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Yeah, this is good. I'd just be careful with the "arrogance" side of the border of confidence and arrogance. I haven't used these sites, but I read about them; I agree that OK Cupid is generally b...

I can respect that and understand that point of view. Your mental health is the most important thing at the end of the day. But in my experience as far as myself personally, people lose interest in wh...

When I moved into my dorm freshman year, this process of searching for alternate words caused the first words ice said to my new roommate to be "You call me Jeb." 😅 Not, "Hi I'm Jeb." or even "you ca...

Generally I would agree with most if these posts, waiting is ideal. But, realistically, if I'm having a particularly hard time and it's obvious what I'm trying to say, go ahead and finish my thought. ...

When you're searching for alternative words that wont cause a block...

Please just respond with what you believe I was trying to say. Save me the embarrassment. Especially if I'm not stuttering but having a block then I'm literally just staring at you insanely ...

Depends on my level of familiarity. If I know you and spend time with you, I'd prefer if you wait, but otherwise, I'm good with people just finishing for me. Saves us both time, effort, and embarrassm...

My personal preference is WAIT!!! It's an awkward situation and you (and a lot of people I've met) are sincerely trying to help and not trying to mock them but the best is letting them finish. It can ...

When somebody finishes for me, it makes my stutter feel more obvious than if they let me just grind through it myself. That being said, you handled the situation perfectly. Most people are rather less...

The easiest thing is to just wait, I think. Just like any other speaking situation. Of course, speaking situations are subject to all sorts of dynamics, but generally, we wait....

Definitely A. Even at support group meetups with other stutterers, I still find myself assigning a negative connotation to filler words....

You are saying he should make special accommodations, which is essentially hiding. I agree with the message about different routes to the same place. I agree that I doubt his whole future rides on t...

He's not going to get over it by hiding, though. The water's cold but there's only one way to get in it. He will be worse off in the business world when he graduates if he's still hiding from his fear...

I would prefer to hear Option A. I'd rather hear someone stutter openly that use filler words, especially if they have the choice, if using filler words is not such an ingrained habit that they don't...

Ah I see, it works the opposite with me. I have to eventually say the word just to prove to myself that I've 'won' lol...

I've had the same problem at university. Due to my course, a lot of speeches take place like debates, in which people have a time limit to make an argument and a counter argument etc. I knew I would f...

I stutter myself but was raised around a few people who also stuttered. Option b is probably easier on the ear for the listener. ...

Which do you think sounds better/less awkward to the listener?

Which do you think sounds better/less awkward to the listener? There are generally two different, less than ideal ways I can express myself in speech. Here they are, using a question I asked my brothe...

I personally would advise on just doing it anyways. Most of the stutter comes for me when I'm literally dreading for it to happen. Think of it as Nacebo to an already big problem. Your stutter exists ...

If someone finishes a sentence for me, it typically alleviates my block and I can respond with "yes, [what they just said]" or "yes, [paraphrase what they just said]" to reclaim some ground....