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Not really sure. I do feel like it’s less stressful in the army. Maybe that could be the reason why? I feel like I didn’t have to worry of blocking back then. Now, I constantly think of blocking....

I tend to lift the right eyebrow and lower the left. However, I find it's habitual, and I can trend away from it if I focus on it. - There's also the gaze avoidance thing, but that's already covere...

I don't think that anxiety has something to do with stuttering

I don't think that anxiety has something to do with stuttering This past months I've been experimenting about how to stop stammering, I wasn't satisfied with my experiments though. One of it is making...

Stutter and your MBTI

Stutter and your MBTI I was wondering about how my MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) has an effect on my stutter. I haven't done much research on it so currently I am inclined to believe that stutter...

I’ve been thinking about the same thing, as I tried different approaches while speaking. I can’t say I’m more fluent while imagining but I’m sure thinking word by word can give me a hard time because ...

Does this happen with y'all?

Does this happen with y'all? Some days when I practice speaking a lot before mirror, I barely stutter. However, barely stuttering on the sentences makes me very confident. I, then, get lost in thought...

Speech therapy for adults

Speech therapy for adults Background: I'm 24 years old and I feel like my stutter is controlling my life. I don't want to live my life in fear of stuttering. I mostly only blocks and these blocks are...

I dont know. I DM dungeons and dragons. I did this back in the 1980s and I started again a few years ago. I've never been able to do voice acting for NPCs. I now realize it is because I dont have ...

I normally read extremely fast. I have to focus to read one word at a time and not jump ahead of my speech. I had been reading about inner monologue and I do not have a language based thought proces...

Personal link between my stutter and total aphantasia

Personal link between my stutter and total aphantasia first a definition as study of aphantasia is limited and has really only started in the last 5 years. Aphantasia is a condition (really a spectru...

"I'm sorry, I think the phone is breaking up"

"I'm sorry, I think the phone is breaking up" I've had this happen to me so many times when I'm on the phone (including five minutes ago when I was trying to make a haircut appointment), and I mean my...

confidence and belief systems

confidence and belief systems Hey everyone. This is the first time I've posted here and I felt compelled to just reach out to this community because I have never been close to another stutterer before...

My techniques : eyes and appreciation of words

My techniques : eyes and appreciation of words Hey. I'm 26 and I experience stutter by phase, but it's getting really manageable. To be brief, I wanted to share with you 3 techniques that really help...

Finally got a job!

Finally got a job! After months of me going back and fourth with myself about getting a job, I finally got one. I've noticed my stuttering getting worse day to day. I'm blocking to a point that I can'...

I know what u mean. I worked as a server at a retirement home. The floor I worked was for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. The amount of “what?” “Speak clear” etc I GoT was annoying but u learn that...

This is so me. I never even considered it's because of my stutter....

I hate being misunderstood. It's a deeprooted fear stemming from my stuttering as a cold but it still frustrates me. So I became a writer. At least on paper, I'm absolutely articulate. Lol and today, ...

The Problem With Speech Therapists

The Problem With Speech Therapists This is going to be long. But I want to start off by saying this is not intended to disrespect any Speech pathologist out there. I do understand that you guys have t...

Mine always gets worse when I say something clearly the first time, but the person didn't quite catch what I said, so they ask me to repeat what I had just said. Automatic stutter for me that second t...

I'm really frustrated

I'm really frustrated So, I always go to this market to buy stuff. There is this gurl at cashier I really like. When we talk about daily stuff I will speak fine with minor stutter. However, when I wan...