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+1 to starting small! I also recommend setting small but very clear goals before pushing yourself into situations. Sometimes the goal can just be showing up. Other times it can be asking a question y...

Start small, don’t throw yourself into the fire. Approaching public speaking gradually is beneficial in a number of ways. You not only gain confidence by working your way into a situation but you also...

Exposure therapy

Exposure therapy I'm seriously contemplating about putting myself in many public speaking situations as possible. I just need a little bit more courage and encouragement to carry through....

He’s not the right guy for you. I know it sucks - I had a FaceTime date with a guy and he rejected me bc of it. Know that the right person will understand and love you even more because of it. 💕...

I have a very severe stutter and have a girlfriend and go outside. It's not the stutter that is holding you back, it's how you handle it....

Nevertheless, I feel confident, that if I had been told this in happier times, I would have been stutter free....

I’m a therapist and a professor. My stutter goes from noticeable to horrible depending on unknown factors to me. I have yet to find a patient/client/student who cares. I am chill about it and joke “I ...

I decided a year ago to put myself out there more. I can only speak for myself, and I am very conscious that other people have unfortunately made the same decision as me and gone on to have negative ...

I am a native english speaker and studied Japanese in japan for several months about 10 years ago. I think we have a similar level of speech-fluency based on your description of your stutter. I can b...

I wish I had an answer. It does sound like you are now stuttering. Did anything happen recently that might have triggered it? If you have a diagnosissis of OCD do you currently have a psychologist/psy...

In my experience it works if you do it consistently. I've done it on and off throughout my life and I made some progress. But I was never consistent due to mental/mood shifts and periodic anxiety incr...

Sure is lol try it out bud. You’d be amazed what you can do without meds. Though consistency is key!...

I think it will be worth the effort, trail maintenance job included. Even though it’s not the typical customer-facing job you will still have to communicate with the boss and coworkers. Outdoor jobs o...

I was actually in Japan a couple weeks ago and was able to use a little bit of what I’ve learned. I’ve only been studying for about 2 years but I found when it came to speaking with natives, at least ...

I’ve just started my first placement as a student nurse and trying my best to talk as much as I can it’s not easy but I’m managing. I feel the more I talk the more I’ll become comfortable but at some ...

Yes, been in practice for over 30 years. Intervention pain management. I recall being super stressed in med school… almost like I was hiding some terrible secret , less so in anesthesiology residency ...

You need to find your own technique unfortunately. I have to do this as well. Sometimes I purposely talk like a robot because it tricks my brain and helps me talk without stutter. Time and forgiveness...

Dam bro sounds like you’ve been through a lot. As a stutterer, I feel like you either control your stutter or let it control you. You decide...

No, I received no help for my stuttering. My parents were abusive and at the age of 69, I began psychotherapy for anxiety and depression and my abusive childhood. was uncovered. Miraculously, dealing...

Thanks but just a fellow stutterer with a lot of fuck it! I had more than stuttering so I had to grow tough. I have a unique name, wear glasses and I stutter. Parents died before I was 18, 51 now. ...