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I had a very similar experience for many years and have been able to move past it. This is the advice I got from SLP’s who specialize in dysfluency - basically do the opposite of what you are doing. ...

Needing some comfort and advice

Needing some comfort and advice Hello everyone i hope you are all doing well. It’s my birthday today and i’ve had a good ish day, my grandparents took me out for a meal today as it was my 21st birthda...

You're not alone. For me its aslo a cknstant struggle from participating in class, just talking to people. To make it better, I recommend you to tell people directly that you stutter (friend, teacher)...

Hello, fellow stutterers, I have a question for you all. Do you think there has been enough research on the stuttering that focuses upon the responses of the stutterer to the society and culture around them? I know there have been medical, therapeutic research.

Hello, fellow stutterers, I have a question for you all. Do you think there has been enough research on the stuttering that focuses upon the responses of the stutterer to the society and culture aroun...

When I was more anxious or for bigger presentations, I'd have a short line at the beginning letting them know I stutter and they will hear some pauses and repeating words. Puts it out there and addres...

Only a person who has stuttered can help you. A stutterer who has gone through the same embarrassing situations that you have been through and worried about their speech 59 minutes an hour of every da...

You can try it yourself and see repeating your words won’t work. If anything, She got more fluent because *she disclosed*. His mirror talk is backwards too. You should look at yourself in mirror a...

Kudos to both of you OP! I think that it is great that you actually take your time and are willing to accommodate someone with a stutter. Public speaking is a frightening endeavour and public speaking...

I used to avoid a lot of speaking opportunities. If I can go back in time to when I was in college, I would not avoid my introduction, because avoiding that made me more scared of presenting in front ...

Can we talk about how emotionally triggering speech blocks can be?

Can we talk about how emotionally triggering speech blocks can be? Just had a wonderful conversation with someone i haven’t seen in awhile. After effortless speech, the moment finally came…. She asked...

I have an interview tomorrow as well. I’m 27. I’m going to send them an email. Hopefully it goes better than worse tbh....

I personally like to send an email beforehand letting them know, this is mainly for my own self confidence, so I know going into it that it won't be a surprise...

I hate those introductions! So sorry you have to deal with those today. Whenever I'm struggling I try and get someone to introduce myself for me. Like if the teacher said, "Alright, and then next we h...

I usually wait until it happens and then just say something like, "sorry, I have a speech impediment." I know we're not supposed to apologize for it but I've found that it disarms people in the initia...

Stuttered in class

Stuttered in class So today is my first day of classes for the new semester. I went to class today trying to hype myself up for the introduction part but when it came to my turn I just couldn’t do it....

Not sure what your specific question is. Dating is pretty much the same as for people that speak fluently. I guess I usually skirt around difficult sounds for the first couple dates and once more com...

Thanks for this. I haven’t talked with the teacher about it. Agreed, usually if I say “sorry I have a stutter” the response is overwhelmingly positive....

First thing I usually (not most of the time) do is tell them that I have a stutter, then they're like oh yeah that's fine (like duh it better be, you can't turn me down for having a stutter lol). Ba...

Should I tell someone who stutters not to apologise?

Should I tell someone who stutters not to apologise? Okay, so I have this online friend. I don't know whether she has an officially diagnosed stutter, but whenever she's particularly emotional (or tir...

I have crashed and burned so many job interviews but after I disclosed my stutter, I can now focus on answering the questions....