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This is the exact mindset im on nowadays. I have a mild stutter, i can actually have a “normal” conversation pretty often. However ive noticed that it gets noticeable worse when im anxious/nervous I ...

I agree. Confidence and exposure is the key. For me personally i find that the more i talk the better my stutter gets. If i go for prolonged periods without taking its not good for me. I also use a vi...

Sounds pretty normal, for a stutter imo…. it’s a spectrum like anything else. I have good days and bad, I assume like many others. You can fight it. Live with it. Or just ignore it. But, do not let ...

Be a confident stutterer

Be a confident stutterer I improved my confidence by continuing to throw myself into situations where I'm forced to speak. Simple things like ordering food at restaurants, asking store associates que...

Your worth is not defined by your ability to speak

Your worth is not defined by your ability to speak I know a lot of people who stutter feel that they are unworthy because they stutter, and that if only they didn't stutter they would be worthy of ha...

My personal experience has been that once I stopped feeling bad about stuttering, my fluency and general outlook improved. That's what I mean when I encourage acceptance. It's not giving up or settlin...

I know it’s definitely hard and confidence is hard to come by but you can 100% do it if you even have a sliver of hope you can. I was working in a mental health hospital for a couple months (didn’t q...

Acceptance doesn’t necessarily have to mean that you stop trying to improve your speech. I guess basically not letting the fact that you stutter bother you is going to make working on it easier. If yo...

Put your best self out there stutter and all and just know that a rejection from a job could be the single greatest thing to happen to you. Also if you said you barley stuttered maybe that wasn’t th...

My observation of stutter communities

My observation of stutter communities I've had a stutter my whole life, I've been to speech therapy for years which didn't help me at all. I've worked on my speech via a program which I won't name be...

Sleep 8 hours at night and wakeup before 7 am. Try 30 minutes meditation for 21 days consistently. (Just watch Your thoughts without any judgement) Try this and you will see the result (inner happi...

I think for me it was a little bit of time and also this solution, also with a little bit of acceptance. I’ve heard many people say this and I don’t completely understand it but it is true that “the m...

No! I'm not talking about "controlled exhilaration" which you are saying as a rule. I am treating exhilaration or happiness as an emotion which is 'natural' which make me think less of controlling my ...

I wouldn’t give him a hard time about not practicing, he’s going to struggle and all you can do is be supportive of him and let him know it’s ok. Your his family and the best thing you can do for him ...

Sooo, one of my first job interviews i had a panic attack and sobbed. It was mortifying. I went on to get another offer after becoming a professional and was one of the top “notch” people at my job. B...

Thank you for your reply! He does want to quit speech therapy. How did you know? I don't think I can let him quit right now. I want him to know it's part of growing up- just practicing his hobbies/ in...

I would think it's potentially anxiety and stress related even at that age. I stuttered more around family and friends than in school because I talked way more infront of people I knew without the str...

Additionally, speech therapists, mindfulness specialists, NLP-, CBT-, ACT- and other modalities - they all have their own set of clinical interventions to address "forgetting stuttering". Such as, ad...

After reading I relate to what you’re experiencing, except I’m in my senior year 17M. It is true that what we’re experiencing is the battle of the mind we can be so much more, we can do so much more b...

I love your bravery, glad to see you being an inspiration to us stutterers good advice...