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I’m sorry you feel that way. I think taking a step back from pursuing and charming potential dates is a good idea, but not for the reason you think. Trying too hard doesn’t work for most men when it c...

Additionally, speech therapists advocate to keep instructing ourselves to *push out* air during a block - I disagree, in my opinion, because this is an unhelpful attitude that will worsen the *stutter...

Tips to improve stuttering (a strategy to outgrow stuttering as an adult)

Tips to improve stuttering (a strategy to outgrow stuttering as an adult) **Introduction**: * Fluency occurs when we are fixated on "*choose articulating*" * Speech blocks occur when we are too fixat...

Tips to improve stuttering to outgrow stuttering as an adult (don't avoid (1) blocks or (2) stuttering anticipation - instead of reducing the fear of blocks directly and instead of removing our triggers) (accept speech errors instead of 'freezing')

Tips to improve stuttering to outgrow stuttering as an adult (don't avoid (1) blocks or (2) stuttering anticipation - instead of reducing the fear of blocks directly and instead of removing our trigge...

No, In class the teacher sometimes asks questions where you can only answer with one word without it sounding awkward...

Thanks, I'll try not too think about it now since overthinking it makes it worse and I'll just be confident no matter what happens....

It ruined my confidence, social life and my biggest dream to move abroad and become a journalist or a teacher. And it's getting worse. But at the same time it helped me to become more emphatic, sensit...

Your first sentence made me genuinely laugh! Ugh, the mind of a stutterer is like no other....

improving or worsening?

improving or worsening? Hello, I'm in hs and don't know if my stutter is worsening or getting better. I can say 99 percent of words fluently when alone and compared to a few months ago where I even st...

Same but I think thats because at least for me I still focus on it too much even when I'm alone....

I get you but try too focus on the now not on the things that could happen because they're uncertain. Maybe you won't stutter once, who knows but saying that you definitely are will only make it worse...

Putting off college due to fears of not being able to get hired afterwards

Putting off college due to fears of not being able to get hired afterwards I do not have a traditional stutter, I have a very severe block stutter. It’s so bad that I’m basically mute. I actually wish...

Social anxiety

Social anxiety Has anyone ever thought that stuttering can be caused by social anxiety? I’m sure for some people stuttering occurs even while alone, while for myself I feel as though it only occurs wh...

I think we all have those little dysfluencies. If you pay attention to other speakers you'll see everyone d it with the exception of on-air presenters, who speak for a lining. I do agree with temporar...

I have found this to be the case when I think more about what I'm going to sound like when in reality I should be thinking about how to answer a person or how to get my point across so that my words r...

normal disfluencies concerns

normal disfluencies concerns For example: "I did something um.. in addition to you know.. I know, you know, what its like to be a dog. " This happens frequently. I think I have a hard time getting my...

Don’t think about the word that you’re going to stutter and just ignore it. Then focus on your message...

When you give all your energy and are present in the conversation, you are not focusing on your stutter and for me, I stutter less. The more I think about and focus on my stutter, the worse it gets...

Medicine interview on Tuesday please give advice

Medicine interview on Tuesday please give advice I have a medicine interview for medicine for a university in the south of England and I am having to get the flight there from Ireland. Obviously I ha...

Well your mind works quicker than your comprehension of it. You already have your opinion ready - that is how you feel about something. It’s never a problem to word something a second time, or to make...