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I've been speaking english on discord and noticed a few things.

I've been speaking english on discord and noticed a few things. Hello guys, to start off.. my first language is spanish and i've been studying english seriously 2 years ago. I can say that my speaking...

Firstly the person at your friends house seems really rude as someone with a stutter I completely understand the anxiety you may feel. I always let the person know I stutter before I answer any questi...

I think a speech therapist might be able to reduce the severity of the stutter by some breathing and acceptance exercises. But even a mild stutter can turn into a major one at anytime...for me, at lea...

Insecurity and stammering

Insecurity and stammering I feel like I’ve made my stammer such a big problem in my head that I can barely interact with people. Today I went to my friends house, and there was someone there who asked...

Rehearse your words and behaviour in advance, this is the first and foremost. Also you may take an anxiety drug (e.g. valerian root tincture). Helped me a lot. My very first interview was a year aft...

From stuttering badly as a kid, to it being non-existent going into college, to now me freezing up and it being my worst ever.. I feel so defeated

From stuttering badly as a kid, to it being non-existent going into college, to now me freezing up and it being my worst ever.. I feel so defeated Hello, I feel so damn defeated and helpless it's unr...

Being self conscious has helped

Being self conscious has helped I'm in my third sem of college. For the past year I've suddenly become self conscious of when I stutter and when I do stutter i think to myself ,"why did i stutter ther...

It's not, and that's why my communication is limited to a few words or sentences when I meet new people. I might come across as aloof or disinterested as a result, so I always put on a smile and seem ...

I haven’t really thought about that. I’d say the first two or three repeats just pause my brain there, anything after that I’m consciously trying to get to the next word. Today I when I couldn’t get t...

Do you repeat the word in order to get to the next word? Like in your example, "menu" is the word you can say but end up saying it multiple times because the word "today" doesn't come out? If so, I be...

Full-Word Repetition: Is This a Stutter and Do You Have Any Tips?

Full-Word Repetition: Is This a Stutter and Do You Have Any Tips? Hello, I’m (username) and I sometimes get stuck repeating an entire word while talking. (Hello username!) This doesn’t happen very o...

Interview

Interview So i'm at a job interview and this is the first time i've disclosed my stutter to an interviewer. I also made it a point to say EXACTLY what I wanted to say. I thought that in doing this, it...

Heh sadly not. I undestand the concept rationally but to recognized it is another form of art. I am still afraid to look at. Being completely honest I have made some serious progress. I have a mild ...

Listen man, life is scary. Everyone deals with their own insecurities. As much as you think people are focused on your they are not. Fear of living your life isn’t fair to yourself. You deserve to be ...

In the past, I have been diagnosed with and treated for OCD and anxiety. The medicines I took made the stuttering and shaking worse but made the anxiety much less. I’m not sure whether there is someth...

Have you talked to your doctor or a MH provider about this? It sounds like anxiety. I would strongly recommend reaching out to your primary care physician and explain (in short) what you've written he...

I live my life in constant fear of stress and conflict

I live my life in constant fear of stress and conflict The title explains it but it’s actually ruinous because I can’t do anything that puts me even slightly out of my comfort zone without fearing exp...

Holding Back

Holding Back Stuttering is holding back. Immediately you ask youself: ¿Holding back WHAT? ¿What is it we do not want to experience that we hold back with all our strength? I think is our feelings. O...

Actually there is fear of speaking because of blocks. Specially when I talk with girls I block even more. I have some friends but all are male. Not able to talk to any girls because of fear...

lol, "call the hotline". What a bad advice, some stutterers would literally rather die then have to call a stranger. But I guess you was talking about depressive mild stutterers who actually can talk...