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Ankyloglossia and Stuttering

Ankyloglossia and Stuttering I'm a 19 year old who has been stuttering ever since I was younger. My stuttering has bothered me to an extent that I have a hard time saying specific words. I have this c...

I remember spending 20+ minutes leaving a simple voicemail message. I kept on having to re-record it because I was getting jammed up...

Do you stutter more by reading something outloud or just talking normaly.

Do you stutter more by reading something outloud or just talking normaly. For me its that i stutter less by reading something directly from a text outloud then having to make eye contact and come up w...

when you have to make a 1m video and you spent 2,5h to get it somewhat decent

when you have to make a 1m video and you spent 2,5h to get it somewhat decent #JustStutterThings...

Does Anyone Else Find Controversial Things Easier To Say?

Does Anyone Else Find Controversial Things Easier To Say? This is one ultra weird aspect of my stutter. My stutter is really severe now (it was better in childhood). I find any kind of talking hard. ...

Is there a way to practice becoming a better speaker online?

Is there a way to practice becoming a better speaker online? So I've matched with this amazing woman on a dating app, but thanks to you-know-what we're not gonna be meeting any time soon. We're also ...

Any Stutterers here work at a call center or a job that requires constant phone conversations?

Any Stutterers here work at a call center or a job that requires constant phone conversations? I usually try to avoid applying for jobs that are based over the phone because of my issues with speech. ...

the way I see it is that the more you talk the less you stutter and since quarantine means no socializing and no talking this results in you not using your voice as often so stutter is more prone, or ...

Dude I am like “oh yeah you got-t-t-a take r-r-right turn” and they are like “oh sorry your connection seems like its cutting off, can you repeat that”...

Same here! My stutter has become the worst it has been in years... After years of exposure I’d gotten it down to a 5/10 or so, but it’s back up to like an 8 now lol. So frustrating - on the one hand I...

Yup me too when i speak in phone with someone should to squeeze my stomach as if to let me say the word, but do not wait for a miracle for your stuttering to disappear, you have to meet a therapist he...

I face the exact same thing and it is terrible!!! I have also been in isolation since the 15th March, and normally I am about 85% fluent, but now I am at around 30-40% fluent. This lockdown really has...

Why is this happening?

Why is this happening? I’m 19. A year ago, maybe two, i’ve had issues in communicating. I stuttered way too much and struggled to talk to others because the words couldn’t come out. I would want to ...

Everyone's stutter is different, so you might receive different ideas. But for me what has helped with blocking is giving myself more time to speak. I use longer pauses than "normal" and this seems to...

Best ways to overcome blocks?

Best ways to overcome blocks? If someone could list me some techniques that I could use to overcome blocks I would be so very grateful! I am too poor to go to speech therapy (can’t afford the insuranc...

Quite to opposite for me. I'm afraid to go to the market, barber etc, or order food, talk to a teacher etc. I dont show it and always seem like the fun guy who's always laughing at shit, even at the e...

I got stopped while stuttering amid my valedictorian speech a few years back by some girl yelling “take your time”. She interrupted me, further distracted me and made me even more self conscious. What...

Thank you so much for the kind and encouraging words. Even though the UberEats and other similar apps have text the driver kinda thing, the drivers here don't read the messages and even I give special...

No, in my case it's like the moment they find out or see me stutter it tends to make me look different from them, like the ones who speak ok give that 'I pity you looks' or might even get impatient to...

I know just how you feel. I suffer from blocks too and I hate giving people directions. But it's important to remember that you are not useless. I know it's insanely difficult to speak to others somet...