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I remember going to speech therapy in elementary​ school through high school. It was provided by the public schools. Never helped because I didn't stutter in front of them....

I don't understand why you grab popcorn to avoid embarrasment but end up asking for the receipt anyway. Ordering food seems a lot easier than asking for a receipt, for me at least....

>finish my sentence like most people do I think most people have a tendency to do this regardless of whether they're facing a stutterer or not. It's just part of general communication, I guess. I...

Why... :(

Why... :( so I was at Starbucks yesterday, and to avoid embarrassing myself, i just grab a bag of popcorn. i pay for it, and they usually don't give receipts so i try to ask for a receipt, but it come...

Safe enviroment -> low stress -> no tension on vocal chords / not hitting stuttering threshold -> fluent speech. A very common thing in stuttering. The trick is to increase your safe envirome...

I found a similar comment further up this thread, so I'll just paste my reply fron there: Yes, talking slowly does help with stuttering. But *telling* a PWS to do that usually does the opposite. Per...

Yes, talking slowly does help with stuttering. But *telling* a PWS to do that usually does the opposite. Personally I think by offering a 'fix', it kinda gives the impression that they have become un...

I have a question. The word replacement that you've always done, is it always strange or funny, like the ones you describe here, or is it what some stutterers do -- substitute a sort of synonym that'...

Anyone have an occasional stutter? One that comes and goes but NOT in correspondence with anxiety/nerves/etc? Kind of lost..

Anyone have an occasional stutter? One that comes and goes but NOT in correspondence with anxiety/nerves/etc? Kind of lost.. Hey all 👋 I've got a question that I can't seem to find the answer for and...

As someone who got by for several years by being inventive with temporary tricks, I think this is a pretty good one. It isn't one I've tried but I can see it making you more comfortable with stutterin...

Try to use words that come easiest to you. For example, i have a hard time just saying my name as a single word, much like you. But if i say "my name is ____" it eases the block significantly. ...

I literally cannot say "sausage and egg mcmuffin" without it coming out a complete mess. Saved myself a load of money and calories I guess...lol...

> I once noticed that I had problems with talking fluently/talking myself into complexes. Then I did a writing tip (put the most important part of your sentence at the end) and then I noticed I cou...

Always come off as rude.

Always come off as rude. I'm a covert stutter so i block alot, and I block most on the first thing i need to say, after that I'm pretty good with my speech.But whenever i need to say thank you or good...

I hate it when I call someone up on the phone and I can only say a few words.

I hate it when I call someone up on the phone and I can only say a few words. I sound like an idiot or like I don't know English. I can't stand it. Just had to call back someone I haven't met before a...

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Question Would y'all rather sound sort of strange when you talk, and take a lot of awkward pauses, or would you rather stutter?? ...

I'll try this. This could help take attention away from initial words that I block on so I don't hit the "brick wall" before I say it. ...

yeah fuck this. When I am able to say "thanks" or "thank you", a lot of times it's very quick, forced, and awkward. ...

I'm not sure if will help everyone, but taking more controlled breaths into my stomach rather than my chest has helped me with breathing. I also find that talking slower and pausing more to take breat...

yeah man I "stutter" is also one of the words I can't say without preparation but it doesn't really affect me since I never talk about it haha. Sometimes I try to replace "other" with "on the flip-sid...