Search

haha yeah, same happened with me, then you try to tell people that you read really well just don't speak well. But It is a hard concept to understand, so I get it....

Could it be that it forces you to focus on your speech motor skills? For me, when I’m focused on my speech, I don’t stutter. But it’s hard to direct that focus. When I talk about my stuttering I don’...

Because what blocks us is mental, emotional, it is linked to the perception of others, more specifically with the illusion of perception that we generate in others. Solution? Reflect on your emotions,...

Saying my NAME has become so stressful

Saying my NAME has become so stressful So I (22 M) have stuttered since childhood. The most challenging aspect (of many), as many of you could relate as well, is that I have always had trouble in sayi...

Interesting observation. Think of it like rehearsing a piano piece: the first few times are clumsy; once the brain knows the sequence, movements flow effortlessly I guess....

Yeah ik it doesnt help in real life but its an interesting thought or idk observation that when we are focusing on more than one thing at once our brain automatically shuts the stutter and i think if ...

Why don’t we stutter when reading alone?

Why don’t we stutter when reading alone? Something that continues to baffle me about stuttering is how I can read and present something alone in my room completely fluently with no issues, yet the mom...

Perhaps because you’re not “overly self monitoring” your speech as much when there’s background noise happening at the same time. Essentially, the background noise distracts the overactive monitoring...

That's how we do things unknowingly. Sometimes we get lost in our thoughts and we speak fluently. When we're conscious about our surroundings and speech, we tend to stutter....

The reason the positivity debate resonates with some and not others...

The reason the positivity debate resonates with some and not others... Depending on where you are in life with your stutter, it may be a total mystery while others may have stumbled on its patterns an...

If I think about what’s impacted my confidence, probably getting my job. 11 months, 1500 applications, 2 rescinded offers. That murdered me. What am I doing to fix my confidence? Nothing. I’m workin...

I think you've answered your own question. Confidence comes and goes throughout our lives as events impact us and confidence is a big part of whether we notice our stutter or not. What are you doing t...

When you speak alone, you’re using your internal speech-motor system — the brain circuits that plan and time speech movements. When you speak to another person, an entirely different network activate...

Self monitoring causes a viscous cycle for us stutterers. The more we focus on HOW we speak, the higher probability of blocks, and we self sabotage by continually self monitoring. This cycle makes the...

I have a block stutter too and what I've found out is when u focus on the words what ur gonna say that's when u stutter. Instead u should focus on the message itself. When i don't think abt the words ...

Hi! I have a similar type of stutter, one where specific syllables get stuck in my throat and the more I try to force them out, the worse the block is. You need to have both, basically. All the tech...

I don’t disagree with the idea that stuttering is influenced by your mental state. I wouldn’t say “stuttering is caused by anxiety”, but we mostly stutter in the presence of others. A lot of us are fl...

I personally haven't done this. I have a blocking stutter and I have always thought that it might be better to have a repetition stutter. I thought that being able to make a sound and repeating is a s...

I was fed a lot of misinformation about stuttering all my life. All I can say is I’m glad I don’t stutter now, I had to work hard, but my life is much better without my stutter. I never really complai...

First disinformation is that stuttering is neurological. Saying that is just a cope.. “it’s neurological so there is nothing I can do about it” BULSHIT! You just gave up, that’s what it is. There a...