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I have been in this situation, but instead I was just stuttering like crazy and it made a bad impression; I almost felt like the interviewer thought I was on something or just hung over or something. ...

I see a lot of people struggling with comfortable employment, thought of driving a taxi?

I see a lot of people struggling with comfortable employment, thought of driving a taxi? so I stutter, enough that it's noticeable but not bad enough to the point where all my friends and family don't...

if I have the music extremely loud and have headphones one, then not really. If I am just trying to sing a song by itself then I definitely do. Talking to pets is a yes, we have three dogs and its jus...

It's easier for me, when I can't hear myself, that's why I listen to music when I need to speak for long periods of time, just my experience anyway. And yes sometimes we can be, with avoidance etc. ...

thats too vague. I bet many of us force ourselves to talk and it hasnt done anything to curb our fears. We often dont know what we're afraid of and thus dont have a good strategy on how to overcome i...

I'm right there with you, friend. I'm four months shy of my 30th birthday. Have been in one form or another of speech therapy since I was 5. My stutter too, is so severe it can take me upwards of te...

The dictionary definition of "dumb" is "lacking the human power of speech." So I assume that is why he phrased his response how he did. To your question, I've never once thought about becoming mute....

I have been stuttering for years now. But didn't think of being mute, not even once in my life. And you need to rethink of being mute (for what they might call you know, dumb!). Seriously? You tried t...

thoughts on becoming "mute"

thoughts on becoming "mute" For a while now, I have been using a notepad as an aid for when I get really stuck. My stutter has now become so bad that I really cannot say anything. Literally anything I...

I think it also shows how people (and I mean girls) don't really give a fuck when you have trouble expressing yourself. Remember this method also disturbs your thoughts and makes it hard to think... a...

I used to try to avoid words that I anticipated would be difficult to say and try to substitute them for other words. It only worked for a short time before either 1) all words seemed difficult and 2)...

denied job because of stutter

denied job because of stutter I went in for an interview at a big chain of stores to stock shelves. My stutter has become so bad that I can not even get one word out, or say my name, or really anythin...

Well in my humble yet very personally respected opinion, behavioral therapies are nice, and they are enough for some people who i believe are willing to do anything to control their stutter, but for o...

Ive been trying this out, but i'll be honest, im having a really hard time doing this on my own. The only SLP I know who does avoidance reduction unfortunately lives in virginia. But from what I know,...

I think the idea about the "this is how my day went" thread is a great one. It's nice to be able to share struggles with people who understand. Would an "advice for stutterers" section on the sidebar ...

It has helped me in the past, it takes practice and does make you feel much better when you've actually went all out on the word, it usually turns out great. Anything will work if you want it to work...

I'm not necessary saying that it should be something to do with the mouth, rather that it could be anything that you subconsciously do that trigger your stuttering. In my case the tounge, but that is ...

Thanks for the post. It's a great personal account with perspective insight. I do think someone can develop stuttering, but its pretty damn hard without some predisposition for it (usually genetic)....

Thanks. In the event that people do want some sprucing, my vote is for it to be mild in appearance and scope....

I am the same exact way. Thanks for posting this, it explains how I feel exactly. Now let's find out how to burn this dictionary..........