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Ketamine Therapy worked for mild Tourette's. Can it work for mild stuttering?

Ketamine Therapy worked for mild Tourette's. Can it work for mild stuttering? I think it would have worked even better if I had speech therapist counseling coupled with the ketamine therapy that I too...

Stuttering Community

Stuttering Community Hey guys, ​ Idk whose gonna see this, maybe ur someone who had to deal with stuttering through out ur whole life of maybe ur someone who has a s/o or friend/family t...

Anxiety and stuttering, plz Help!

Anxiety and stuttering, plz Help! Hihi, I stuttered on a moderate level when I was a child and it had basically evaporated until I started stuttering back a few years ago. The thing is, I have a prett...

Anyone else have a customer facing job?

Anyone else have a customer facing job? I work a front desk of a recreational center at my college, so I spend most of the time answering phone calls and talking to people. I was absolutely terrified ...

Presentations..

Presentations.. So apparently I’m going to have 3 (Required) presentations this semester. I’ve always avoided presentations or any kind of public speaking. So I’m really nervous and I don’t know how ...

Is it possible for a stutterer to live a normal life? I am so frustrated and depressed.

Is it possible for a stutterer to live a normal life? I am so frustrated and depressed. Is it possible for a person with a severe stutter to live a normal, wholesome life, just like everyone else? By ...

I've got an option to stop doing presentations in front of my class. But I don't know if it's really good for me.

I've got an option to stop doing presentations in front of my class. But I don't know if it's really good for me. Hi! So firstly, I wanna apologize for my english. It's not my native language. I'm 18...

Has anyone here done improv/comedy?

Has anyone here done improv/comedy? I really want to try it out. I know it'll be a huge huge challenge for me and a mentally stressful event. I've done debates and formal stuff before so I don't have ...

Help? On and off "stutter"

Help? On and off "stutter" Since I was 4 or 5 years old I had a stutter. I had I it for about a month and it went away. I thought that was the end of it. When I was 12/13 I got the stutter again, this...

Severe stuttering and relationships

Severe stuttering and relationships I have a pretty severe stutter. My blocks are usually 5+ seconds long, and I usually stutter at least once, usually twice every sentence. However, I'm fortunate in ...

Those of you who are reasonably fluent, are there certain people who are your kryptonite?

Those of you who are reasonably fluent, are there certain people who are your kryptonite? Ugh. I just got off a Skype chat with a woman I'm mentoring. I'm covert and reasonably fluent, but for some re...

About to start my classes in a few hours

About to start my classes in a few hours Hey, Guys.. So I’m currently waiting for my friend to come pick me up so we can go to our first classes of the year. Problem is that I can feel my heart beatin...

Does anyone else find it difficult to talk within a group setting or am I just being too polite?

Does anyone else find it difficult to talk within a group setting or am I just being too polite? Hello! I have been stuttering for over 20 years. It is started six months before I went to kindergarten...

Stuttering in the headlines, misunderstood yet again: "Kavanaugh stutters and stammers before admitting there are no laws that govern the male body"

Stuttering in the headlines, misunderstood yet again: "Kavanaugh stutters and stammers before admitting there are no laws that govern the male body" [https://thinkprogress.org/kamala-harris-questions-...

First timer.... too much to finally say after 37 years of not sharing with other stutter/stammer folk and I’m happy to feel comfortable sharing now....

First timer.... too much to finally say after 37 years of not sharing with other stutter/stammer folk and I’m happy to feel comfortable sharing now.... My stutter/stammer (as I exhibit both at differe...

Yeah, this is what really gets to me about stuttering. It's not just tripping over words... I can lose my train of thought if I block badly enough, and it makes it nearly impossible to think while spe...

When I stutter, my mind goes haywire and I have trouble thinking. It really does affect more than just the speech. It's not like when I'm stuttering that my mind feels calm and collected like I am whe...

How do you work as a secretary/receptionist if you have a moderate to severe stutter

How do you work as a secretary/receptionist if you have a moderate to severe stutter My friend works in a retirement home and a new spot opened up for a receptionist/secretary and she knows that i'm v...

I think I’ve had so little experience with fluent speech as a stutterer that the word generator part of my brain doesn’t know how to properly function when I’m speaking. My body can be so focused on H...

I cringe so hard when I stutter it almost hurts

I cringe so hard when I stutter it almost hurts Only reason I'm alive is because guns are hard to come by in my country. If I had one, I would probably shoot myself at the first stutter, rather than g...