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I think in your case, if you think it’s appropriate, would be to just stop speaking for a bit. Give yourself a chance to reset and dump whatever care you had about the last question/conversation and c...

This post just triggered my PTSD. AM a 25(M).Done with my studies,now working I stutter less rn,but my school years were hell.The ridicule and laughing i got just because i could not say "present" was...

I have ordered the “wrong item” at the restaurant because I couldn’t be say the item I wanted. Hahaha…ordering a grilled tuna salad when I really wanted a burger with applewood smoked bacon. Bruh…th...

In general, having fear-based blocks and depending on word switching will lead to “being forced” to lie, interrupt, or just hide....

The distinction is repetitions VS panic based blocks and avoidance behaviors. Let others hear your repetitions....

Train the ‘talking muscle’ and the mind. Talk and relax as much as possible. Be calm. Think at least as possible before you start talking, don’t overthink and prepare your sentences. I got a new girl...

I was going to say about that, we have to atleast be kind and nice to eachother, I said many time on this reddit. There are also some specific individuals, who are always rude and unsupportive to ever...

I also struggle in D’s but i try to look for a synonym to kind of replace that word or sometimes I add “so”, “um”, “ah” before D’s to release the word.  You can try also to prolong “so”, “um”, “ah” a...

My blocks got worse as I got older, as I think they tend to do, *if not addressed correctly*. Once I learned the proper habits, my blocks nearly went away, and have stayed away. I’m happy to shar...

I know its annoying but I would rather have that than to stutter lol...

Nightmare is when I go in for an appointment and they’re quickly like “APPOINTMENT?!” Yes.. “NAME?!?!” Like wtf chill 😭😭😭...

I shortened my name . It’s not even an official recognized nickname …. But I don’t care. I even got a compliment on it from a Starbucks barista once lmao but I’m still a little embarrassed cuz I know ...

No facial tics here but sometimes…very rarely my jaw moves in a funny way. That only happens when I force or try to force a word out. I pay attention to when I know it might happen, take a moment..t...

Stuttering while networking

Stuttering while networking Hello guys today I attended an AWS event In a different college. I talked to new people from different colleges during the meet and it went smooth. But during lunch they t...

I pretty much healed my self from stuttering : now offering donation-based sessions to help others

I pretty much healed my self from stuttering : now offering donation-based sessions to help others Hi everyone, I used to have a terrible stutter that started when I began to speak, aged 3-4. It was ...

Tbh, I don't have any technique, i just try to push through, which brings me a lot of stress, idk why it's like this, if I speak normally I rarely stutter, but when it comes to presenting in front of ...

It sounds like you have a severe speech block. A majority of us stutterers can sense when a stutter is coming so use that to your advantage and try to paraphrase or just restart the sentence instead o...

I’m a mental health counselor for kids. I handle it by using the same habits i use to dramatically reduce blocks in all speaking situations. Disclose (in any number of ways, being mindful that i...

Hi, I've read the literature and consistently it reports that the percentage of stuttering in the adult population is 0.7 - 1.0%, pretty much uniform throughout the world. But I have exactly the same...

Ok..simple approach is to not rush when it comes to answering questions. Pause, collect your thoughts, process what you need to say in your mind..the whole statement. Then speak slowly and don’t t...