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Ways I've Improved My Stutter

Ways I've Improved My Stutter Hello all. For the past two years, I've been preparing to move to South Korea alone for graduate school. I've stuttered all my life, so I've made a heavy effort to improv...

Any time someone asks for your name, you are automatically put on the spot because it is a direct question to you. When you view the question as if you are being put on the spot, it makes the pressure...

It's not all in the mind. If you're all by yourself and still stutter talking to yourself then there's a bigger problem....

Try your best to make eye contact with the person or look at the face in some way or form. And don’t be ashamed if you do stutter; that’s when the stuttering is more likely to happen when u feel shame...

That’s bc hard blocks come from trying to hide repetitions ( bc you are scared of peoples reactions)...

Honestly I agree, at least in regards to myself, I can't speak for anyone else. The truth is that I'm terrified to be myself around others sometimes because I'm scared to stutter. I have this view tha...

I'm so sorry. I can relate to almost everything you said. Everytime I stutter with someone I always feel akward. I hate it. It makes me feel that people think I'm dumb, cause I can't talk properly. ...

Nono dw it was just a one timer. When I am very anxious and can't control my emotions. Then I'd resort to xanax prescribed to me by a doctor. Only use that in serious situations where my speech is at ...

Yes, you will be treated better in your fluent days. If you have ever experienced weight fluctuations, you have also been treated better in your thinner days than in your chubbier days. If you have ...

Ever since I accepted my stutter, I have become fixated on it

Ever since I accepted my stutter, I have become fixated on it **It's starting to feel like the root cause of all my** ***social*** **problems now**. I don't have many friends, and I can't help but fee...

In my limited research and absolute personal truth, the physical aspects of stuttering are a symptom of the problem. Stuttering is 100% mental and the fear of stuttering drives perpetuates it....

Not being able to say your own name in public means the issue is almost 100% fear based. I was the same for years, had a longterm terrible situation at work, and my stutter became debilitating. Th...

the worst part about exposure therapy is the fact it works lol. i hate the idea of voluntarily speaking to strangers but after it i feel accomplished. i recently enquired about a job, i phoned the hir...

yup i’m the same. a few of my friends tell me i’m an interesting person, and that i should contribute to conversations more but the second i start stuttering i lose all confidence and i end the conver...

I do not endorse this

I do not endorse this Look before I say anything. I don't endorse the use of any substance. I just done this to see how it would affect my stutter and speech blocks. I may have tried almost of everyth...

I had my first speech therapy session

I had my first speech therapy session So , I had my first session. My stuttering is Probably on the lower end of the scale. I mainly get stuck of my name so I had told my therapist that. She gave me ...

I’m really sorry ! I know exactly how that feels. Sometimes my aunts and uncles come over and I am so afraid to get out of my room because I don’t want to deal with the physical strain that comes with...

Your boyfriend is really lucky to have you in his life, and I am sure he appreciates your compassion. You should definitely take the advice of the people who have responded already - keep eye contact,...

Hey!! im sorry this is happening to you! I still have the stutter ever now and again, but it gets bad again when I’m stressed. In my experience, if you’re feeling so stressed or anxious that you start...

Stuttering is half physical, half mental, in my opinion. I think that's why they haven't made progress curing it yet. If it was just one or the other, it would have been easier to fix....