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May I ask you how did you interact with locals in stores and restaurants? Just pointed positions in menu? Any situations where you felt you made someone uncomfortable? I feel smart enough to do a trip...

I go through the same thing in my life on an almost daily basis, I just recently quit my job with a well respected company due to having to make phone calls, In my mind, when i stuttered while i was o...

Marijuana and stuttering

Marijuana and stuttering I’ve been a stutterer my whole life, there’s times when it’s been better and times it’s been worse. When i was about 13 I started speech therapy for about 2 years. Afterwards,...

I quit my previous job of years due to this, for a job that’s tougher on my body but i don’t have to talk as much. The anxiety of talking on the phone for a nice company was killing me....

Anyone else keep ending in jobs that require a lot of talking/client interaction by chance?

Anyone else keep ending in jobs that require a lot of talking/client interaction by chance? This is just a random thought that I had but I somehow keep getting jobs and roles that require a lot of tal...

Sure normal people speak without anticipating stuttering. Waiting out a stutter/block for it to hopefully “go away” is not an applicable technique in a normal social setting. What if the next word is ...

Yeah, makes sense. But I find it really difficult to understand what stuttering is and where it actually comes from, I read various theories, like ADHD, stress,tension,anxiety, genetics,but none of t...

So I am imagining a scenario where you, new people, and he are in a conversation and he starts stuttering. When he is in the middle of stuttering or blocking, nodding to signal that you're still list...

I've never cried about it. I got my stutter towards the end of ninth grade after around five of my classmates had it. The first person had it when he was a child and as we grew, one by one started t...

Yes, when I’m mad I do not stutter. But, when I’m excited, I could hardly get my words out....

Wow. Very interesting. He was avoiding the beginning of a conversation because talking represent a potential threath to the other person. I think this is common ground for everyone who stutter. And m...

Brooo this is my story, so im in an Msc. Class and i really do know i have an idea about whats being taught, anytime i try to make a contribution or im called upon to make a contribution, i block and ...

Tips for words starting with the 'u-' or 'you-' sound? (AGAIN)

Tips for words starting with the 'u-' or 'you-' sound? (AGAIN) Hey guys! I had previously made a post stating how I stammer EXCLUSIVELY(mostly) at words with starting with the 'u-' or 'you-' sound.I'd...

When I’m mad I don’t stutter as much

When I’m mad I don’t stutter as much Anyone else notice when they get angry their stutter seems to go away for the most part? Sometimes I actually try to make myself angry or pissed off like before I ...

Hey. Some people´s stutter just disolve when they get older. I hope this is the case with your daughther. If not, you have to give to her your love and support because stutter is a complex problem and...

yup it took basically my whole life but i'm slowly starting to realize that most people probably don't care that much and i'm just too hard on myself...

yeah i definitely relate. especially the part where you said you're wishing for their approval. i think that's why i apologize so often....

I dont apologize but I feel ashamed of myself. It´s like I think that they think less of me cause of my block and at the same time im wishing for they aproval. So if I stammer is less likely that they...

I would say that I experienced both cases. Like your case, at times I stutter less because I feel safer with company. Like your twin brother's case which is what I'm going through at the moment, I s...

Its mostly psychological ,and based on your thoughts and habit You think in a way that makes you anxious while speaking outside ,while your brother is more outgoing ,I think then he doesnt feel the p...