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I stepped out of my comfort zone today

I stepped out of my comfort zone today Today I have stepped out of my comfort zone by joing the MUN and I did my opening statement with the minimum stuttering while talking....

Totally. We need to be honest about who we are. Fooling people, or muzzling ourself, all the time is no way to live....

First and foremost, this is a chance for you to open the eyes of someone who’s obviously ignorant. I appreciate that you’re trying to teach her. I’m reading comments saying that they would dump her im...

I've been slowly learning this lesson myself, it's tough sometimes but so much more liberating than having to constantly put on an act...

Be yourself

Be yourself In my opinion it is much better (and simpler) to just say what you want to say and stutter through it, than to be some person you’re not, eating food you don’t want to eat, avoiding many p...

Tips, Techniques, and My Experience

Tips, Techniques, and My Experience As a life-long stutterer, it's truly hard to describe the relief to find this subreddit. When I saw it online, my first thought was "wow there's a subreddit for eve...

ahh got it. yeah sounds like having an open conversation about it might really help. will try it out. thanks!...

hmm good follow-up question ... i didn't mean to ask how she feels about it. i don't really ask people their opinion or what they think of it because it feels sensitive to me and i can't really help ...

you mean openly ask her how she feels about my stutter? cuz i don't try to hide it or anything...i'm usually very open about my speech. and if i were to ask her how she actually felt, not sure how tha...

yeah, i totally had similar stuff happen from graduate school to the present. it may help to discuss this openly with her. i found that once i told people what was going on things didn't feel as weird...

We ain't got nothin to hide

We ain't got nothin to hide "... you just keep on walkin' 'cause you me and sister ain't got nothin' to hide." -- Scatman John Adult stutterer here who had a great presentation at work. Practiced eve...

I can't upvote this enough, or love this guy enough for having the guts to make this into a video. In a former life, I had a phone job as a customer service rep. As cake as it was compared to my ...

Thanks for sharing! I have figured out this technique as well, but always forget to use it in daily life. That, and I feel so inauthentic over pronouncing all my words, but it's a good technique....

Gonna try stand up.

Gonna try stand up. The bar I'm a regular at is having a open mic night. Each person has 5 mins. I'm a guy who has made lots jokes about and my stutter and I'm very open about it so I'm not really ner...

You are going to need a lot of luck. Luckily, I know how to get lucky; It's through practice. The only way to get good at phone interviews is to practice. Practice before the interview. Imagine what...

You have to push yourself out of your comfort zone enough to get the confidence, takes time and effort but totally worth it...

There’s lots of things you can try. Techniques that some people find helpful are: prolonged speech (I find this helps with my blocking), soft contacts and easy onsets. Some people also find self-adve...

i’ve always kinda liked the idea of having my sentences finished or people guessing words when im stuck. rather than feeling defeated i feel relieved, somewhat like a helping hand is reaching for me. ...

It’s amazing what a couple years will do

It’s amazing what a couple years will do I’m a 17 year old male. About 2 years ago, I was a stuttering fool. I would stay in my dark room, and feel sorry for myself. It was a very depressing time. F...

I understand where you’re coming from man, however no one knows exactly what you go through but you. You have your own experiences and other people have theirs. The closest any other person can get to...