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I’m 48 years old. I stammered for 45 years and had a severe form. Now I don’t stammer. I was only able to break this chain at the age of 48....

Take a closer look at this chain. When you examine it, you'll see the links are things like fear, avoidance, and self-judgment. You choose the chain every day. Others do not. You've forged this cha...

I've tried rearranging my sentences and replacing some of my words with synonyms, however I sometimes run out of synonyms or ways to rearrange my sentences, but it still works - kind of. Basically all...

Stammering controls a person’s life, just like a chain controls a dog....

In my experience 95% people understand on the first 1-2 stutters that’s natural and not that you’re overly panicked. But telling them explicitly beforehand could 1. Show them you are self-aware and a...

Sorry for bad English:/...

I have read my life story. I gave up started taking … to calm voices in my head. I have 3 friends nobody knows about my struggle. I’m so ashamed about my own self I can’t look at the mirror anymore I...

I’m in...

honestly im not really sure myself. like 3 years ago i just started having hope that it most certainly will get better. i have been to a speech pathologicst but she didnt really help. i also have many...

Victim mentality

Victim mentality The victim mentality is disempowering, the cause of much suffering and is an identity that we can unconsciously get attached to: there's a lot of it here on this site. To better under...

Here’s another idea: instead of joining a crowd, let’s do a two-person Zoom call. It reduces the pressure of big crowds, but we still get to talk to a complete stranger. And there’s no judgment, becau...

It’s always better to tell them. First because it takes pressure off you and you’ll have less anxiety about talking, second because they’ll know the stammer is not because you’re nervous/unsure of you...

7 year old severe stutter / ADHD medication

7 year old severe stutter / ADHD medication Hi, my 7 year old started with a bad stutter when we were overseas visiting family in May last year. Once we got back home to school we got him SLT sessions...

Do you do yoga for voice? If not, I can teach you....

I am in. If you find multiple people reaching out to you, can you tag them in a comment here? So that we can pair people up and practice? And then form a group chat where we can talk about expanding t...

Damn bro 2 Days before?!?! That had to be a such a life crushing moment to know you went through training just for that to happen, and yea I’m going Army so hopefully they don’t give me a tough time e...

I wouldn't do it, personally. Way too stressful and serious a place to have a stutter, in my opinion. I just hate being a liability for situations that are possibly life/death, where that outcome dep...

Many different SSRI medications reduce anxiety. It’s just a matter of finding one that works best for you, if you’re not against using meds. If you don’t like meds then you can do breathing technique...

i never tell them bc every job that offers me an interview is a service job where 50% or more of it is just talking 😭...

Personally for me it's not any harder to live a normal life than anyone else. It's not like we're dying or wheelchair bound or something that would actually hinder anything. I can't think of any job o...