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Has anyone changed or wanted to change their name because of their stutter?

Has anyone changed or wanted to change their name because of their stutter? I’m at a bit of a crossroads. I have a stutter but I’ve become so good at managing it over the years that many people I firs...

Though I get blocks even when I’m not under any noticeable stress, they get much much worse when I’m in a stressful situation such as taking to a stranger or presenting or talking on the phone. The o...

Possibly. Though I stutter pretty frequently even when I’m not under any stress, it does get much worse when I’m in stressful situations (talking to strangers, presenting, etc) and it does tend to get...

Would you say you’re under more than average stress lately? As a lifelong stutterer (29yrs) I found when I’m suffering from a lack of sleep or am more anxious than normal, my blocks/stutters/repetit...

That’s very strange. I’ve never heard of anything like it. Maybe just extreme amounts of tension/ stress? Stress can have pretty intense effects on the body....

Ted Talk

Ted Talk I have to do a Ted Talk at the end of January for my college. Its being live streamed. I only stammer when I get nervous. Does anyone have any advice? Thanks...

Does anyone else experience this?

Does anyone else experience this? I’m currently 17, have had a stutter since around 4 years old, and I’ve never heard of anyone else who stutters having the same symptoms as me. I didn’t start gettin...

Listen dude. 18M here. I feel exactly the same way that you do but you have to keep on doing work. Do Deep breathing exercises on way to work, stay hydrated and apply a bit of accent. I hope these thi...

i need help, i feel so depressed and hopeless

i need help, i feel so depressed and hopeless 17f hey, so i currently have a job (apprenticeship) within the field of admin work. i’ve been here 2 months. my job involves basic admin tasks, which is...

Do you have access to a speech therapist or a regular therapist? I’m a bit older than you and if there’s one thing I’ve learned about stuttering it’s that the mental aspect of me worrying about some f...

I honestly go through the same thing as you and it sucks. Just know that you’re not alone in your struggle and that it will get better eventually. Trust me on this. I’m a highschool senior and just li...

this is ruining my life and has been for a while now

this is ruining my life and has been for a while now Today was our second day back at school after break and I had a very embarrassing moment in front of my class. We had to introduce a friend in fron...

I feel this on such a deep level. I'm no doctor and idk if there's a single right answer. In my experience, I find that overthinking speech tends to make it worse (I think most can agree). Anxiety f...

For me, excessive overthinking almost always leads to stuttering. I speak better when I don't prepare every word that I'm going to say. If I start talking right away and outpace my brain, I find that ...

Have you experienced any brain trauma/concussions within the last few months? I wasn't born stuttering either - I suffered bad whiplash in a car accident when I was 7 yrs old and began stuttering a ...

It’s most likely genetic and/or neurological. Your research is pretty outdated and borderline offensive. Anxiety doesn’t cause stuttering, stuttering can cause anxiety....

Buddy as hard and scary as this will sound to you...there is only one way to conquer your stutter, and that is to face it head on and SPEAK MORE. I know it sounds so contradictory to run towards your ...

i’m sick of this

i’m sick of this 16M been stuttering for as long as i remember. just really needed to vent i’ve been holding all this in for quite some time. i usually stutter through blocks and lately they’ve gotten...

Times of stress really trigger stuttering for me. Deep rooted problems (emotionally and financially) and anxiety from overthinking really makes me stutter so much that I’d rather crawl into a ball awa...

Dude. I hear you.. it's fucking rough but hang in there. Its never as bad as it seems. Easily i stutter more than 50% of the time.. just do your best to breath...