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I actually relate to this post alot. I feel the same. Even with topics I know inside and out, I find it hard to articulate it properly. I think the people you've met that are 'articulate stutterers'...

Articulate stutterers?

Articulate stutterers? I have noticed that some stutterers are articulate with their speech inspite of having blocks in their speech.They usually know what they want to say exactly but have blocks in ...

I'd to recommend [This book](http://www.stutteringhelp.org/sites/default/files/Migrate/book0012_11th_ed.pdf) as a self help guide. Some tips that might be useful to you: >Remind yourself that you...

**Shutdown in public**

**Shutdown in public** I have been living in the U.S. for a **very** long time now and I still can't speak English at a decent level. Whenever I speak to someone in an open, public place (classroom, s...

just kill me now

just kill me now I just had one of the worst speaking experiences of my life. I had to give a short presentation and I legitimately could not get through three sentences. i wanted to shoot myself midw...

Yeah thats exactly what happened. I didn't really realized i stuttered untill i started to think about my future. Then i went to a therapist and i became 'aware' that i stuttered, i started to be scar...

I don’t mean to speak for anyone else but I had an experience that maybe was similar to the OP. Prior to speech therapy I had a stutter (blocking). But I was willfully ignorant to the mental side. I’d...

Job related phone calls, hell

Job related phone calls, hell Hello, guys, need an advice. I applied for few jobs, but shit went down, when they called... Not able to get a single word out, not even introduce myself, so it ended up ...

Difficulty at work

Difficulty at work Hello all. I have been having a hard time recently and I wanted to get the opinion people here since I don't really know any other stutterers in real life. I have been at my new ...

Ah, the money issue. I hate that. I absolutely hate that some people on the planet can't get the help or support they need just because of _money_. But I digress, I guess. You should open up about yo...

Acknowledge upfront ....1000%. The audience will know what is happening (if they didn't already) and the elephant in the room will be gone. Less pressure off your shoulders to "hide"it....

I have a speech disorder that is ruining my life.

I have a speech disorder that is ruining my life. Hi everyone, (bear with me a little as i don't usually speak in english) Backstory : Had an accident with my jaw during my early teenage year which sl...

Like any other social situation, depends on the context. In casual settings, I usually just roll with it and don't acknowledge it more than I have to. If I meet someone in a social setting and they gi...

Acknowledging it upfront vs Letting them find out.

Acknowledging it upfront vs Letting them find out. Hi fellow stutterers. Which approach do you take when talking to new people or a group of people? All my life (27y/o) I've always tried to keep it...

Please help me

Please help me Hello everyone! I'm a 13 year old that is stuttering alot.Im very embarrased because at school im very afraid to talk and i try my best to stay low and keep my mouth shut.Whenever the t...

Anxiety before class

Anxiety before class I'm a junior in high school with a moderate to severe stutter. I'm currently taking university level English while in high school. Every day before going to this class, I get awfu...

I don't know if I want to live anymore

I don't know if I want to live anymore I'm not a very depressed person but the pleasures of life doesn't seem worth the pain anymore. I have a speech impediment (stuttering) and it makes me overthink ...

I do have my other job as a back up for now but once I switch to my dream job I won't be able to come to the field of work of my current job.I just have to face my fears I guess and believe in my wort...

Advance, take the risk. Just if you're able to keep your other job as a back up then do so. ...

You're gonna have to accept your stutter and live with it. I think you will succeed. Trying to do this as a covert stutterer is gonna cause loads of stress and akward situations. I don't know if I'm ...