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I definitely *feel* like I would be, but it's hard to say. I do know when I'm in social situations of more than 2-3 people I keep a lot more to myself because when there are that many people in a conv...

Idk because there are many socially inept people without a stutter. I wouldn't be surprised if I was just using it as an excuse to be less sociable....

Introduction/Anyone try nootropics for fluency?

Introduction/Anyone try nootropics for fluency? Aloha everyone! My name is Makena, and I live in Hawaii. I recently graduated from Purdue which has a lot of stuttering research coming out of it, and i...

Sadly this is a temporary solution, speaking in monotone or like a robot isn't a solution and will probably create a entirely different issue eventually...

Tell me about it. All those years wasted; an empty hole where everyone else has memories they'll cherish for the rest of their lives... It's so incredibly frustrating how people let their lives pass ...

Oh yes! I see myself as an extremely fast thinker. I have these amazing comebacks, answers etc but i never dare to say it in fear of stuttering....

I sometimes would answer quicker then I already do. I'm a very social person. But with new people around I always waiting a little now and then to feel comfortable. ...

I'm social already, but I'm positive that I would be more outgoing if I didn't stutter....

I would certainly join more conversations actively. I have a lot of moment where I have, at least to me, something to add to the conversation whether it is a joke or something serious. When I just rep...

Confused, chance to change my whole life but ..

Confused, chance to change my whole life but .. Hello guys, Im having a very intense stuttering and thats ruinning my life in many parts, i"ve lost any respect for myself. When im facing anything, i'...

I wasn't always a stutterer. I just had small bouts of stuttering here and there as a child but nothing too serious. In fact, many people go through a small period of stuttering in their childhood. My...

I'm not trying to be facetious, but come back in two weeks and let us know if it still works. you probably just created a novelty trick to distract yourself. They don't last....

You haven't cured it. The trick might seem neat now, but it'll all go to shit the second you are in a situation you're anxious in. As nice as a magical cure sounds, an important step towards living ...

Does anyone experience this?

Does anyone experience this? First of all I want to apologize in advance if I make any grammar mistakes, english is not my first language. I write here because I experience what I think is psycologica...

On a lot of intensive courses say the same thing. Filler words should be ruled out when talking. The same goes for other tricks. I used to be a very very heavy user of 'ehh' when blocking, it sounds ...

Maybe fear of stuttering wasn't the best term. Maybe fear of unrestricted stuttering or fear of "too ugly" stuttering. I sometimes have very strong blocks. Only a few times have I absolutely not been ...

Who else hasn't stuttered for most of their life?

Who else hasn't stuttered for most of their life? Because of issues that I would rather not discuss, I developed a stutter (non-existent to extremely severe depending on the situation) around two year...

How do I deal with the fear of not being able to get a word out at all?

How do I deal with the fear of not being able to get a word out at all? I've been a covert stutterer for as long as I've stuttered (around 2 years). However, I've been trying to desensitize myself to ...

> For some people showing stuttering is the worst thing in the world and anything is better, even sounding airheaded. Yeah, exactly. I used to feel the same until I saw it in practice, and then I...

This is an excellent post, thanks for writing. Funny, I quit using most interjections like "um" and "like" but actually is one of my go-to words. Never really classified it as an interjection but I th...