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Good news. Hey! Just joined to support you folks and tell you that stuttering may not last forever. I stuttered terribly all the way through high school. I used to pray for it to end…endless terror i...

What helped for me was going to speech therapy for a while (a couple of years) AND learning to not care about my stutter. To truly adopt the attitude of “If I stutter then it’s no big deal,” Much easi...

This message is probably already too late, but I would suggest to keep working there. And use that anger, depression, etc as a reason or motivation to change your complete 'strategy'. For example, thi...

i'm 38 now, and upto 34 i had the same mindset about my stuttering as you do. I'd have fluent stretches, and then something happened (stressful meeting, argument with someone, bad sleep, etc.) and the...

Don’t spend another thought on ‘getting better’. Handle today and don’t let your stutter affect the current moment and you’ll “get better” without realizing it. Best of luck...

I used to feel the same way about you just sometime ago. It's all in your brain. Stop caring about what people think about your stutter (most of them don't)...

Thoughtful post. You obviously went through a major breakthrough here. I would concur with the other person that this isn't exactly passive no matter what angle you approach it from, and you do need ...

It's true that I'm making assumptions that don't have to be necessarily real, but I take that I'll suffer more than I do in my country. I have hope for speech therapy to have a positive effect, since ...

Whenever you are worrying about speaking, turn your thoughts into saying that you love speaking. Replace every negative thought with a positive affirmation that you love speaking and do even smile whe...

Is deliberately going out of my comfort zone worth it?

Is deliberately going out of my comfort zone worth it? I've always worked on my family's farm and have never actually had an outside job before. This summer I'd like to make some extra money and I do ...

**Acceptance does not necessarily mean resignation** meaning that you can accept your stuttering condition as part of who you are and continue to make improvements for fluency if that is what you desi...

Everyone figures out their own way to deal with their stutter - or they don't. I've met 3 extremely successful older people - an account manager at Ogilvy, a head of a department within the federal re...

Honest answer I think you just care less and less what others think, which is fundamentally what stresses us out as stammerers making it worse. I still have ups and downs but manage things far better,...

Hey... I dont have the experience but just wanted to give you courage. Give it a try! If that is something you are passion about go for it. It is always smart to leave you confort zone. Maybe you wi...

This was me when I took speech 101. I was one of 3 boys. My professor was really good and she even sense my anxiety /panic attacks before I even started. She allowed once to present another day. After...

You can do something about how you stutter, not whether you stutter. You can accept that you are a person who stutters and not try to be fluent by avoiding all stuttering you feel....

Then don't reach acceptance. It's not a bad thing to stutter, but it's not a bad thing to want to stop too. You don't need me to tell you that, unfortunately, it isn't quite that easy though...

Seems like a great opportunity to meet some gals. Let it be known early that you stutter and that this class is an opportunity to practice public speaking. Own it, Have a sense of humor about it and y...

Positive Thinking: Being positive is the key to everything!

Positive Thinking: Being positive is the key to everything! I have been quietly following this thread for some time, but today, I break my silence and join the conversation. Allow me to introduce myse...

Beautifully written. That shift from shame to anger makes perfect sense. I had a similar revelation in my 20s that cleared up my speech block almost overnight. The sooner you can shed the burden of ex...