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Let me tell you that I'm the funniest guy in my family, among my friends, at work. I could be even more funnier if I said all the jokes that came into my head. I don't say all of them because fear of ...

Just do your best - try not to overthink it and you’ll probably find that by doing lots of talking, it’s a form of exposure therapy and will reduce your fears and anxiety which will potentially increa...

Thanks for your opinion. But I think i’m the lucky one for knowing him tbh. I think his stutter switches from mild to severe depending on the day, so I speculate that it’s situation / mood related ? ...

Thanks for advice. I guess you’re right that it could reassure him that i’m not judging his stutter....

I think when meeting new people we make our stutter a big deal in our head, when realistically, yes they notice it obviously but that does not mean you arent fun/interesting to be around and cant form...

You should tell the interviewer that you can't do up counter or any talking and reason why is you get real nervous and freeze up whenever you're talking to ppl. I did that at my first job I applied at...

THIS IS SO TRUE whenever i put myself in uncomfortable positions i always come out more confident and my stutter reduces even if it’s by a little bit...

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help i’m 15 years old and my stutter is genuinely ruining my life, it’s gave me severe social anxiety and i find myself staying in my house 24/7 because i have no friends to hang out with and i’m afra...

I was like that too, and got a reverse since highschool. I got under so much humiliation in middle school, and so many stress, that it kind of unblocked something in me, and now it's like: "talking ...

Great response! What is your take on what results in abnormal striatal dopamine release (that can lead to stuttering)? In my viewpoint, I think that people who stutter (PWS) subconsciously perceive a...

I agree so much! For the phone call, before I was really scared. Then I had to do two weeks quarantine during covid in an hotel. The meals could be ordered only by phone, each evening for the next day...

I have the same fears as you. Every time I had to face social situations with people, I kept a firm thought like 'be brave, no one cares about your stutter if you're nice,' but I never managed to make...

The best thing to do is to confront your fears, do things that take you out of your comfort zone. It’s the only way that you’ll get over your fear of stammering is to face it. I did the same with maki...

Personal experience is that there is no substitute to taking action. I spent six months training my subconscious to get out of freeze response when talking to others. Here’s a brief overview of things...

I’m really scared

I’m really scared I’m an 18 year old girl who’s had a stutter my entire life. It seems that my stutter has worsened within the past couple years and i’m not really sure why honestly. I’ve had a few jo...

How do you overcome a psychological block?

How do you overcome a psychological block? What I mean by a psychological block is that you're anticipating a block before saying the word. This has been occurring a lot recently and I don't know how ...

As always, you bring up excellent questions!!! >*"If that's the case how can I prevent my defensive mechanism from acting?"* **In my humble opinion:** **Ideas for addressing the high defensive mech...

This is the exact mindset im on nowadays. I have a mild stutter, i can actually have a “normal” conversation pretty often. However ive noticed that it gets noticeable worse when im anxious/nervous I ...

I experience that we (almost) never speak about strategies to unlearn stuttering here on Reddit. But.. Why not? **Confidence and techniques:** I think that the main problem among redditers seems to...

constantly comparing my life to others

constantly comparing my life to others Im not sure if it is just me but when i watch movies or shows ect, no one has a stutter. This makes me compare myself to the characters/actors as i could be s...