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I experience the exact same thing! When I'm reading aloud by myself, I barely stutter. But then when I read aloud in front of other people, I start stuttering and I get really nervous. It was really...

Why dont I stutter when I am reading out loud?

Why dont I stutter when I am reading out loud? My stutter is holding me back in almost every aspect of my life. One week ago I wanted to do something and change this. I start to read out loud every da...

And you see it coming from a mile away. And you just sorta... have to accept it and deal with it in real time while you’re up there trying not to pass out 😂...

Quarantine

Quarantine I started to try to focus on my speech before quarantine. I took speech lessons with a guy who was quite cool and I started to not stutter as much. But now that I haven’t been out and talk...

Yep... anxiety and OCD will do this to you. While it’s very uncommon for you to develop a stutter in your adult years it’s possible. It’s usually by dint of brain trauma but accompanying disorders may...

This is actually really helpful advice. I noticed that when I practice speaking aloud and focusing on fluency, I end up feeling more fluent and more confident throughout the day. I also feel more arti...

Call family members and friends and when you do sit in front of the mirror and watch yourself! Have a regular convo but try your best to keep control of your stutter. Watch for cues and observe yourse...

What ways can we practice talking on the phone?

What ways can we practice talking on the phone? When I'm not in a call and just have the phone to my face I can say what I want to perfectly but as soon as I'm in a call with another person I can't ge...

Zoom #2

Zoom #2 Hi everyone. Thanks so much to all who joined the last meeting. The next meeting will be hosted on Sunday May 17th, at 3:00 PM est standard US time. There will be a time limit sadly for this m...

I totally agree with this last point. When I stammer I’m always thinking about what other people are thinking, e.g. “What if they think I don’t know what I’m talking about?”, and these thoughts clutte...

My story and asking for advice and tips please

My story and asking for advice and tips please Im 16, male, and for as long as i can remember i have been stuttering. In elementary school i would go go a speech therapist but then they said im fine a...

Yea man same,it happens to me everytime im put into a new environment. But then after getting used to the environment my stutter goes down by like 80% and i suddenly start overthinking abt how ppl wil...

Vowels are HARD!!! What works for me is to really stretch the first sound of the vowel like a....bout. Does it work always? No but at least I try! I have started to do “ums” last year and someone I wo...

Exactly! I don't know what got this idea in my head, it's been a recent thing. But everytime I go to talk now that's all I can think. *Maybe this is in my head. Just don't stutter* It's infuriating...

I forgot how to stutter

I forgot how to stutter Here's an experience I wanted to share here. As a way to practice my speech, I have been making audio journal entries. I usually do it outside when I'm walking. I experiment a ...

Hi everyone. So tomorrow I’m hosting a zoom meeting...

Hi everyone. So tomorrow I’m hosting a zoom meeting... Hi everyone tomorrow I’m hosting a zoom meeting (TJ Traver is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Stuttering community zoom meeting...

Only Have Problem on Phone or Similar Recording Device

Only Have Problem on Phone or Similar Recording Device I don't know if this is essentially a stutter, but I can't diagnose it. This has been happening for almost 25 years at varying degrees. First I l...

Of course!! In layman’s terms, if you were to walk down a staircase...Naturally your mind (maybe very subconsciously at this point) would already see you smoothly moving down the staircase, step by s...

Hi all! So I’m having a zoom meeting just to talk about stuttering and to see how everyone is doing because this is a supportive understanding community. I want to do my part and see how everyone is. Comment if you’re interested!

Hi all! So I’m having a zoom meeting just to talk about stuttering and to see how everyone is doing because this is a supportive understanding community. I want to do my part and see how everyone is. ...

Is it possible to develop stuttering as you grow older?

Is it possible to develop stuttering as you grow older? Hello everyone, I'm from the Philippines I'm now 25 (turning 26 this year). This may be a bit long than it is because I'm not exactly sure what ...