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Lacking conversational skills

Lacking conversational skills Hello guys, I am 24 year old male living in London. I have had a stutter for most of my life (sucks). As a kid I was outgoing, bubbly and funny. However, as life went on ...

Vent

Vent Stuttering sucks. When you want to tell a joke, you stutter at the punchline. You want to take a part in conversation: you end up staying silent. You have an idea to share in class: the person si...

Really clever! We dont open the camera. First of all i dont have one and secondly if you dont want to open the camera u don't open it...

My trick with online class is not looking at the screen nor the camera when I speak. I just pretend I’m talking to myself. Works like a charm!...

I keep getting rejected, interview after interview

I keep getting rejected, interview after interview Short rant: It's so frustrating because almost every application I have submitted in the past month has lead to an interview. Then after I stumble m...

Definitely. I’m 28 now and have been a lecturer for 4 years. I’ve found the only option in life is to live like you don’t stammer. No one cares about it as much as you do. I’m open about it when I mee...

I've got workarounds I use, though I hate using them. And it is interesting how being able to insert a word or two up front really helps. Of course the easy way is to start with "uh". And that usuall...

Do you know what’s the worst part about stuttering mid conversation?

Do you know what’s the worst part about stuttering mid conversation? People that keep looking at you faking it as if they didn’t notice the stutter and act as if nothing happened, and end conversation...

I tried to hide it my whole life, I'm still trying.

I tried to hide it my whole life, I'm still trying. Ever since I was a little kid, stuttering was and still is my number 1 issue, I am not sure whether it's congenital, but what I'm sure of, I'll be m...

I passed several job interviews that I’m pretty proud of. I never been fired but I have quit to move to a higher paying job. In high school I never thought I would even have a job. Now I work at a can...

1. Both. When it is a letter, it's usually the first one in the word, but those are not that bad, at least compared to when I can't say one whole word - that's much worse. 2. Yes. I would like to giv...

Call center job tips?

Call center job tips? Hey! I have been stuttering for 13 years now and I got a job where I make and receive calls and I have never done a job like that. I have called people in my old job before but n...

Questions!

Questions! I’m interested in why people like me and you stutter and enjoy doing research on the stutter and if we all have the same experiences and ways it works. and if anyone could answer some of th...

stuttering sucks so much

stuttering sucks so much I stutter my whole life, and I still cant get used to it. I hate how I dont even "stutter" but I do that thing which sounds like "o-o-oo-u" and cant breath anymore, people are...

What is the worst part for you with a stutter in a conversation?

What is the worst part for you with a stutter in a conversation? Mine is when someone finishes my sentence for me. It seems to make either the stutter worse throughout the rest of the conversation or ...

Steve Harvey touched on this, stuttering is almost more of a mental game than it is an actual speech impediment. I can say my name to myself or to a friend totally fine, but as soon as someone asks “c...

This is more of the science behind what I was doing. I realized when I would talk by myself or talk to a pet I would be completely fluent 99.9% of the time (depending on if I was in my head or not...

Guys!!!! I said out loud that i stutter in the class

Guys!!!! I said out loud that i stutter in the class Hello!!! I wrote earlier that i decided to write an article about stuttering in one of my subjects! Today I had to represent the pitch(the review o...

College and stutter

College and stutter I’m currently 12 grade(online school). Have to go to college next year and I’m absolutely scared. One of the main reasons I’m currently on online school is because of my stutter an...

Stutterers in high-power jobs?

Stutterers in high-power jobs? Hey I’m a second year in university, trying to sort out internships for next summer and trying to decide what kind of career path I want to go down. I study languages (h...