avoidance behavior is pathetic and should be outed and dealt with as soon as you can. It gets you n...

Amen. Took a job in a pizza restaurant and I constantly ask my manager to put me on the start of the line as often as possible. I need to ask a lot of things, say their names, explain things to.peolle...

This is great advice, however you should present advice is a less obnoxious manner and people will respond to it in a more positive way. Anyway, yes failing on your own terms is a truly important way...

If I were Japanese... :D No, I'm Russian. We say "заикание" or "логоневроз" (the last one is often uses in medicine)...

Are you Japanese? If so what's stuttering called in Japanese?...

I'm actively improving and challenging myself. Something 90% of you guys fail to do.

I'm actively improving and challenging myself. Something 90% of you guys fail to do. So I've figured out that my stutter is mostly mental conditioning and constantly reminding myself that I'm going to...

Important information on stuttering; publish the root cause and experimental methods of stuttering; a reward of 10,000 USD is offered for refuting this argument

Important information on stuttering; publish the root cause and experimental methods of stuttering; a reward of 10,000 USD is offered for refuting this argument Stuttering has always been an outstandi...

My stutter has gotten better! (update)

My stutter has gotten better! (update) So, I'm going to college this year (freshman) and my stutter has gotten better. I have been able to order at at restaurant or coffee shop with mostly little to n...

This will go against conventional wisdom, but for right now, speak as little as possible. For the next little while, spend time relaxing/taking care of your essentials. Don't worry about speaking. Ge...

I can't even say that part without stuttering. I get stuck on "stutter". One time I couldn't even say "speech problem" so I settled for "social issue" lol...

Well said my friend. I was just reading an article on stutteringhelp.org and they find that the strategy of pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones and into conversations can lead us to stutter and...

Ironically, when I get stuck on something, I USUALLY can still say other things and speak just fine, such as addressing the fact that I can't get out what I WANT to say....

You could use hand gestures/signals to indicate something is wrong. I do that sometimes, to show I'm still working on the delivery....

Appreciate the advice and I'm glad that everything is going well for you at your new job! I do agree that practice makes perfect. I'm going to call back tomorrow and try not to even think about it. ...

You're still running away. This gives temporary relief but now your anxiety is going to build up anticipating talking on the phone again. The only way to break the cycle is to stop running.... stop av...