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Same here. I am by and large quite fluent but my name is a huge problem. Quite a stress point too. “What’s your name?” “Huh?” “Errr. Proceed to spell my name”...

Whenever I need to introduce myself and I know I‘ll block on my name I just say „sorry I have a stutter“ first because honestly I have zero patient to deal with assholes...

There are certain situations or certain people I will not stutter in front of for fear they I guess treat me differently or make fun of Also why would you want to be with someone who is not acceptin...

It’s not uncommon for people to stutter on words that begin with the same sound as their name. If you think about it, you usually only say your name to strangers, and speaking to strangers is usually ...

Ice breakers are my sworn enemy for this reason. I’m a lawyer so I clearly have to be SOMEWHAT smart but when it comes to an introduction I sound like a dithering idiot....

Same. When someone asks me my kid’s name I’m like oh god I look like I forgot it because I block completely at times....

Stuttering when people show me subtle or direct disrespect/impoliteness.

Stuttering when people show me subtle or direct disrespect/impoliteness. I have stopped stuttering for the most part, but there are still some scenarios where I do stutter. When someone is being disre...

Like you're right but not exactly, if stuttering were that easy nobody would stutter anymore. Dont forget that stuttering is also some what neurological and genetics play a strong role on who stutters...

Hmm, reading the comments on here kinda surprises me. Id say me and OP have very similar levels of stuttering. I can also speak pretty much 100% fluently on my own and maybe like 40% in public, but th...

Nervous about passing my stuttering genes

Nervous about passing my stuttering genes I recently got engaged to my bf of almost 6 years - and I am so excited! We are planning to get married next summer and my fiance and I were talking about our...

There is a Marcus Aurelius quote that stopped me in my tracks. “Jettison the judgement, and you are saved”. It’s for me in adulthood my internal judgement. Hard pattern to break, agree with the ...

I’m happy to hear that! Keep it going! It’s funny isn’t it? Deep down we know what’s right and what’s wrong, what’s rational and what’s irrational. But our conscious mind keeps flooding our attention...

I've discovered that stuttering is not the main disorder that I've had for most of my life. It's merely a symptom of the stress and anxiety of being around others, and my fear of being judged negativ...

definitely! and it gets even more annoying when they just tell you to calm down and it'll be better. like i wish that was the case...

I think you made a mistake, when you mentioned humans don't you mean because they CAN judge you? Humans are the only things on this planet that judge and very unfairly at that which is the reason some...

I completely agree, removing the fear of judgment within myself would probably stop my stutter...

I agree reducing stress and anxiety may significantly decrease the frequency of stuttering and well as severity. Reducing those societal factors such as judgement may help. However, what about the p...

It all boils down to one thing..

It all boils down to one thing.. Hear me out. I know you’ve heard this before. But it all boils down to fear of judgement. Do you stutter alone? Probably not. Or you stutter less. Why? No possibility ...

The truth is that women are mostly choosing men based on appearance and personality. Extremely shallow women might reject you because of it but in most cases, it’s the personality traits they infer ab...

Forty years for me. I don't let it define who I am, like I did when I was younger. I faced my fears of talking - Toastmasters really helped but it took 1-2 years of doing speeches to get comfortable ...