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100%. So much of a stutter is in your head, over thinking, avoidance (anxiety), ego, being hyper aware to it etc. Its that internal dialogue you have with yourself, putting yourself down and worrying ...

i trained myself to break eye contact gently, still facing them but looking slightly to the side. I'll also switch my secondaries often: a gentle finger tap, saying "uhh" or "um", a gentle head nod, o...

i’m not really sure to be honest, i don’t really remember how i did i was getting therapy at the time i started to notice it, and i remember my therapist saying you have to be mindful of it when it h...

Practice with somebody non-judgemental on talking slowly so they can politely stop you to let you know that you're taking too quickly so you can try again, and whilst doing so, maintain good eye conta...

Presentation

Presentation Just did a 15 mins presentation In my English communication class infornt of 30 students, talking about stuttering, Stuttered alot but ultimately I completed it and the professor thanked...

I’m so fu*ing proud of myself

I’m so fu*ing proud of myself So to begin, i’m 21, and I have a stammer since i was a kid, and unfortunately, as I grew up, my social anxiety grew up with me unfortunately... Today, I did a ppt online...

Should I pursue a school leadership opportunity

Should I pursue a school leadership opportunity I've recently been told about some leadership opportunities at school. In a perfect, stutter-free world, I would probably go after these. My hope is th...

Does anyone else mainly just struggle with names?

Does anyone else mainly just struggle with names? My stutter is almost unnoticeable most of the time. A lot of the time most people don't believe me when I tell them and 99% of the time the only thing...

I can't for the life of me understand why it comes on and off in such random words in the middle of sentences but I do think the severity of it has something to do with our nerves in the sense where l...

You need to go through more training. At 19 you may need a different type of therapy like mind training and different ways of speaking. Everyone has pressure. I'm 60 and have Parkinson's and stuttered...

I’m also 16 and have speech blocks. I think if you keep doing the easy route you’ll be more scared later on when you actually have to speak. I would just say go for it! Most of the times if i stutter ...

I’ve actually been consciously working on keeping eye contact. If found that I do stutter a bit less....

I can't seem to implement the techniques and strategies I've learned in therapy

I can't seem to implement the techniques and strategies I've learned in therapy So my stuttering has been there pretty much all my life. It's a side effect of my cerebral palsy, but the neurologist ne...

My impulse, which I try to avoid but fail to do so in most situations, is to look away or around. However my speech therapist told me to try and hold their eyes when a blocking comes, because in my ca...

That happens to me as well. Though, sometimes even when I am prepared, if I'm under a lot of pressure (say a class presentation or having to say something I have scripted but I know it's being recorde...

Happened to me getting a Covid swab when I had to tell them my name and birthdate. She asked if I forgot my own fuckin birthday lol smh...

Trick I Thought Of

Trick I Thought Of TLDR; You are crazy for making such long eye contact especially while stuttering or waiting for yourself to get through a stutter or block. Making eye contact while stuttering is ...

I hate it when I finally say something without stuttering and then they ask me so say it again...☹️...

I'm not even nervous and I stutter

I'm not even nervous and I stutter I've been stuttering nearly all my life. I keep on reading that one main reason for stuttering is because we are either nervous or anxious. I stutter while talking t...

I def. realize how much I ramble, lol and ironically thought I'd try to deal with that in this video but I knew I was failing 5 minutes into it! It is just so weird to me to simply put in two sentenc...