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sure thing. When you do an insert to "help you", you're reinforcing the fear of making certain sounds and ultimately hurting yourself in the long run imo. Instead I would recommend working on how to b...

I don't think substituting words is a good strategy in the long run. It only reinforces that (false) belief that some sounds are more difficult to pronounce than others....

But that's my suggestion: To get used to stuttering, and bringing that level of comfortability with you elsewhere....

And I would dare say in my situation it’s not confidence. It’s assholishness. ‘I’m tired of people not knowing what I’m thinking and feeling and then thinking I don’t know anything. I’m never going to...

Is advertising your stutter before a viva acceptable?

Is advertising your stutter before a viva acceptable? I stutter wayyy less when if the person I'm taking to knows I stutter. Otherwise I end up trying my best to hide it which surprise surprise! just ...

>Sometimes, I’ll think fuck it, and just say exactly what I want to say. Good. This is your way out. - >I’ll feel that anxiety over a word, say it anyway **without any problem** Not so good....

Are you a walking thesaurus?

Are you a walking thesaurus? When I talk I legitimately think several words ahead, and when I know a word is coming up that doesn't treat me well, I will flip in a synonym. I can usually do this on th...

Don't say that about yourself. I'm sure you have many qualities. For example, your maturity. Most people my age aren't as mentally mature as you are. I was a loner throughout school, for the obvious r...

I feel the same way. I can fully express myself in writing, without any fear or shame, and based on your writing I know you can as well. You have a good future ahead of you....

Thank you. Writing has been a little bit of an outlet for me. I can't verbalize things nearly as well as I can write them....

Incredibly i can speak 70% fluently on the phone. I think it's because i don't see the person i speak to....

Thanks. After I started getting to be able to get through several repetitions I thought, what next? I started learning about ventriloquism. Ventriloquists use similar sounding sounds to get around sou...

I don't have the numbers, but I'm willing to wager that the number of people who stuttered into adulthood and then stopped or lessened by "growing out of it" is less than the number who stopped via a ...

That is interesting and tough. I'm going through something similar. I say everything I want to say and definitely don't hide my stuttering, but I still struggle in other ways. I have a lot of avoidanc...

Yes and no. I don’t try to hide my stuttering anymore and I’m not as embarrassed, but I feel like I stutter more than I used to. I feel more frustrated rather than embarrassed....

" Stuttering isn't some psychological puzzle to crack and once you do you'll be able to talk in public like you do when you're alone". Why not? There is a reason why a lot of stutterers don't stu...

Yeah, apparently it's a thing that many stutterers tend to do. I wasn't aware of doing it, but when I was informed that I did so, it suddenly became more awkward to carry out a conversation. These da...

That’s awesome. I wrote mostly ukelele stuff but I’ve written some piano stuff before too. Feels nice after a day of talking with people worrying about fluency to come and just sing or make music wher...

Exactly! I’ve poured hours and hours of my life into music. It’s a way to express my words without any speaking. I don’t know where I’d be without music. ...

I’m also a stutterer way big into music composition and I love guitar and piano, and I’ve noticed the only other stutterer I know in my personal life also is a very talented piano player and I wonder ...