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Drive thru’s will be the death of me. I learned a long time ago that they need to be avoided. For me, I believe it’s always best to NOT put myself in situations of excruciating pain that create everl...

That sucks, we all know exactly how you feel. Don't let it get you down. I always tell people drive throughs are our worst nightmare. I try to make light of it. When I have to do an ice breaker at wor...

It’s a simple fact that stuttering (or any apparent disability) DOES affect your chance at getting a job / raise / promotion / etc. Whoever says otherwise is wrong, unless they can “hide” their stutte...

>"same method you have in classic speech therapy" The difference between classic speech therapy and [these stutter exercises](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MOuhe_X8WSTuUr8A6jgk78T7z52a4X...

**"How to stay mindful while speaking?"** Tips to stay mindful while speaking: * Firstly, make sure to never get disappointed of your stuttering (otherwise you'll hide/change trigger, you reduce dis...

And an alternate opinion (from a member of the female species who has worked in human services): I disclose *for my benefit* on the premise that I block because I’m trying to hide my dysfluency. Any...

And I’m here to disagree…again. I’m in the never disclose camp. (Except for major things, like to law enforcement or a judge in court) One: it’s almost comical to make a speech disabled person disc...

> "If you resolve that trigger, it's a domino effect from thereon out." Yes, you are on point! We stop compulsion, if: 1. we don't have triggers (anticipatory anxiety) 2. we stop reacting to tri...

>ABA I'm not familiar with ABA. Do you have a link? Do you mean these three? * [Applied Behavior Analysis](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1297719/)? *"The simplified treatment incl...

Sorry if this isn't exactly what the discord is for, but I'm a covert stutterer, which means I'm really good at hiding my stutter. I would love to be able to get more comfortable stuttering in front o...

It’s probably semantics but the way your (kind!) message gets perceived is not going to lead to the results we all want. 8 months ago, I went from near mute (from stuttering) to near fluent in a shor...

Im in law school right now in my 3rd year. Been having many negative thoughts about how my stuttering is going to mess with me once I get a job. I am what you call a mild stutterer...

Do it man, I asked out my crush about 6 years ago and now we are happily married. My wife knows I stutter, I believe to just be confident with yourself and if you could/feel comfortable let her know ...

My dear friend I myself have a stutter, my childhood was vexatious children can be mean in school therefor I’ve always had trouble gathering confidence. I recall my father dropping me off at the bank ...

If I am by myself I am Very fluent and can speak a lot better. I did a little test on discord before where I tried to say something to my friends on discord and I could not get it out. I muted the mic...

I get blocks. I tell clients I stutter. It prevents misunderstandings. For example, when I have to respond with "A but B" but pause before "but" and assume I'm finished, that could lead to terrible mi...

Same positive experience! When I used to spend every waking hour trying to hide my stutter, and then got insulted when people didn’t wait patiently for me to finish, that just made no sense. They di...

Telling employers/clients you stutter. What has been your experience? Here's mine

Telling employers/clients you stutter. What has been your experience? Here's mine Ever since I became super comfortable with my stuttering and saw it as a strength (still on that path tho), I ALWAYS t...

I don't know if it's directly related or just a coincidence, but i was never hired by any of the companies i disclosed my stuttering to. One interviewer actually asked me if "it affected my work". It ...

Some tips that have helped me

Some tips that have helped me I thought I would share some tips that I think are important. I used to have a very bad stutter all my life that affected my sense of self-esteem and my ability to grab o...