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What do you mean by a radical change? What exactly do you intend of doing? You cant change a personality trait like shyness so easily. And your stutter isn't going away unless you outgrow it. Changing...

Should I change my life radically?

Should I change my life radically? I'm tired of this shit. I'm tired of being in this high school, I wanna have a radical change. Let me explain: I'm Spanish and I am in the last year of Compulsory S...

Very much touché. Some days are much harder than others for me and I’m constantly hopping around vocab, but boy do I get it....

Speak in short increments 1-3 words each. Especially in situations like this when it’s a lot of pressure. Don’t forget to smile too literally...

My speech therapist told me if you treat your child with a stutter like it has a stutter, it's going to stutter. If you just listen and ignore the stutter, chances are higher that it'll disappear. I...

Intentions

Intentions Hey guys, new to the sub but not new to stammering 😅 About me, I’m Chris, M, 31. I started stammering in my mid teens, began creeping into my speech when trying to ask questions, Who, wha...

I honestly don’t see it as discriminating against your speech. He outlined the other reasons why they do. It want to do business....

rule 3? I can see this book being potentially helpful, but I doubt it's as universal as it frames itself as....

It’s a journey and a process. I think acceptance is actually a bad name because it gives this idea that it’s all or nothing or even a choice. Acceptance is learned over time. For hiding and being less...

I have tried to accept my stutter but I still want to hide it

I have tried to accept my stutter but I still want to hide it I am a covert stutter and most of the people around me probably don’t even know I stutter. But lately there are words that I can’t substit...

Why is everyone suddenly into talking now instead of chat/email?

Why is everyone suddenly into talking now instead of chat/email? I used Facebook and other social media during their early days in 2008. Back then it seemed like people were comfortable chatting (by t...

Getting Interrupted/Cut Off

Getting Interrupted/Cut Off Hey everyone, was just wondering if anyone else felt like their stutter got worse over time from being interrupted pretty often. As a kid, i’d be excited to talk with my...

If I'm eating out, already discussed with people I'm eating with what I want to eat (like, I'm FOR SURE getting XYZ, not just this looks good or might get this), and it's someone I trust and love enou...

My dad overcame his too, but it just happened. He had no help or strategies, nor did he even try to fix it. Unfortunately, talking slower makes me stutter more because it gives me more time to anticip...

Something that helps me is just slowing down. I know that sounds easier said and simplistic but I feel as though most of my issues come from this stopwatch I put on myself. The start ups have been my ...

Stuttering only when knowing the text beforehand

Stuttering only when knowing the text beforehand Hi! I block almost exclusively in these situations: * Talking to people who interrupt me often * Making "official" phone calls where I know what to sa...

Depends a lot in the severity I suppose so I can’t speak for everyone. But I have improved my stuttering by ALOT trough a different mindset, talking in a deeper voice, pacing and articulating myself a...

My father, who struggled with stuttering in his late teenagehood and early adulthood, completely overcame it. Overcoming stuttering is possible. He didn't attend any speech therapy or read books about...

Depends who's assuming what I'm saying, if it's my close friends who know about my stutter and try to assume what I'm going to say I don't mind since the conversation is able to continue If it's a r...

Honestly I like when this happens because I can get out of having to say the word (if they are correct)...