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I also have issues with clenching my jaw at all times. I think for me, it's a lot to do with constant anxiety, especially in social situations. I don't even notice I'm clenching my jaw, but I'm almost...

I notice that for me, it snowballs, too. When I start out my work day stuttering, it just seems to get worse and worse as the day goes on, even if I try my hardest to calm down and speak slowly. Bei...

Like all things, practice makes perfect. Having lengthy conversations is no exception. First of all, though, I can already see that you have built up a mental resistance to longer conversations. This ...

I know what you mean. For me, I like to go for a long run to get my mind off of it... usually by the end of the run I have no energy to think of the stutter. ...

A long conversation is just a bunch of short conversations. Try to look at it that way. I feel like the biggest problem with my stutter is avoidance. I have to keep on my self not to avoid talking. ...

stuttering made me struggle in life which made me stronger mentaly and even physically as i am working out to deal with the stress ....

If he is like me my stutter gets worse when I am anxious and I have fairly severe but mostly manageable social anxiety. In my experience he should just make it known he has a slight speech impediment ...

Thanks man, I just had it. It was an extremely short screening call and she asked one question. Stuttered my balls off for that and felt like I conveyed an extremely weak response. However, she was al...

Holy shit, I was in the army. Talking on the radio was an absolute nightmare. It got to the point where it was assumed that I don't speak on the radio haha ...

Hey, my stutter is also mainly the block-kind. I tutor small groups of kids, like 2-3 at a time and I stutter significantly less than when I talk to adults. I'm sure it's related to anxiety, which pro...

My stutter is directly tied to my anxiety. I think it's pretty common. Talking to me wife/friends/family that knwo k stutter and don't card I stutter slot less. Talking through the drive through speak...

Kind of Odd

Kind of Odd Today, I was at my university attending a mentorship lecture. One of my class mates was mute and used sign language/text to speak. Now my stutter isnt too bad, but I still have the occasio...

How do I rewire my compulsive personality?

How do I rewire my compulsive personality? You may be wondering, how does this title relate to stuttering at all? Well, I want to start off by saying that I have coped with my stutter by becoming a ve...

In terms of symptoms and general properties, there are many similarities between stuttering and tourette syndrome. Here's a summary: 1.) People who stutter and people with tourette syndome both have ...

Yeah, not only the courage but also the stamina. I find public speaking freaking exhausting. I gave just a 20 min speech yesterday. As usual my hands were shaking after it. ...

I third this! Stress releasing, confidence building and energy boosting, all factors of stuttering for me! When I am sick, or have had a week where I haven't been able to make exercise a priority I ...

Oh I understand. When I'm at work, if something stressful happens, my stutter is really 10x worse. One of the major downsides of working with the public is the stress that's involved and having to spe...

I partially think it came on due to stress. I had to work when I was sick, my boss' boss was in and they had a meeting, BB didn't let me take a break and didn't let me leave early to make up for it, a...

Speaking slowly really does help. I find that when I speak slowly, I worry the person I'm talking to is getting annoyed, so I start speaking quicker and end up stuttering as well. They probably don't ...

Thank you. I've sort of come to grips with it already. I've found that if I speak slowly, I can usually prevent myself from stammering. But I always seem to eventually pick up the pace and then start ...