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I feel you man. I’m 35 and still have this fear on daily basis. But guess what ? Since 3 weeks, I have to call our clients, pick up the phone and speak in another language at work for 1-2 hours a day....

Hey man I understand the stress. I have been working recruitment for the last 2 years and my job is primarily on the phone. It definitely gets easier as you do it more and more. At times when I do stu...

Phones really are the worst thing as there's no visual cues to tell the other person that you're trying to speak if they just hang on a second. The pressure to say something on answering tends to make...

Not attending a call again

Not attending a call again So i usually dont pick up calls anyways( very heavy stutter here), But im close to graduating and have given my cv in a couple of places. And I get calls sometimes from the...

I hate that too. But when my friends help me say my name I’m fine with it. Since I get stuck on my name for like 5 fucking minutes....

Mine gets worse during stressful situations or when I’m anxious. I’ve been noticing lately that lack of sleep REALLY increases my stutter. When I say something and someone asks me to repeat it, I almo...

Thoughts on Xanax?

Thoughts on Xanax? I recently looked into Xanax and I was wondering if anybody has taken it and has it helped?? I read that it reduces anxiety and fear so I think it’d be helpful when giving presentat...

Stuttering when your name is called out

Stuttering when your name is called out Does anyone stutter if there name is called out? E.g. in class. I have no idea to get rid of it, it's so embarrassing and I feel it's getting worse. Anyone got ...

I'm new here, so apologies if this has more than likely been covered, but has anyone tried valium, not necessarily for your stutter, but did it affect it at all?

I'm new here, so apologies if this has more than likely been covered, but has anyone tried valium, not necessarily for your stutter, but did it affect it at all? ...

i'm a guy, so haven't been in your shoes exactly. but, i spent the better part of 20 years not being able to consistently say my own name. so, i've dealt with this for my whole life. i used to make up...

I feel you. You have options, tho. You could keep your own name, or if you go the hyphen route, that may make his last name easier to say with the lead-in. The s-consonant combo is a tough one because...

Same boat. My GFs first name is easy, but her last name starts with an S. You’ll find tricks to navigate around the blocks I promise :)...

Can't say my boyfriend's name

Can't say my boyfriend's name I really never thought I would be in this situation. I've had a stutter ever since I can remember, I'd say I've always been about 80% fluent with a small handful of diffi...

should i work and get a degree in the criminal justice field if i stutter ?

should i work and get a degree in the criminal justice field if i stutter ? i’m currently a 16 year old boy who’s a junior in high school that stutters. i’m extremely self conscious about it, i normal...

People tend to assume that quite often whenever I stutter, especially with my last name...

That's also me, sometimes I even do english mistakes. During a presentation, I said "more easy", the professor corrected me by saying it's "easier", so I tried to say "easier", and I got stuck with it...

: H... ....... H...... ....... **hmmm it seems "here" is not an option, I can't say it.** **"Present" also is blocked.** **Should I just raise my hand?** **no... he isn't looking at the class.*...

H is easy for me, and even if a hard letter is right after it the easy start makes the hard letter much easier to say, like I get momentum of some kind. But introducing myself? Fuck no. Why couldn’t...

How to stop avoiding feared words?

How to stop avoiding feared words? Ok. So i am a covert stutterer who has been stuttering since when I was a child. I think the primary reason for my stuttering is that some of family members constant...

99% of the time I play along with it cause I have the worst block when saying “stutter”....