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You said: *" Even when talking alone I may have to say certain sentences a few times before I can say it fluently"* Me too. When I was in primary school, I always stuttered severely when I was alone....

either you go and have fun or you go, look stupid, and everyone is too drunk to remember or care. there's really no risk...

It's a struggle for me too, and always has been. And some things just don't work for us...like oral presentations. But a party? You've got this! It'll be fun. And the reality is, no one cares nearly a...

You should absolutely go. At some point in life, you’re going to have to introduce yourself. Look at it as a great opportunity to practice that interaction! Write down your introduction: “hi my name i...

brooo of course you should gooo!! dont miss experiences just because you are afraid of what people might think about you. im going to be honest literally you are not as important and relevant as you t...

Should a stutterer go to a party?

Should a stutterer go to a party? My friend called me for a party happening tomorrow and I've no idea whether I should go or not. Like it's a party and obviously people going to be there and we have t...

Hello I have a BA in speech pathology, am a stutterer, and am a doctoral candidate in psychology. Let me clear up a few things for you. Firstly, ADHD is ASSOCIATED with stuttering (50% of stutterers...

Any help

Any help Hi, I’m new to the group and was looking for some advice. I suffer with speech blocks which are mainly situational and worsen depending on my perception of who I’m talking to. On my own I can...

How can I quit being so scared to talk/approach people?

How can I quit being so scared to talk/approach people? So I (M21) I'm lucky enough that I have some really good friends that try to introduce me to their friends and not only that, but luckily in goo...

That makes more sense but from me personally it sure feels like it is the brain working faster and im sure thats how a lot people perceive it. I’ll think of something to say and ten different ways to ...

I also recently found out that i have ADHD and Social anxiety, before i didn't have enough knowledge about both , but after reading the symptoms then i can say i have both and i also have TMD...

Okey so the lesson got cancelled, because not everyone had finished their presentation, so it will be done next week Monday, idk if I feel disappointed or happy about it, it gives me more time to prac...

ADHD=STUTTERING

ADHD=STUTTERING I think i just found out that adhd might be causing my stutter and it made me feel better knowing if i treat my adhd my stutter will automatically go away. I still didn’t get diagnose...

That we aren’t trying hard enough; it’s jelly the opposite we are trying too hard. People say we are nervous and we should relax, but everyone gets nervous, it’s not like it is something unique to us...

She knew nothing about stuttering other than seeing me blink and struggle to get words out, so the spirit of her assumption was "oh you struggle with X? must be because you stutter" which is very much...

If i wasn’t so “fortunate” with money i wouldn’t stutter, because i had to keep a reputation and constantly being judged by everyone around me on how i act how i walk and how i talk i got anxiety that...

Sometimes people think I don't speak the language. I live in the netherlands and when someone asks me something in dutch, and I block, they immediately ask me in english, but nah I'm just blocking. ...

assumption of stupidity, insecurity, or lying. assumption of passive aggression. Impatient assholes assume blocks are micro silence treatment or something. misinterpretation of tone. For example, rh...

I don't really know what to do

I don't really know what to do (Just wanted to say I've never really been good at writing or expressing my thoughts, so I'm sorry if this reads like shit) (And I'm 22 years old if that's relevant to a...

that i’m speaking too fast! i often get told that if i slow down my words will come out fine. it’s normally by the older generation..it’s hard to get some people to understand that it has nothing to d...