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I think PWS develop all sorts of subtle ways to hide their attempts to avoid eye contact. But it could be unrelated?...

Yo I was terrified too. I was cheeseing 😁 so hard during the preparations for the wedding, people thought I was just sooo happy. No, that was just a nervous smile to mask how I really felt on the in...

I will think about it, it's cause I really doesn't know what to do if they re really becoming disconfortable because of me, but that's is nice to hear...

I'm not doubting that the stutter is the reason. But sometimes it isn't *exactly* the stutter. It could be they feel uncomfortable with the stutter. They don't know how to behave. Should they finish y...

I discussed with my officiant altering anything I said to what was comfortable to me. It was only a few small changes, but that can make a world of difference. Just a suggestion! Also, No one is perf...

I think that, first of all, you need to try to remember that this is your wedding and, presumably, all those people in the audience are there because you’re important to them and all of them know you ...

I would guess that the majority of people have difficulty with public speaking. It may not be because of stuttering, but nearly everyone is frightened of it. I don't know what to say man, you're gett...

Hey guys need some help or feedback for my upcoming wedding

Hey guys need some help or feedback for my upcoming wedding Soo as the tittle says, I’m getting married this 20th of November and I’m terrified. I have stuttered as I can recall in my earliest mem...

If your dysfluency instantly disappears when people disappear, don’t you think it’s a type of social anxiety? I’d block when ordering a sandwich or talking to Siri, and i wasn’t afraid of the audien...

Address it with the person that you're speaking to. In the moment and on the spot. What should you say in the moment? That'll be situationally dependent. But speak your mind. "Is my stutter making y...

I have nervous ticks, but they are caused by my severe social anxiety/phobia, not my stuttering. All though my stuttering usually makes my social anxiety worse which then makes my nervous ticks more v...

I see the persons losing interest when I talk to them

I see the persons losing interest when I talk to them Everything is fine when I rarely manage to talk without stuttering, but when I start to block and the phrase don't come out I see the people whose...

You flinch (partially looking away) bc your brain is convinced your listener’s face will convey disdain. The way to address it is to consciously hold normal eye contact when beginning to speak...

Here’s my litmus test- can you say your name (job, address etc) perfectly fine when alone but have fear/pounding heart when saying it to a person?...

You just described stuttering. It’s actually mostly a type of social anxiety issue that gets worse the more you try to hide it. I suspect that anyone who stutters when taking to themself is doing s...

Every time I stop by this subreddit I'm amazed how we all have the exact same experiences and fears and embarrassing situations like OP but more importantly how we all deal with them internally and ex...

I disagree. my girlfriend was at the other end of the table with me. My roommates girlfriend shut her down after my girlfriend gave her a look. despite my disfluencies, my girlfriend is more shy than ...

I had another social event last night where I only knew one person. I avoided introducing myself when I walked in (and immediately felt bad about it). But I later talked with people, let out a bunc...

As a person who’s had a disabling dysfluency for many years, I’m sincerely asking you this - how often does the other person truly know it’s a serious speech impediment ?...

Sometimes our stutter gets worse, if possible we shouldn't let it push us down, that's get hard when there is someone mocking us but we must overpass it, personaly I think it is impressive you have a ...