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[Jackson](https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/news/what-we-know-and-dont-know-about-stuttering-interview-dr-eric-s-jackson) (PhD): "*Stuttering is researched more than any other speech impairment. But we know ...

Early 50s here, have spent decades trying to overcome this, it's been a hard road. I'm making progress but it's turtle speed slow. You're right, they look at us weirdly, astonished that something as ...

I'd recommend telling her beforehand. Then you don't have to address it in person. There's a very slight chance she might feel blindsided if you wait till you are on the date. Just tell her it might...

i imagine it might be bit difficult for a 10 yo to stutter voluntarily, esp among kids of the same age group. But I'm sure the therapist knows what they're doing. I've never worked with kids, and only...

The anticipation fear of speech blocks is brutal, and stressful asf...

if you change your name it will happen again. The problem is not your name...it's the anticipation....

My heart goes out to you <3. In school I used to block so badly on my name that I had a severe panic attack before a presentation in Spanish class. I'd dread the first day of school when we'd all go a...

You should absolutely go. At some point in life, you’re going to have to introduce yourself. Look at it as a great opportunity to practice that interaction! Write down your introduction: “hi my name i...

Should a stutterer go to a party?

Should a stutterer go to a party? My friend called me for a party happening tomorrow and I've no idea whether I should go or not. Like it's a party and obviously people going to be there and we have t...

>*"Stuttering onset due to trauma from being mauled by a dog at age 3. Master's in engineering.* ***Philosophy:*** *The brain is lazy and will default to old patterns. Speech is a skill, not a persona...

Congratulations I beat it, too, in my mid-twenties. I had figured it out. My confidence, breathing, forming the word(s) in my mind before attempting to say them. Everything was in sync and the planet...

Any help

Any help Hi, I’m new to the group and was looking for some advice. I suffer with speech blocks which are mainly situational and worsen depending on my perception of who I’m talking to. On my own I can...

How can I quit being so scared to talk/approach people?

How can I quit being so scared to talk/approach people? So I (M21) I'm lucky enough that I have some really good friends that try to introduce me to their friends and not only that, but luckily in goo...

Its probably because you had bigger problems than to listen how you talk, same when i was shocked by a situation, my ADHD completely turned off, I could think like a normal person, I couldnt even beli...

Repetitive negative thinking seems to be a mechanism of stuttering anticipation (see [Yaruss and Seth ](https://pubs.asha.org/doi/abs/10.1044/2025_JSLHR-24-00175)\- 2025). Can someone maybe share the ...

Unpredictability💔

Unpredictability💔 When we are talking most of us know the word that they will struggle with so they might change it, and i also do the same thing but that feeling now is not good for me because it’s ...

Okey so the lesson got cancelled, because not everyone had finished their presentation, so it will be done next week Monday, idk if I feel disappointed or happy about it, it gives me more time to prac...

How do you manage conversations when you're doing something physical?

How do you manage conversations when you're doing something physical? When I know I'm going to stutter, I can sometime take a moment to gather myself, and focus on the words so that I minimize how muc...

I don't really know what to do

I don't really know what to do (Just wanted to say I've never really been good at writing or expressing my thoughts, so I'm sorry if this reads like shit) (And I'm 22 years old if that's relevant to a...

From experience, Celexa. All others would make my stuttering worse....