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Advice on an article to show non stutterers?

Advice on an article to show non stutterers? I have been a closet stutterer for years, and i have no decided to tell my dad. He thinks i have some sort of social anxiety, which i do not have at all. I...

Success story: Best man speech went amazingly well.

Success story: Best man speech went amazingly well. 2 months ago my brother asked me to be the best man at his wedding. At first I was shocked as he and I are not really very close. I'm his oldest bro...

I think you should be more open about your stutter. I recognize a lot in your post. I was also covert and very afraid of certain letters witch I know I block on. Since I be more open about my stutter...

I block horribly on a few words but am nearly fluent otherwise.

I block horribly on a few words but am nearly fluent otherwise. Hey yall. So, my situation may be a little different. My stutter is not too bad for the most part. Nobody I know knows that I stutter. I...

Why do I stutter?

Why do I stutter? Hi, I'm a 22 year old male who seems to have acquired a stutter at some point around middle school. I am curious how my symptoms compare to others', and what the best course of acti...

Welcome, Petra! Great message about coming out of hiding and not giving in to the shame. And yes, you can not hiding and still feel upset with bad speech and it is ok....

New here

New here Hai, I'm new on this forum. First, my English isn't so good, sorry for that, it's not my main language. I'm a 42 year old (or young :) ) women from the Netherlands. And I also stutter for ...

My stuttering is overwhelming

My stuttering is overwhelming Hello ! Im 23 years old man from a third world country and my stuttering is overwhelmingly intense .. even my stammers friends are shocked how grievous it is. Am concid...

Social?

Social? Hello there everyone, I've been stuttering as long as I can remember, as most people, it seems, and the severity of it differs quite a lot actually. This spring I was rather fluent in my spee...

Opinions needed

Opinions needed I'm in my 30s. I've been stuttering as long as I can remember. My mother actually swears that I started speech therapy in early elementary school because I pronounced my "R" sounds l...

Im 18 years old, and stuttering is ruining my life. Please help me!

Im 18 years old, and stuttering is ruining my life. Please help me! I want to come in contact with people that has tried speech theraphy. I have stuttered since i was a child, but nobody knows i have ...

Who cuts your hair?

Who cuts your hair? Sometimes its hard going to a new person because they will try to chat it up. I've been going to the same lady for about 6-7 years. I like getting my haircut in peace and quiet and...

Reflections on my less than fluent youth.

Reflections on my less than fluent youth. This is not to say my stutter has completely gone now, because the truth is, it's still the same as it always was. The only difference is the lack of forced p...

Feeling low for the past couple weeks/months, i'd like to tell this community due to a lack of an outlet.

Feeling low for the past couple weeks/months, i'd like to tell this community due to a lack of an outlet. Hey guys/gals, This is my first serious post where i'm just saying whatever comes to mind. A l...

A big part of your speech therapy is going to be acceptance, losing that shame you feel toward it, and removing the need to hide it. In short, you'll need to be open with him about your disfluency to ...

Uh... not really. I hate this stereotype of stutterers--that we're all just frightened, quiet, socially diminutive people. It is largely inaccurate. If you ask, a lot of stutters will say their disf...

Covert stutterer, "white lies" to hide stutter

Covert stutterer, "white lies" to hide stutter I am a covert stutterer, and have been almost my whole life. For the most part I am able to talk fluently (but not freely), but saying specific things (n...

How do I lie about going for speech therapy?

How do I lie about going for speech therapy? As opposed to pre-school stuttering, I started stuttering when I was 10. I'm 27 now, and still stuttering, although I've learned to mask it better with wor...

Ideas for my first Toastmasters speech about stuttering

Ideas for my first Toastmasters speech about stuttering After taking the big step of joining my local Toastmasters group, I am now preparing my first speech, which is called The Icebreaker. I want t...

I'll be blunt. I have my ups and downs. Stuttering has created a shadow of myself. I avoid situations where I know I will stutter. I have also avoided jobs that involved too much phone or talking. ...