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I have thought about this too. My guess is that it has to do with rhythm just like you said. When i speak spontaneously i feel like i have no control over the speed of my speech, no matter how much i ...

Very well-written! I could see so much of my own story in yours. Thanks for sharing. > The actual incidence of it is bad enough, but the dread it creates in you is far worse. That is something I...

Welcome to the hell is more like it. I take it your impediment is blocks like mine. When I was a kid and teen I had a repetitive stammer and in my adulthood it evolved into this. If I get stuck I have...

I've been on both ends of the interview process - it's no different. Some people find it easier if they just tell the interviewer upfront that they stutter and don't mind repeating themselves if nece...

That's a neat little write-up. :) I wonder if there's been studies done as to the "mindset" effect on a stuttering situation. Like, if some of the challenge can be circumvented by simply training to ...

One big tip: Whenever you are thinking your thoughts to yourself in your mind... mulling things over... make certain that the word order is 100% correct. I think that's the key. In my opinion, visual...

This is great news, especially coming from someone in my field. If you ever had to do a technical interview before, how was that process like with a stutter? Also, how is the atmosphere of a softwar...

How old are you? I'm 33 and I grew up stuttering pretty severely and conditioned myself with some pretty hardcore anxiety - social anxiety is probably the worst part of it. It got so bad at one poin...

I understand exactly what you're going through as I have the same problem. But before you think any further about how bad your life is look at the countless fluent people who are uneducated and stuck ...

I was at a job interview yesterday, where every time I was trying to get a point across and was hampered by my stutter, I could feel the flow sort of slipping away. It's strenuous....

Everything. As someone who also has a severe block stutter, I'm the last person who is going to tell you it doesn't affect my life. I don't go a day without thinking about when I am going to block or ...

I am the same. If I am asked to repeat an order or directions or anything....I am screwed. It is like I over-think it the second time. ...

Sorry to hear that you are struggling like this - I have a stutter as well, and it definitely makes things difficult. I feel that career-wise I am limited because I can't speak well in front of others...

Stuttering on purpose is a common technique used in many methods throughout the world. Every speech therapist I've been to has mentioned it. Rather than an experiment it's just a common method of spea...

I sometimes explain it smoothly the first time but then they ask to repeat. Oh boy, it all goes down the hill from there. ...

Thanks for the tip. A lot of the time I think it's so easy to implement, like just take a breath and talk slowly and I'll see results right away, but this speech pattern I've used has been ingrained i...

I've had the same problem when I'm confronted by an authority figure. There's a lot of nervousness that can kick in when I sort of feel I'm being asked to defend myself, even though usually they're ju...

You could try coming up with the word order of the first sentence you're going to speak when you up and chat someone up. That might give you the confidence to overcome this initial block. Mild stutter...

I'd say it defitnely is not helpful, no. When you notice you have these thoughts, just briefly acknowledge them and they should disappear. ...

I think the biggest thing that can happen to us is we start beating up our own selves, making the problem worse. I used to notice, even before I spoke, I would BELIEVE that I would stutter. For years,...