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-Share more and speak up to get accustomed to the meetings. Volunteering to speak make me feel like I’m in control rather just waiting to be picked on at some random moment. -Make sure you are prepar...

worst is when they ask your name and you block and they say did you forget your name.. happens at least once a week...

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New member here I’m 19 and a college student at USC. I speak with a severe stutter and have for my whole life. The funny part is both my first and last name begin with far and away the most difficult ...

I stutter with or without an accent. Plus I have a lisp too so I have to talk very slow. When I have to repeat anything the stuttering gets worse. Any help...

What can i do about some letters that I can’t say, such as structure and regression, these words are in my major so there are no alternatives for them...

The key is not learn how to not give a fuck, but how to actually fix the issue - which of course isn't easy. I have a HUGE problem with phone calls as well. Physical cues and gestures help me through ...

I struggle the most with ‘Wh’ which is why i can’t even start a conversation with new people, like why does ‘What’ ‘When’ ‘Where’ ‘Which’ has to contain ‘Wh’ 🙄😔...

At a previous job I was hired to build a team of software developers and the first guy I brought on board (who was trying to land this $80k a year job back in 2000) I liked and he was really smart. I ...

Thanks for this tip. I always block at words that start with Ch or J...

I only use this for hard blocked words. I also visualise the sound coming off the word at the point I would normally exert effort, L - ike this. For normal speech, I use deep voice, phrasing/ pauses ...

I’m going through the McGuire Program and done a lot of work on my feared/struggled letters. So made a lot of progress. Now the sounds I still have to work on are sounds from Japanese and Spanish. B...

What letter or letters do you guys struggle with the most?

What letter or letters do you guys struggle with the most? I've noticed i struggle with "R's" and sometimes "D's"(NUTZ🤣 lol). Its really annoying....

Techniques for F,S, R, I, Y

Techniques for F,S, R, I, Y I have a hard time saying these sounds… do any of you know any tricks for me to say these sounds...

For me personally, I found talking on the phone was easier, because you don’t have see the other persons face when they realize you stutter. Then my stuttering got better in that environment and it wa...

Yeah I'll do it! I oddly tend to stutter worse on the phone than in person. So it's good to get some practice in. Usually once i can get into a certain groove over the phone and my anxiety decreases...

This comment reminded me of that one scene from the movie IT where Bill does not stutter before going into that house because he's *that* determined....

I put it in quotes because the syllable isn’t tough, I can say the words fine under the right circumstances. “St” words can be tough under pressure. Other times they’re as smooth as butter to say....

Martin, I am so sorry you are going through that and all I can add is that I was in your shoes. My school life from grade 1 to 12 was literally hell. This is my 2 cents: I practice mindful meditat...

damn i could relate to this hard. i'm 19, a year older than you, and my stutter seems to hold me down as well. I don't like participating in my classes at all due to the fear of me stuttering and gett...

I would say just working on my self-esteem and positive reinforcement from other people. I also went to therapy for a while where I talked about my feelings about stuttering, shame, social anxiety e...