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So I am an American that learns Japanese. I do stutter more in Japanese than English and glad you brought up this topic because it’s in my mind a lot. I think the main reason for me is the anxiety I h...

Yes exactly, he states that having a fear of stuttering actually causes you stutter more because of a concept called anticipatory anxiety which puts you in the frame of mind to block out words to not ...

I was taught that stuttering is a learned behavior, as is fluency. To speak more broadly, speech is a learned behavior / skill. When I received speech therapy to become fluent, the approach they took...

How does your stuttering behave when you have to learn other languages?

How does your stuttering behave when you have to learn other languages? **And how do you guys deal with your stutter if you have to learn a new language?** *I am currently learning French and I hope...

What is the best way to desensitise/overcome stuttering?

What is the best way to desensitise/overcome stuttering? Hello, is anyone familiar with NLP and Neuro-Semantics? I'm reading Mastering Blocking and stuttering by Bob Bodenhammer. It's like a more in d...

I just tried this actually worked I’m more focused on the words than me talking. Like you forget your talking. Thanks man...

Focus on your words

Focus on your words So today I tried on focusing that I was talking and well like focusing and thinking on words and it did worked. I definetly said what I wanted to say and didn't change words often...

I'm in the same, exact boat. Contrary to your experience, it fucked my confidence, though. More than 80% of it is definitely anxiety and triggered hyperawareness of our speech. I went to plenty neuro...

Yes! The more I do it, the more I realize that it’s possible to manage my stutter (I still do but then I remember to slow down)...

Ugh I guess I'm the oldest here 40.. I to have a moderate stutter. Often times I'm fine but it can sneak up on me. Especially if you ask my name. You can both accept it and try to overcome it at the s...

I'm in my mid 40's. Mine was bad as a child and that was rough, but it got better over the years to the point where some new friends in high school didn't know I had a speech problem. College was ro...

For phone calls I like to have a pen and paper with me and I write the word as I’m saying it to avoid or stop blocks. It works pretty well especially with saying my name and spelling it. The writing ...

Speaking naturally follows the same principles of having fulfilling sex.

Speaking naturally follows the same principles of having fulfilling sex. Speaking naturally follows the same principles of having fulfilling sex. Ouu taboo? Good. I'm going to be extremely vulnera...

Just don’t think about it too much and focus more on the questions asked not on your stutter and goodluck!...

Hi, I moved in Germany in 2018 and started to learn German myself 3 Months before that in Internet. Try it too, you can surely manage A1/A2 on your own, then it will be a little easier. It will be ha...

Yeahh man but thankfully I got a job interview tomorrow on a retail job tryna get out my comfort zone as much as possible...

Have to remember that stuttering is “trying not to stutter” so just be ok with it and stutter away. It sounds easy but most of us hate losing so much we can’t let it go. Once you’re ok with it. You ...

For me, it was working. Getting a job after high school and being forced to talk gradually got me out of it. I remember taking almost half an hour to tell an ice breaker in elementary school (not kidd...

I’m exactly the same, I’ve always been worse with my family, yet at work or I’m meeting someone for the first time I manage much better. My theory is that word substitution and creative management to ...

First two paragraphs are so relatable other than the "You don’t run away from your problems". I've stopped taking phone calls for over an year now. Anyways, a really good read. congrats on your j...