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I think the Van Riper observation is very helpful in understanding some of the struggles with self disclosure and the journey through life for those who stammer….I have always considered my stammer as...

Van Riper observed before the goal of a person whose stammer is largely overt in nature, their goal is communication Whereas a person whose stammer is largely covert in nature, their goal is avoida...

I must admit I have found self disclosure to be a very painful experience. My stammer is pretty much orientated around blocks and avoidances…or at least that is how it used to be…for me stammering has...

I can't hide my stutter, so it's always weird to me to hear about people "disclosing" their stutter. Sometimes I have to explain to people why I talk so strangely, because people haven't always heard ...

A good software engineer is good at communicating. You need to know what to build. You need to be able to communicate to varying levels of technical competence what work will involve and how things ac...

People don’t make eye contact when you talk to them

People don’t make eye contact when you talk to them I don’t know if I’m reading into it too much but I’ve noticed that some people avoid eye contact when they talk with you when they know you shutter....

That’s not what I’m saying. I am well aware of the drawbacks stuttering ensues. I am applying that any ‘decent’ woman isn’t going to carry about if you stutter or not. If you’re a good dude, hard work...

I knew someone in college who had a worse stutter than I did, but he was confident, extroverted, warm, and had some leadership qualities. I worked on hiding my stutter, but he embraced it and just wou...

I stutter when I'm around people but don't at all when im alone... i'm confused

I stutter when I'm around people but don't at all when im alone... i'm confused Ive had a stutter since I could talk and its been really had to do deal with in a social setting. However I have also be...

I agree to this. It changed my life too. I blocked on 50% of my words so I didn't speak much. Now I have a leader position at my company and really enjoy hold meetings, talking with friends, joking an...

Hi there! I have done the program. It is NOT centered around avoidance so this is not correct at all. It is actually centered around you talking as much as possible....

about the "i can speak fluently when im alone but not in front of people" reminded me of something that i saw on this subreddit once some time ago saying that this happens because u dislike people, he...

The book changed my life for the better. I can’t even explain to you the psychological benefits I’ve received from this book. I know the book sounds crazy and unbelievable at first, however everything...

Okay!!! I will do this. My stutter is 90% just blocks, so this will be something fresh. Maintaining eye contact is something I find crucial as well. I already practiced today and felt great. It’s a ...

Man I feel you, avoiding our stutters is a really tempting feeling. Even I must admit I use fillers like "uhm" or "what was it called again" too often for my liking instead of just letting myself stut...

I don't want to assume how bad your stutter is, so apologies if this comes off that way, but are you perhaps relying too much on your phone for communication in an attempt to not stutter? Avoiding stu...

Ordering food is hard for many of us who stutter. I've achieved fluency and ordering food still takes effort where most of my other speech is effortless. I tend to offer a few pieces of advice over a...

Not anymore. Stuttering is a part of my everyday life. One instance of stuttering feels shit now, but passes after a short while. Knowing I denied myself something just because I want to avoid the jud...

Same. It has to do with not wanting to be noticed and stuttering being a form of defence mechanism to hide or block yourself out. Impersonation is pretty much you not being yourself which you don’t mi...

The fact that he spoke fluently while giving that emotional speech gives proof to the fact that expressing true emotions without holding back is key to authenticity which results in fluency....