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Stress Hello, I'm in high school and I have a speech block. Last Friday one of my friends miss spoke and just said"you be stuttering too man" not even something bad but just the fact my friends recogn...

That's rough buddy. You know you can be fluent. Here is what I think might be happening. You really like this person so you want them to like you. Either they will or they won't don't put so much pres...

My stutter is 100% social anxiety-driven, all of the faux fluency in the world does not help. My point that there is no one-size-fits-all method to curtail stuttering still stands....

Anticipation anxiety

Anticipation anxiety Hello, so I have noticed that my fear of anticipation for speech has gotten worse. Recently, my winter semester started and our professor wanted us to introduce ourselves and stat...

I feel like I can hardly speak to my parents

I feel like I can hardly speak to my parents I was born with my stutter I'm currently 19 and the last few years my stutter has just gotten worse I feel like my parents can hardly understand me at time...

I was born with my stutter and growing up I always wanted to be a history teacher but my stutter and anxiety are so awful i don't know how I'm going to achieve it....

Especially international students like me, where english is not the first language. Also, the pressure of finding a job within the few months makes my stutter even worse during the job interviews. Sti...

I usually just tell the interviewer beforehand about my stutter because it’s not like I can hide it, and it takes the pressure and awkwardness away once everyone has acknowledged it. No matter what, i...

am I the only one who hates interviews

am I the only one who hates interviews I honestly hate interview,one coz I know,no matter how much I pysch myself up am gonna stutter,and worse is when someone gets you an interview and when you don't...

Anyone want to practice stuttering?

Anyone want to practice stuttering? Hello everyone! I´ve been wanting to practice letting my stuttering be and expose myself to moments of stuttering. Sometimes doing it irl may be too much exposure, ...

Don’t worry about it, other people are self obsessed and don’t truly pay attention to anyone but themselves. If you are in high school you’ll have plenty of good and bad days upcoming in life with a s...

There are free things you can start doing *in the next 10 minutes* that will give you more permanently enjoyable (less blocks) speech than this “device”. In fact,since many PWS have blocking based on...

I'm happy to see the support you are receiving here. I'm going to take a different approach. And please know that I support you. I want to see you improve. To feel better. To be healthier. Stop what...

I've heard it's neurological, but I don't understand why when I talk alone, with animals or children i don't block at all. I think that in many cases the psychological component is bigger than any oth...

I have the exact same issue too! I frequently getting a speech block when I am anticipating for someone to ask me my name which is super frustrating and anxiety inducing. I wanna know the answer to th...

People are sheep, when someone starts doing something, everyone follows. No one was laughing at you, it’s more of a nervous thing. They don’t know how to react so laughing is the first thing that com...

How do I remain confident?

How do I remain confident? Hello, I'm a high-schooler and stutter. It's annoying when I speech block even tho I don't get it often. My stutter is purely psychological. When Im alone I talk fluently an...

Nobody is looking down on you. Kids are assholes, they'll laugh at anything. The laughs don't have any deep meaning so try not to take them personally. You are not a loser in the slightest, no one...

I don’t how to feel about it

I don’t how to feel about it I had an virtual college interview today, and I think I lost it all due to my stutter. The college was among my top priority colleges, but due to my constant stutter for t...

If you can speak fine when alone but have silent blocks a moment later when someone enters the room, of course that particular thing is psychological. *that doesn’t make it less real, impactful, se...