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Pretty sure you’re cool people. Half of the population have speech problems. Don’t let them stop you. Though I’ve had a theory about the studder disability. I’ve felt it came from not being able to sp...
For many, those moments are quite literally and figuratively a struggle. As someone who is sensitive the tone of others, I was very aware how little control I had over my own tone when I struggled ...
I was able to speak Japanese without stuttering when I started learning it, I can do the same with the very limited Chinese I have now. As soon as I got fluent in Japanese, I stutter the same in that ...
bilingual, english and spanish. i grew up in the US so english is what i use the most, it was tough but i developed a very good technique and tool set for fluency to the point where im pretty much com...
I think it's just because you chose a complex language. I speak English, French, Darija, and Standard Arabic, I can tell you that I stutter more in the latter, not sure why though....
This isn’t a direct answer to your question but it’s a similar idea. I speak English and Arabic (native speaker through family and culture) and Arabic is significantly harder for me to speak because a...
I'm still on the path to acceptance so maybe I'm super biased, but although I consider my stuttered speech to be my natural speech, that I still speak quite often even with I stutter and it annoys me ...
No bro, not judging. It's the opportunity cost which I'm bargaining for. I meant, losing a situation just for the sake of my stammer is pulling down all my effort made for knowledge....
Interesting, for me it’s the opposite. I do struggle when I speak; not because I’m trying not to stutter, but because it’s genuinely difficult to speak. It’s a constant battle and I don’t feel it’s co...
Loved the approach that effective communication is when we say what we want to say and not dependent on the fluency. I am still in that phase where I get stuck to a lot of words, mostly words which ar...
My stuttering gets worse when I'm talking with people I know especially family because I naturally want to talk more infront of them not because im nervous. I'm usually quite reserved with others and ...
I'll try to explain. This is my experience and may not hold for you. Let's say you want to order a hamburger with lettuce and tomato. And the whole time waiting to order, you are worried about sayin...
I agree with the OP that many stutterers are smarter than average. From a young age, the constant mental gymnastics and vocabulary it takes to minimize stuttering is a cognitive exercise. All day ever...
He started to talk abt how fluent he was when he talked abt sth he’s passionate abt VS small talk. This rlly hits me cuz im literally struggling w ts...
The Evolution of My Stutter
The Evolution of My Stutter Hey everyone, I wanted to share my experience with how my stuttering has evolved over the years. I know this might sound a bit unusual, but this is how it happened to me. ...
UPDATE: It's been like two years now, and coffee really has helped me to stutter less consistently enough to merit more consideration. Granted, I have inattentive ADHD, so coffee itself does doesn't...
Ah, gotcha. You probably don't have inattentive ADHD then? I think that's one of the things that makes it so that coffee doesn't make my hyper, just helps me focus, and it connects whatever neurologic...
Stop hiding, just do it (2)
Stop hiding, just do it (2) As said in the last post I've shared, this week i had a presentation, it was on yesterday (Wednesday 26Feb to be specific), So it wasn't a presentation it was more like gi...
I just had this situation happen over the weekend. A big group of folk out at a bonfire and I was asked where I was from. Was trying to say an hour 1.5 North West but began blocking in anticipation of...
Struggling with Blocks and Stuttering-Looking for Help
Struggling with Blocks and Stuttering-Looking for Help Hello everyone, I want to talk about my problem, and I hope someone here has a solution for it. I've been stuttering since I was three years old...