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It clears my entire thought process, which needs to be matching perfectly with my speech if I want to avoid stuttering. on top of that it makes me a lot more self-conscious, which gets in the way of m...

Same. That’s always been my problem and I’m sorta mystified when (I guess) people just think and talk as it happens. Like I thought everyone knows what they’re going to say it at least a half sentence...

I speak faster than I think

I speak faster than I think I don’t know if this fits here but I keep having this problem of where I’ll be in a conversation and I will stumble over words because I don’t think up the full sentence an...

Unfortunately, talking to real people is the only way to guarantee an authentic experience to practice. Just talk to people you know, if you can. You don't even have to tell them you're practicing, ju...

For years, early on, I would squeeze one eye shut when blocking, in a wishful thinking attempt to force the word out. I still find myself occasionally doing that, but much less as I’m more self aware ...

You can be a very good communicator and still stutter. Eye contact is one of the important things good communicators do...

Yes, I cannot upvote this enough. Stuttering is extremely complicated and very little is known to what actually causes it to this day (although it has been noted that more than 31 genetic mutations c...

I think I figured out how I started stuttering

I think I figured out how I started stuttering I've been stuttering from age 5 and I'm also a long time anxiety sufferer. Recently I have experienced a phenomenon and I think it serves as a good ind...

I once never was comfortable with eye contact. Now I feel fine with eye contact and think it's really important....

Handling stutter in online class

Handling stutter in online class Hi guys, hope you're doing well on the life journey. Today is my first day in my online class. It's a stressful experience and I'm exhausted when my teacher speaks to...

Eye contact

Eye contact Do you keep eye contact with your interlocutor during a stuttering attack?...

this can be a slippery slope. Filler words can work in the beginning, but a lot of times, our brain adapts and they dont work.l as well. And your left with a secondary behavior that complicates your...

That's interesting. I'll have to look up the first three especially, to see exactly what they are. I have the belief now that stuttering is mostly a multi-situational psychological issue and should ...

Like usually in a speech block our tongue or lips exert over pressure than required like which generally ends up blocking the word even further and this happens on its own in the situation of terror. ...

Struggling in groups

Struggling in groups Hello so I'm 15M and I've always struggled with talking to a big group since 7th grade. After going to a therapist I'm way better at talking to friends and I'm okay if it's a 1 on...

PDF checklist: tips to improve stuttering. Guys, let's address the out of control feeling

PDF checklist: tips to improve stuttering. Guys, let's address the out of control feeling People who stutter can experience an out of control-feeling. It's as if the word is stuck. At the moment of a ...

Planning words, then we start thinking about them alot, then we start fearing/ anxious of the words, then we force/repeat/silence. You can learn more about it in the book or the website the book recom...

Me too! Especially the college part. And sometimes in class when teach asks an open question I'll start to answer but i cant even get that first gasp of air out and no one even notices il trying to a...

>*"Exactly WHAT should I do to stop blocking and actually saying the word?" "so I should be focusing on actually saying the word? ""And should I relax when I try to say the word? I feel my mouth w...

Reading Anxiety

Reading Anxiety I am working from home and I was transferred to a different team within our company. It's our last day of training later at 9. The training took 2 months. The trainer presents his topi...