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Im still a very social and outgoing person but i do believe i would have been more succesfull in life if i didnt stutter. ...

My stutter is manageable but my blocks are sometimes really bad. I had a simple job where all I did was serve customers but was let go because I didn't interact enough with them (tried my best but whe...

I apply. If they dont think i'm what they're looking for, I at least another opportunity to practice talking in an interview and selling myself. Either way I come out with some win....

Every damn job advertisement has that as requirement in it these days. If you let that stop you, you will remain unemployed forever. You should let it depend on your communication skills and severity ...

Depends on how bad your stutter is. I have a mild stutter and applied for a job that involves making a lot of phone calls (not cold calls luckily). After a few months I've gotten a lot better at it, e...

I get stuck with words with N, P could anyone suggest ways to control it?

I get stuck with words with N, P could anyone suggest ways to control it? When I use words that start with N or P my mouth tenses and freezes. T counter that I try to slur the words and end up being i...

Definitely. I am in college right now and I worry about my future and if I'll be able to make it in the real world after school is over, or if I'm going to be able to finish school at all. Really, my ...

I like to laugh about myself: "Well, I went to a kiosk, wanted to buy cigs. I asked – F-f-f-f (Philip Morris), ehh, forget about it... Give me LM...". ^^^It ^^^sounds ^^^funnier ^^^in ^^^real ^^^life...

What jokes do you crack during a conversation that addresses your stutter and make the person you're conversing feel less uncomfortable?

What jokes do you crack during a conversation that addresses your stutter and make the person you're conversing feel less uncomfortable? Whenever I talk to a stranger I just met, or introduced to some...

The assumption here seems to be that repetition will make the problem go away. I'm not sure we should grant that assumption, since at least in my experience (probably others of us as well), repetition...

But don't be mad at yourself if it doesn't work what you wanna do.I've been there. But it doesn't help to be mad. I learned to let it be and think 'Next time beter.' Now I sometimes substitude and t...

I'm not sure really, I don't consider myself to be much of a social person anyway. I do talk to people and friends but I only go out when I have a reason to. I suppose it would make it easier to meet ...

Awesome, I really like the last part you wrote; the frustration of avoidance being worse than the frustration of a hard moment of stuttering. I feel like I'm getting to this tipping point. My avoida...

Been there, done that! Through the years I became more open about it. But the last years are special stuttering years for me, haha. I delete the avoidance for 99% of the time. True, I stutter a whol...

What had the biggest positive impact on you opening up about your stuttering and eliminating avoidances? Any successful stories or defining moments that stood out to you?

What had the biggest positive impact on you opening up about your stuttering and eliminating avoidances? Any successful stories or defining moments that stood out to you? For previously covert adults ...

Yes, every time, it's kinda awkward but i don't stutter...

Sometimes I rarely or never stuttered as I used to be very good at paraphrasing and finding synonyms. So I haven't learnt to be desensitized to it. It's just not an option. My society doesn't get it. ...

Law 18: Do Not Build Fortresses to Protect Yourself

Law 18: Do Not Build Fortresses to Protect Yourself Social avoidance feels safe. But in reality being closer to more people is safer. Stuttering for me was partly about avoiding being rejected. > ...

Yes, I think so. Before I stuttered, I was definitely a social kid. I still try to be social, but it can be pretty tough....

How much do you feel that your speech problems are connected to anxiety?

How much do you feel that your speech problems are connected to anxiety? I'm sure just about everybody with a speech problem has anxiety about it, but I'm wondering about anxiety as a cause or aggrava...