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Exposure is definitely the cure. My speech hasn't really improved throughout my life, but stuttering is not an issue to me anymore. I'm infinitely more concerned about if I have a booger in my nose. ...

Finally, someone with some sense. News flash people. If you avoid your problems, they're still gonna be there at the end of it all. Attack them head on and don't give a fuck about it....

Thank you for this thread. Very well written. To the part of using psychedelics, I think it's a very valuable experience. I would not recommend trying them when you are in that self-pity hole full of ...

I lived my entire life afraid of what people would think of me because of my stuttering. As a child I got made fun of and called names like retard. I believed people would think that of me my entire l...

In response to the "Don't be a victim thread"

In response to the "Don't be a victim thread" That thread seemed to really hit a nerve with some people and I'd like to share my perspective, as I think the OP had a good idea but didn't really expres...

According to [John C Harrison](https://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/Infostuttering/Harrison/redefining-stuttering.pdf) (paraphrased in my own words): You have a subconscious belief that you are not all...

>mimicking That's probably a good word for it: We're doing _mimicry_, which means we're not entirely ourselves, so to speak. It's one of those tricks (that tend to drop in efficiency as we become...

I'm a SpeechEasy provider and stuttering specialist SLP. In my not-so-humble opinion, SE can be a great device for a limited number of people. There are a number of factors that contribute to long-te...

It's very clear, darkizzle. You are a doctor. You will continue to be a doctor. There is shift you have not yet made about being a stutterer. A good speech language pathologist, *one who specializ...

I'm a fourth year in med school and also a stutterer so I can relate to everything you wrote. I also did not realize just how challenging a career in medicine would be for someone with a stutter. Duri...

I've dated people both through online and meeting in person. In person is preferable, as it's a bit awkward to mention the stutter part online, just doesn't come off right. In person, they can alrea...

Yeah, this is interesting. It's a no-no. Usually leads to a different kind of stress and avoidance that most find exhausting and just....like they not being their true self. But if it's not botheri...

Same happens to me. The biggest thing in therapy to me is trying to move that comfortableness that you have with your doc to the real world....

I think there's a big nuance here. Good days and bad days are different than stuttering and being fluent. On good days we are still stutterers but during magical periods of fluency, we are something e...

That's better than me! My first period of fluency happened when I was 31. It lasted 90 days and then sadly faded. Then, 7 years later, I had another time of fluency but it wasn't as smooth and only la...

Now I'm imagining ordering coffee in an exaggerated pet voice. *Yes I would like a coffee! Yes I would!* I'm certainly not perfect now, but I'm a lot better than I used to be. What's helped me is...

Why don't you just turn around nod and smile? Sometimes I think we PWS should just take the easy route when things aren't going our way....

Yeah well we all look at things differently and everyone's opinion is valid in this regard. If you use the machine because it is faster than the line I wholefully agree with you that it is not running...

Maybe it's the wording, then. To me, saying you're running away, implies you don't want to face it. Cowardice, in other words. Whenever I order from an automated machine like that, I'm not running a...

It is running away. But I agree with the other guy that we shouldn't have to face our fears 24/7....