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You've hit the nail on the head as far as im concerned. A lot of people and programs have shifted their focus from fluency to not struggling, as they realize the struggle behaviors is really what take...

Hey man, i'm severe like you. A few weeks ago I was on a bad cycle with me speech being a 9 or a 10. Right now things are a little better and its around a 7. I really think the key is learning not to ...

I don’t think people realize that someone who stutters almost never actually gets to eat what they actually want when they go out to eat....

How old are you? Also being a rich white guy with blonde hair and blue eyes doesn't matter in the slightest. But if your family as money to spend on helping you, I would recommend going to the NSA c...

My story or take on stuttering

My story or take on stuttering I have been stuttering all my life and only very recently I have discovered this sub-reddit and I think that it would be appropriate to post my shorter story. I was bo...

Social stutter?

Social stutter? So question guys... I had small case of stuttering since I was little. Most of my friends tell me they don't notice it. But in social situations especially when meeting new people, n...

i feel you....

Be careful dude. This can lead to a dark, dark place. Have you considered speech therapy? When I'm not in therapy (or even just lapse in my work) my fluency goes waaaaaaay down and leaves me incredibl...

Stutter-> loose confidence -> anxiety -> more stutter viscous cycle...

Totally. Then what gets me is the anger, the anger I have towards myself if I stutter anyway after hours of forethought and the anger towards the person I'm stuttering at if they laugh or, worse, don'...

Every time I have to do a presentation or make a speech in school, I get nervous several days beforehand. 100% of the time. And I ALWAYS end up doing fine. But that nervousness never goes away. So y...

I agree. This anxiety is usually what causes avoidance, because some people can handle it better than others....

100% agree, I'll try to get this out to people....

I agree....

I echo all of this but had never fully realized it until you pointed it out....

Absolutely, people can't see the physchological part of stuttering, which (in my case atleast) is a much larger part of stuttering....

Why stuttering is more of a problem than just the talking aspect and why it is underrated as a problem

Why stuttering is more of a problem than just the talking aspect and why it is underrated as a problem So not many people know that I stutter. Funnily enough I went through years of school without man...

I have a severe stutter as well, from the sounds of things its basically at the same end of the scale as yours, and the biggest thing for me has been to really and truly realize that I am not a "broke...

The love of my life and all my best friends legitimately could not care less that I stutter. Sometimes its the little things....

> I probably spend 15 seconds a day actually experiencing stuttering, but the remaining 23 hours, 59 minutes and 45 seconds are spent being anxious, worried, and stressed over the next time I might...