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Thank you for your response :) I’ve learned many "tricks" over the years to help combat my stuttering. And yeah they occasionally work, but not always. I noticed I stutter excessively when I’m under ...

People learning a new language, is it hard to progress because of your stutter?

People learning a new language, is it hard to progress because of your stutter? I am currently learning Arabic (modern standard Arabic), and I am fluent in English and Bengali. I’ve been studying for ...

Pharmacist here with a severe stutter. You want to avoid benzos such as Xanax. While they may be helpful they can lead to dependency and addiction. Your doctor probably won't give it to you anyways. Y...

I find if I have pre scripted answers or things I’m going to say it helps, that works best for me. Sometimes I’ll talk in a rhythm like what I’m saying is a song. But if I have to come with words/sen...

Im trying to be a teacher and I got a different accent from the local people which makes my situation even worse. I have presented numerous times to my uni mates, college and fellow students. I believ...

Oh like when I stop trying to hide it. It gets worse. That’s what I meant by I do things I otherwise wouldn’t. Like I try again. And then, it gets worse. So I regress back. As for coping mechanisms, I...

Ironically I became a writer who mainly writes scripts. While a good part of my work is digital so doesn't really involve speaking to people, as a freelancer I need to speak with clients if I want to ...

Should I get out of my comfort zone?

Should I get out of my comfort zone? I don't like the way I speak. I have been running away from anything that can put me in a speaking situation for years. I don't talk to people if it is not super n...

Forced myself to order food in places face to face and call places over the phone. It helps in the long run...

Mine was pretty severe. So therapy never helped me get over it. As I got older, I just learned ways to get past the blocks. When I say the things that help me, everyone always says it's bad. But I'm 4...

I stutter on specific letters, but I can give presentations and perform plays/musicals with no issues. Anyone else?

I stutter on specific letters, but I can give presentations and perform plays/musicals with no issues. Anyone else? I’ve had this sporadic stutter for as long as I can remember. It’s only when I’m anx...

I gave many fucks and am still sensitive. I passed as fluent as a backroom transactional lawyer after doing very well in law school by keeping my mouth shut as much as possible. Avoided interaction ...

blocking is impossible to cure due to a certain genetic build we have as stutterers, but im sure you stutter less than when you werent so outgoing and confident, i want to be like you sir, stuttering ...

I’m a very outgoing person who has no issue striking up conversation with strangers on the street! I do,however, block on certain words so I’ve been avoiding those words for 37 years....

I used to work at Starbucks, when i was hired i was hoping that because of my stutter they would put me mostly making drinks however i was shifted to all positions. In the beginning it was tough, I ha...

I just do things that I otherwise wouldn’t because of my stutter. And then my stutter flairs up. I get blamed for the life I live because I’m not living up to my full potential. But I’m not living up ...

Loved the approach that effective communication is when we say what we want to say and not dependent on the fluency. I am still in that phase where I get stuck to a lot of words, mostly words which ar...

how to beat your stutter (16M)

how to beat your stutter (16M) im a big believer that stuttering is a curable thing, so I'm going to keep it short. as a disclaimer, beating this thing will take a lot of willpower and time; if you a...

Absolutely, f*** speech therapy. I’ve never had a good experience in speech therapy, I’ve only ever felt humiliated and disappointed. Maybe there are good speech therapists out there, I don’t know, bu...

I was watching fluency techniques by different speech therapist, they all are saying in the end "you will still stutter" like a disclaimer. There are stutterers who will get panic attacks when someone...