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One thing that you can do is when he is talking and you notice he is about to stutter (realize how he starts to speed up a bit) just tell him “hey your starting to stutter, can you say that over again...

I could speak fluently for 6 days (So there is hope for you!)

I could speak fluently for 6 days (So there is hope for you!) Here's a bit of hope for my fello stutterers. I am a stutterer, and I get blocks very very regularly. But last year, I had a week of pure...

Keep talking fluently alone as much as you can. 20-30 minutes a day is good. The more we can reinforce the fluent part of our brain the easier it is to talk fluently with others. Then, try to use th...

My stutter it's been getting worse when I talk out loud.

My stutter it's been getting worse when I talk out loud. So i'v heard some people say that talking in front of the mirror or talking to yourself out loud is gonna help your stutter,so I decided imma t...

Need some advice

Need some advice So I've been going to clinical speech therapy for a few months now. I'm about 70% stutter free in the clinic and at home. Problem is, every time I'm outside at work (very friendly env...

I feel like voluntary stuttering completely throws my mental discipline off of the rails (multi-track drifting?!?)....

I connect deeply with what you say here. So many times I have used different words or phrases to avoid stuttering, only to feel a sense of "moral failure" afterwards--why didn't I say exactly what I m...

Does anyone feel this way?

Does anyone feel this way? I always feel as though I’m not doing the best at describing my thoughts. The words that I use in particular always feel, after the fact, like I could’ve used better ones. I...

Had a horrendous phone interview, please talk me down lol

Had a horrendous phone interview, please talk me down lol I’ve been unemployed for two weeks and got a phone interview for a great front desk position at a 5 star medical office. I’ve done front desk...

What if it’s not your stutter what if what you’re adding to the conversation is hard to riff off? I know the feeling you’re talking about but after it happens I think about it and I can’t think of s...

Group conversations are hard as hell for me as well. I know what I’m supposed to do, but it’s hard, so I often am quiet. Generally what gets me anywhere is if I really plan out something I will say. ...

from my own experience i wouldn’t even use past tense and say that i felt exactly the same, instead i’d use present continuous. something that is honestly starting overwhelm me is that i’ve been goi...

I find it EXTREMELY difficult to gain respect and be assertive. I don't feel like a "man".

I find it EXTREMELY difficult to gain respect and be assertive. I don't feel like a "man". I'd like to believe I'm a well dressed and well presented person. I keep clean and put effort into how I appe...

Becoming conscious of your thoughts and feelings is an incredibly important step. Often, we just feel the feeling (e.g. fear) and run before we are even fully aware why. It's hard to explain this in a...

What has helped me the most over the years

What has helped me the most over the years Hey everybody. I'm a 42yo and have stuttered for as long as I remember. When I was younger it absolutely controlled me and affected my relationships, persona...

This. It is like a mirror, helping you to become more self aware. It is also unpleasant at first. At least for me it was....

Too much thinking makes its worse, your trying too hard not to stutter which causes you to get frustrated and stutter even more. But it's also important for people to understand what your saying so I ...

What techniques/tips do u use to control your speech impediment?

What techniques/tips do u use to control your speech impediment? My speech issue includes speaking very fast and rushing through where people can't understand, disfluency where parts of what I'm sayin...

One person in this thread used the "chicken or egg" question- and that is a good one. There are studies that suggest pws are more sensitive than non pws. If we are not taking meds, than we start to ...

''think before you speak'' thats exactly what I do, I think of how to phrase sentences differently to not stutter. He may as well tell us ''just speak properly lol''...