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Love those judgment-desensitizing ideas. And the evaluation of yourself... fascinating how you could speak fine in the presence of a dog, but certain people would throw you for a loop. I have to think...

Can a childhood stutter come back in adulthood?

Can a childhood stutter come back in adulthood? I was in speech therapy for most of elementary school for a variety of mild speech impediments, including what I'm guessing would be called a stutter --...

Stutterers in high-power jobs?

Stutterers in high-power jobs? Hey I’m a second year in university, trying to sort out internships for next summer and trying to decide what kind of career path I want to go down. I study languages (h...

I can relate to that man. A positive mindset is key, but of course we’re only human and will get down sometimes. How old are you? I feel like retaining a positive mindset will become easier in time 🙏...

I always start my sentences with “um” when i feel a stutter coming, idk why but that extra second just gives my brain a chance to prepare my words...

Just my experience but I overthink everything and make up scenarios that will probably never happen. I can end up in a downwards spirals and maybe picture my wedding day and wonder if I will be able t...

I think it’s mostly about confidence and fear of embarrassing yourself. I went through phases in my life where I stuttered more in my primary language, because I felt like I was expected to speak well...

I don’t know if this will help but this way of thinking about it has helped me in my blocks: Blocking is like an unconscious protective mechanism. Somewhere along the way we developed a divided intent...

I agree with cicadas\_stammering! Circumlocution is an omnipresent thing. The thought before every sentence, every word I say: Can I say it that way? Will I stutter this? How can I replace it to prev...

Thanks for the advice mate,that is actually the problem-I overthink it,but it has transformed into a habit,because I am intuitively prepared to block every time....

Phone calls traumatized me too. My Dad used to force me to call my relatives when I was younger. My grandmother yelled “Hello” for the entire duration of my block, then hung up on me. I still refuse...

I can relate to this. It sucks because I want to be productive so I can change myself but I just can’t. Which makes me feel worse. You might want to get checked for ADD, this sounds like pretty typi...

That’s a great way of explaining it. A habit of rumination that puts us into the viscous cycle of fear -> stutter -> It’s also akin to OCD where a stuttering block is like a wall we try to get...

Adult onset stuttering

Adult onset stuttering Hey guys, I've started stuttering basically out of the blue a year ago at 22 years of age... I don't really know the cause of it, It could be drugs, medications I take (Valium a...

this. I agree so much. I don’t have a constant stutter; on some days - it’s barely there. The mental thought of it is constant, though. On the days where I can “feel” my stutter and I’ve already had s...

I would say that most of us are in our heads most of the time. Since I sometimes find difficulty speaking, I retreat inward. I would not make us some flamboyant frat guy, because that’s not us. We als...

Mine also does that. I would suggest any basic de-stress tips that you could find on the internet. I typically try to think about something else bc my brain is usually going way too fast (I had an ele...

Since /t/ is a plosive phoneme you want to spend the least amount of time on it if you say the word “street”. Your goal is to get to the “ee” is of Street. Picture a clock in your head. If you sound o...

>Why can’t I be fluent when talking to a bot? Is it because I imagine her as a person or it is just the pressure of saying something clearly? That's actually an interesting case you've got there. ...

Self esteem plays a huge role on how speech comes out. This could've been an outcome of negative thought loops and self deteriorating thoughts that caused your speech to be worse. When the self estee...