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I feel for you and your kid. It does suck. Your name is almost always the first thing you say to another person and it sets you off on a really bad foot if you literally can’t say it. Having a stammer...

Speech therapists are a mixed bag. There's helpful ones and unhelpful ones. I've been to three different ones, and the one I'm seeing right now is the only one whose actually helped me and taught (and...

As a stutterer who has done it all, I am strongly against speech therapy. ...

I just want to be able to say my own name

I just want to be able to say my own name I got myself down on a speech therapy list today. I haven’t had speech therapy in almost 8 years, since I was a kid. I’ve just been denying it and waiting for...

Awesome! I wish more of us would get therapy but mental health has such a bad stigma. People deserve to be happy and mental health professionals can help....

You don't need a speech therapist. You need a good speech therapist. If you don't feel this slp is helping or you're not making progress, I wouldn't give up on therapy but find someone else. ...

I think it sounds like you should get out of that setting as soon as possible. Find another setting with more proximity....

Oh wow, that's a long time. I think you would have a pretty good idea of whether or not this type of work is beneficial. Aside from speech therapy, I think mental health services are good to pursue. M...

In my college there is a wait list and has been for months :( I also go away for the summer so I can't really do it in person. I can try and reach out to them again and see if they have spots....

Is there a way for you to do it in person? When I did speech therapy years ago it was at a university(Purdue, for those that want to know) and in person... I felt it helped a lot. I had similar issues...

We've all been there. It's not the end of the world if you block. Your blocking so hard because your not able to show people you stutter yet. My advice to you is to seek out the free speech therapy of...

I too, primarily have blocks in my speech where it looks like I'm trying to say something, and takes a few seconds to come out. Worst thing about my blocks is that it happens on my name! Why does it a...

Well most likely you can't just go and do it like it's a force of will thing. If you block hard and can't get words out, you're not gonna do it. So instead you should make baby steps, however that may...

Nope. I used to be deathly afraid of phones. But then I practiced speaking on phones in speech therapy and it has helped more than I can explain. Speaking on the phone is now part of my job and I fee...

You're not alone. We all have our ups and downs. Just spent the last couple days at my first Chicago NSA (National Stuttering Association) conference. 283 other first timers like me, a new record?! It...

I can relate with what you are feeling. I have spent 4 years of my college life in engineering only thinking about suicide. Wasted hard earned family money on education I lost interest yet continued t...

Is there a group in Chicago? Personally i don't like meeting other stutterers, because whenever i talk to another stutterer, i feel how hard it is for my friends and family(and everyone i've ever talk...

You should seriously go see a speech therapist. An SLP that specializes in stuttering can do wonders for your speech and your state of mind. Also depending where you live you can find an NSA meeting ...

I'd recommend finding a therapist. Much of what you've mentioned has nothing to do with having a stutter....

Well first of all calm down. Its no big deal. It was only one phone call. Relax. Now my advice would be to go to a speech therapist if this continues to bother you. I used to have a severe stutter dur...