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Thank for the answers! I want to tell people about my stuttering, and i have tried for so long but i just cant. But in the future, i will do it. I just feel that i need a reason to do it for some reas...

I'm actually new to this sub, but not the healthcare/medical profession. I couldn't find this study on pubmed. Has anyone else had any success? ...

It really emphasizes the psychological part of stuttering over a physical inability....

Yea, reading your post was like looking a mirror. I am currently doing the clicking thing. It's evolved from a grunt and numerous other buffers I have used over the years. I will be starting a 1 hour ...

I think it's because it is one of the most common questions we are asked and therefore something easy for us to fixate/obsess on. Philosophically, I can see it as a great metaphor dealing with "how we...

I'm past the point of being socially shy about it. I don't have a problem making friends at new places. I do find that I've become very crass and out there, to almost "make up" for people having to li...

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 ...

There is an NSA chapter there. I used to go to the meetings when I was working up in Irvine. They held meetings in the Kaiser building in Irvine so you should definitely go to them....

The name predicament is so interesting to me. I absolutely dread saying my name, but I feel if I really put forth the effort and practiced and blah blah, it would improve. However I want an explanatio...

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...

Real simple, get help. Get back in speech therapy. I've been doing it for months now after years and years of procrastination and it has helped tremendously. It's the best money you'll spend even ...

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...

If you live in America, the best piece of advice I can give you is to find and attend an NSA support chapter (http://www.westutter.org/find-an-nsa-meeting-near-you/). You'll meet people who stutter an...

Check to see if there is an NSA chapter there. I'm sure there's one nearby. ...

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...

know any stutterers in orange county area?

know any stutterers in orange county area? Kind of an odd posting, but I'm looking to give back to people who grew up similar to me. . I'm a life long stutterer, and because of that I had to deal w...

Hiding it won't help. Practice your breathing techniques. ...

I'm a fellow stutterer. I went through YEARS of speech therapy, both in school and in private lessons. I also went to a research institution on stuttering as a guinea pig for a few weeks to try some r...