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I wanna be normal
I wanna be normal I kinda remind myself of Auggie from the movie Wonder. He does ordinary things, but he doesn’t look normal. Like me, instead I don’t sound normal. I’m so sick of it. Just wanna talk ...
Tomorrow I have final thesis presentation and its getting me anxious
Tomorrow I have final thesis presentation and its getting me anxious This is Live long stutterer of 24 year old, and I dont know how I survived till now being elder child and a cronic public speaking ...
Has anyone gotten a job recently despite stuttering in an interview?
Has anyone gotten a job recently despite stuttering in an interview? I had an interview today where I stuttered massively. The annoying thing about it is that I felt my answers were good and the inter...
I, too, have months of fluency and months of anxiety-inducing stuttering. My mindset during tough months is usually self-destructing, and I'm trying to be kinder to myself and, most of all, to face th...
I'm with you, unlike the others. Stuttering is an unconsciously gained anxiety mechanism, deeply built into preverbal mechanisms. It's way more likely the brain changes itself after someone's personal...
The simplest was I can describe stuttering is 1- neurological difference + anxiety/avoidance= stuttering. For some the neurological side is primarily the cause. There are young children who have n...
I agree that there is an innate sensitiveness, however, the stutterer can speak fluently, he/she speaks very well alone for example, but when he speaks to other people he struggles. So what is about t...
when I am meeting new people or interviewing, I like to start the conversation by addressing my stutter almost immediately. (I know people with disabilities shouldn’t have to do this, but in my experi...
A new experience.
A new experience. I recently got a job in the government sector, so there was an induction training program organized for new appointees. On the first day of our training, we were asked to introduce o...
When I stuttered in school I did hour long meditations to relax my whole body and mind - I stuttered less but it felt scary still....
I was diagnosed with aspd. Idk what came first childhood trauma being the cause of stutter or stuttering being the cause of aspd . Well....I am now a nurse, and I really don't care what people think a...
I know this was 5 months ago so I'm late but oh well lol My stutter won't ever go, it's permanent. While no one else in my family stutters, mine is believed to be genetic. I started talking around 1...
If your in the uk I'm in the same situation and have a stutter also. I am scared about it and it can be a scary situation. But you have to realise that no one's going to judge you for your stutter. It...
Yeah they don’t think it’s a big deal. So many people don’t understand saying “just speak slower” doesn’t really help. They might also think we’re too nervous and that’s why we stutter. But to fair,...
I think you're so doing the right thing. People who don't stutter like to give advice like _take your time_. Sometimes it helps but it's always unsolicited (and often patronizing). ...
That's true if i focus on other areas, i might not think about it. I don't think about stammering always. But when i have a moment to speak, my brain goes crazy and i stutter Since your older can i ...
“Covert stuttering” is also a major issue, that may be a more realistic and interesting direction to go in for your character . It often merely presents to listeners as confusion, anxiety and awkwar...
yeah agreed, even I try to control my breath while speaking. but when im told to speak instantly, i tend to get nervous and start fumbling, and because of my fumbling I get more nervous and hence more...
I really think it’s just our anxiety that’s why I try to take a deep breath before I say anything it helps sometimes...
If you are someone who has come to depend on word substitition, a block is basically a mini-PTSD based panic attack when you come to a word you cannot substitute. So the inherent stress of the curren...