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I don't have a problem with my name - first name is one syllable and I always have to spell my last name. However, for thirteen years, I lived on a street with 4 syllables and a lot of Rs. That was ...

I have buffers as well which sometimes include weird eye rolls and twitch of the face. My only suggestions is to become aware if what you are saying and trying to control the buffer when it comes. Thi...

Hey man, we've all been there. Most people who stutter dont have a problem when we're by ourselves, or talking to children or animals (I still have a problem with children). I dont know a single perso...

Opinions needed

Opinions needed I'm in my 30s. I've been stuttering as long as I can remember. My mother actually swears that I started speech therapy in early elementary school because I pronounced my "R" sounds l...

Have you ever received any help or support? Speech therapy or learned breathing technique? Managing your fluency is something that will need to become a part of your every day life. I can sympath...

Try and expand your vocabulary. Depending on what type of stutter you have, I find that I get stuck on certain words and I can't say them so I come up with an alternate phrase/words to fill in with wh...

Hello! As a fellow stutterer and hopefully future SLP, I think that fluency shaping techniques can be very helpful in your situation but I have a feeling that you might have to deal with that dark si...

Im 18 years old, and stuttering is ruining my life. Please help me!

Im 18 years old, and stuttering is ruining my life. Please help me! I want to come in contact with people that has tried speech theraphy. I have stuttered since i was a child, but nobody knows i have ...

I like getting my haircut because it gives me a good chance to practice just casual chatting in a space place. They're not going to run away or laugh or act all weirded out. If they do, i'll find a ne...

For my fellow stutterers going through a hard time

For my fellow stutterers going through a hard time For those of you who have a stutter, no matter how big or small. For those of you who have trouble forming sounds of words sometimes. For those of yo...

I know a guy who is personally working with Bill and he says it's helping him. That said, even though his methods do acknowledge the importance of a system of influence for stuttering, the method itse...

Feeling low for the past couple weeks/months, i'd like to tell this community due to a lack of an outlet.

Feeling low for the past couple weeks/months, i'd like to tell this community due to a lack of an outlet. Hey guys/gals, This is my first serious post where i'm just saying whatever comes to mind. A l...

I think it's hard to tell. Stutter definitely leaves some marks on you that you are not aware of. I think that I am mostly extrovert person. I like going out and talking to people, though in some mode...

I have not lied per se. I may not answer a question in a group setting to which I know the answer. My biggest thing was I used what I called "lazy" words. Ex: I have had cats my whole life and ins...

Haha I've done that a few times actually. I've never lied about my name, personal information or school though. I'm fortunate to have a name that I can **usually** pronounce and haven't really been pu...

Just to be sure: Are you actually saying _wrong_ answers to avoid trying to say the _actual_ ones? Other than that, what you're describing sounds like a common avoidance tactic. And you're right, it ...

I understand where you're coming from /u/darkspacemonster I've been in your position a lot of times, and I know it does suck to sometimes lie in order to avoid the embarrassment that you might antic...

I used to lie all the time until then i started getting caught in my lies which made things much worse than if i had just stuttered. I try to say exactly what i want and if i feel a stutter coming i u...

Covert stutterer, "white lies" to hide stutter

Covert stutterer, "white lies" to hide stutter I am a covert stutterer, and have been almost my whole life. For the most part I am able to talk fluently (but not freely), but saying specific things (n...

I sometimes struggle on words like Arron and my own Daniel, but it's very rare that I do, but I just breathe before I go ahead and say the said names above and then I'm good to go. One trick that I ...