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Haha, I completely agree. Everyone has their own approach and attitude. For some, being upfront with their stutter is a relief and helps them relax. For others, (like us) that somehow causes more f...

Please stop doing that. Let the world provide you with an answer instead of assuming you know the outcome in advance. Don't be afraid - just communicate, and then you'll get to see what comes of it. ...

One of my favorite quotes: whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right. I do presentations regularly. I do stutter through them - like others. my fluency varies. And sometimes people do ...

Clinical Research Associate (CRA) here. I own my own small business (really small, like me and my wife small). We do contract work w Sm biotechs to lg multinational companies to help them manage their...

i think you are right, i did similar things as well. you kind of just have to "own" the stutter, whatever that means ...

This a tough pill to swallow but I, too, have come to this realization. It took many years but the more I accept my stutter and see it as an integral part of my personality, the better I feel about st...

The best thing that's helped me socially.

The best thing that's helped me socially. I see a lot of posts here about people really struggling socially and I know it's really hard for people but I just wanted to give my opinion on what's helped...

My stutter comes in waves of weeks or months where it gets really bad I just tried not to focus on it too much. You just have to except that stuttering is part of who you are. There'll be good and bad...

> personality/confidence or dominance which is only built upon by previous successes in life Tbh I think the most amazing people are those who are insanely confident yet have nothing to be confide...

I do feel beta about it a little bit. But self depreciation gets the group to laugh and I'm automatically the funny guy. That and it shows people I'm not bothered by my stuttering. People will wait to...

>But overall there isnt anything I can do about it. I just laugh about it and make jokes about it to everyone else. I power on and just say fuck it and keep going. How? Don't you feel "beta" abou...

You don't have to expect anything, really. Just be open and try things out. It can take us a while to move in the ways we need, to get to a better place, but that's not an excuse to keep sitting still...

>I've stuttered my whole life. Sometimes it was brutal, sometimes not so bad. But it's always there. Depends on my stress level really. But the most noticeable improvement was when I started takin...

Last Monday I spoke at an event for International Stammering Awareness Day, along with several other speakers. It was my first time at such an event, and I thought the whole night was very insightful....

I’ve had the same thing happen to me in university. Best thing you can do is just get back up there. Smile and sort of joke about it and dive back in. Self pity and negative thoughts are what kills us...

Hey, man. I hate that my speech gets worse when I'm excited, cause you just want to get it out to share the excitement! I know I want to just live in that incredible excitement and be able to say what...

If we all have good periods, why do we just dismiss it as "periods". There is clearly something that catalyzes fluency and better speech. For instance, how can we train ourselves whether it be subcons...

Has there been any research or explanation drawn in terms of this? The difference when I go through these periods is worlds apart from my normal stutter. Is there no way to tap into this mindset/mode ...

Do you enjoy talking sometimes? I find that when I enjoy talking, it gives me energy in a weird way. Motivates me to talk more....

Hello. I'd love to chime in here if I could. I think controlling stuttering is definitely an option. However, I think a more liberating option is to focus on speaking smoothly, clearly, calmly and...