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I remember the original trauma

I remember the original trauma Today I went to the barber shop because it’s my first anniversary and we’re staying together for the weekend. Shave it all off. Trim my beard. Barber gets to my upper li...

I tell myself I don’t stutter and had crazy confidence until I stopped saying I don’t stutter anymore and it gotten worse

I tell myself I don’t stutter and had crazy confidence until I stopped saying I don’t stutter anymore and it gotten worse In the summer I was talking to a mutual friend of mine and we was talking bout...

This is massively theoretical. I agree it’s a mental disorder, but psychological, not neurological. Stuttering can also be called a “learned” behavior that perpetuates itself by causing painful memori...

This is because your subconscious mind created a condition: "It makes sense to speak (more) fluently when I repeat or when dad says it". The challenge now is, to make a new condition: "It makes sense ...

Advice for people who stutter (PWS)

Advice for people who stutter (PWS) *Person A:* Goal: he wants to become rich. Mini-goals: * waking up early * working hard ​ *Person B:* Goal: reducing stuttering Most common **inco...

I'm 20 years old and I haven't had any success in getting rid of the stutter Even worse when someone comes up and says you didn't try enough to get rid of stuttering...

While I know this hasn’t worked for me, I can believe it’s worked for someone, especially since stutter is a symptom we don’t have an explanation for. Perhaps his stutter was caused by something diffe...

The last time I told an employer I stutter he said it's in my mind. The thing is I stutter less when I'm comfortable around you. I have also learned how to speak slowly, so at times my stutter is not ...

i am a person who stutters and i say stupid shit. ironically, the times when i don’t stutter is when i say the stupidest shit....

You suggest to believe that the words you want to say are meaningful. Positive effect: you stop compulsion Negative effect: you don't become resilient against the 20+ triggers that lead up to an ant...

I actually didn't know this, as someone who stutters, I usually do the opposite. I don't think much when talking otherwise the more I think about what I'm going to say the more likely I will stutter, ...

I like that party guy. As a stutterer, I’ve definitely learned to use my words wisely. I don’t waste my breath flippantly. Thanks for the story...

I agree we aren’t educated enough. But then again, is there good education on the topic? It’s mostly opinions and theories from small studies. From when I was 5 till I was 15, I was told many differen...

I completely agree with confidence being a huge factor. But i think you have to think about it differently. I have 0 compultion to stutter when I convince myself that the words I want to say are meani...

Your stutter is a superpower

Your stutter is a superpower So I was at this party last night and came across this guy that told me that «your stutter is a superpower». I asked why and he replied with the question «yeah because you...

Has anyone done the McGuire Institute for Stammering/Stuttering? I did it about 7 years ago. It changed my life. They have you do this as a challenge by calling restaurants or hotels and just asking ...

Well done. Sounds like a confidence booster. Stammering can dictate the terms of our life path in the form of avoidances; sounds, words and more widely life opportunities and ambitions. It takes coura...

My stutter life - in a nut shell

My stutter life - in a nut shell First of all, I'm a severe stutterer. Unlike most stutterers, I always stutter the most out of all PWS in group therapies. I stutter on every word or letter. &#x2...

So the advice is, not to define yourself as a stutterer. Stuttering is just a small part in your life and your goal is to make it smaller in your mind by not reacting (attaching importance) to trigger...

My dad wants to stop my stutter. I don’t.

My dad wants to stop my stutter. I don’t. I’ve had a stutter since i was 6. I’m now verging on 18. I’ve been with it for my whole life and as much as it sucks at times, it’s shaped me into the person ...