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I get that it would be WAY easier with a keyboard, and WAY faster. In my opinion though, using a keyboard puts a barrier in that 'face to face' scenario. This is how I usually go about it. First t...

Not directly, but it could technically lead to stress and tension which often causes disfluency. Loss of focus, etc. Otherwise no it doesn't directly effect your speech....

i can’t do this anymore

i can’t do this anymore my stutter is ruining my life and my mental health… i thought i could just accept it and try to embrace it but i just can’t anymore… i’m at a point in my life where i don’t eve...

Hi there. I’m 26 years old . In Ukraine, I have not yet met a single woman who would not say that she does not care about my stuttering and that she thinks it is cute. I was on different parties wh...

My father was irritated by and got very frustrated with me because of my stutter and did the typical stop think about what you saying rubbish. I absolutely had a childhood anxiety disorder because of...

It is great that you notice. Observation is the first (and maybe only) step to dissolve your worrying. I dont think is a cause but a response of your mind perceiving a threat. I mean that is not bec...

courtship breakup

courtship breakup Man 27 years old Colombia sorry for my English I recently broke up with my girlfriend. I have several thoughts that make me nervous. \- how difficult it is to meet women because of...

Has " trying not to stutter " ever been a technique that has worked for you?

Has " trying not to stutter " ever been a technique that has worked for you? I find that the best/smoothest conversations I have are spontaneous ones. Where someone will suddenly start talking to me, ...

I had a speech class and multiple times I had to get up in front of the class and do presentations which have me so much anxiety leading up to it. It’ll seem horrible and you’ll definitely stutter in ...

Presentation tomorrow

Presentation tomorrow I’ve pretty much practiced all week and practised with someone from this community online yesterday. I have no idea if I will stutter or not (hoping not). I did not stutter yes...

I have to do 3 minutes speaking session tomorrow

I have to do 3 minutes speaking session tomorrow As i mentioned in sub before i am pursuing journalism course and tommorow I have to give first presentation, currently no one know i stutter,i barely s...

Dating a speech language pathology student?

Dating a speech language pathology student? I am a (M24) moderate to severe stutterer and recently, I met this girl on Instagram and we have only been texting. Today, we shared what we do for a living...

I understand. But you have to show up. We get into this vicious cycle with our stutter. We stress, our stutter gets worse. We avoid things, causing more stress. It's time to take hold of your overth...

I too taught and forced myself to stop stammering, as a child my stammer was bad, but as I developed into a teen, I realized I never stammered on my own, talking to myself, or in my brain. I realized ...

I know what you're going through. It's slowly turning into madness. In order to stop this, either approach a stranger or have them approach you and start a conversation. You'll feel so much better....

It's a different language, and could also be anxiety towards fucking up or sounding dumb. I also get worse when speaking another language...

How to deal with talking in a tone like they “feel bad about me”

How to deal with talking in a tone like they “feel bad about me” So I have a stutter and a lisp, which fucking sucks. I wouldn’t mind it so much but a lot of the time people get these “looks” on their...

One main cause of stutter is because we overthink the words before speaking. We don´t trust our natural gut. We try to control the speaking process. When speaking on another language we have to contr...

I feel you. I lived in Ecuador for 2 years and learned Spanish, but my stutter was soooo much worse in Spanish than English. I think the anxiety of speaking a second language just hits different for s...

Yes, I recently got hired for a position, and this time, I made sure to inform the interviewer that I have a slight to mild disfluency. I am usually a covert stutterer, but informing them helped me st...