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I always avoid saying the word and either use a synonym of the word, or just word my whole sentence differently. It isn’t the best way of handling it, but atleast I’m saving myself from total embarras...

That is pretty much the nature of an impactful stutter. "Fight" gives you the feeling to shove the word out - which causes an even worse block. "Flight" causes you to break eye contact - which also ...

Yes I usually go for 'Flight '. Finding a synonym for the word gets me through a lot of miserable situations...

Why do I stammer in front of people only?

Why do I stammer in front of people only? Hi guys, I am suffering from stammering. But I only stammer when I was talking to someone either physically or on a call. I don't stammer at all when I am alo...

All those things you mentioned about your stutter are actually very very common! I bet you even avoid eye contact. If you are like most of us here, the issue is probably *only* that anticipatory fea...

I’m proud of who I am and want people to know my name but I stutter on my name all the time, I think it’s just that introducing oneself is something most of us get kind of anxious about first impressi...

I recently went to a doctor for my anxiety, brought on by stuttering or the thought of having to talk, etc. I can say that the anti anxiety meds really do help. Even if I stutter that gut wrenching fe...

Not super experienced with medication for stuttering. I have a Xanax prescription for anxiety, but only take it when I am really getting out of my comfort zone. I wouldn’t ever recommend taking a d...

Anti-depressants and anti-anxiety meds can help to alleviate distressing emotions for a while but they won't tackle the root causes. That takes a lot of effort, courage, introspection and some form of...

My experience with antianxiety meds is that they generally do numb me out to an extent and take some of the wildness out of life. Fluvoxamine has worked the best for me and I've taken it for a long ti...

People often finish the word I'm trying to say and I dont like it. There are though some situations where I legitimately cannot get the word out no matter how hard I try but when this happens I always...

Yes, back during my mother’s match making phase. I had went to school with him and we were both in SPED together. She was horrified to realize he not only stuttered but also had the IQ of a potato. Th...

There’s also the idea that impactful stuttering is a neurological condition caused by an inappropriate unconscious valsalva maneuver in response to the *memory* of people laughing at your repetitions....

Trying to order off a menu and the waiter is playing 20 questions trying to guess what you want to order instead of patiently waiting for you to get it out....

On the phone calling a company someone would ask for my name and I would lock up trying to say my name, they would say "forgot your name?" While they had a little chuckle and I would reply without stu...

I have the same problem.. I stutter hardcore and I have those wild tics too 😂 My friends give me hell about it.. They joke and laugh behind my back and in my face. I laugh too because the tics re...

I used to spend tons of effort hiding my stutter (avoidance, word switching, lying, etc) so most people had no idea what was going on when I suddenly paused and grimaced right before answering an easy...

My situation is similar to this. I work as a customer representative (Call center) and some days things are fine and other days I just want to quit and cry myself to sleep. It's so annoying when the s...

For me it’s having some hard blocks a couple times while speaking. Sometimes I have to stretch out my sounds or just pause and start again slower. It’s no secret that anyone who speaks to me knows I s...

I"m just writing a new message bc my first response was full of confusing edits. I have literally done the agreement-fist when reading lots of your comments because I think you get right to the core ...