Search

I appreciate you sharing your experience with us and offering such empowering words of wisdom. Acceptance truly is key when it comes to overcoming challenges like a stutter. Your positive mindset and ...

Glad to read this. If i was 15 these would have been a lifesaver, but instead i was forced to speak in those situations instead and grow as a person. Not discrediting you OP, it's a nice to have....

I know it’s hard, and sometimes it really sucks, but please don’t isolate yourself by not talking. Do whatever it takes to rebuild your confidence...

I agree that's it great having these available, but I also feel we need to push ourselves occasionally to interact with cashiers to improve confidence....

I always recommend putting yourself in uncomfortable situations. The more you do it, the more you get used to it, and those nervous tendencies become easy to deal with....

The reason the positivity debate resonates with some and not others...

The reason the positivity debate resonates with some and not others... Depending on where you are in life with your stutter, it may be a total mystery while others may have stumbled on its patterns an...

Its a trial by fire.  I refused to speak on the phone because I blocked so hard until I did it ans stuttered through it every time no matter what.  Then it all but went away.  I was scared out of my m...

You are making a choice to feel miserable via inaction. You could also make a choice to cultivate a happy life via action to improve your life....

I went through that phase. Couldn't say my name. Used my family name instead. Then, with exposure therapy, exercise, a girlfriend, and living in a new country, my confidence shot through the roof and...

That path usually starts out with self-pity until the person realises that sitting around feeling sorry for themselves does nothing to improve their lives, and, in fact, makes their lives much worse, ...

Its a conundrum to think about it less but that's the ironic best advice I could give.  Don't think, just do.   There is a discord you can chat in to practice, though i won't be on there, there are ...

I find less speed can help but it certainly does not consistently create fluency. My fluency came from an understanding of controlling my Valsalva response. I can’t tell you how thrilled I am not to h...

Yep! The covert part feels physical. I remember years ago sitting in college classes and having something to say but having an actual physical feeling that I wouldn’t be able to. Pure torture. Now I g...

I know this is much easier said than done, but MOST of the time, everything happens to be just fine and you work yourself up for no reason. I’ve been there so I know, and I’m sorry you’re going throug...

It's not too late, talk to her and be honest on why you cancelled. She will understand and will make an effort to make it easier for you...

I had a SLP who I worked with who showed me what I could do to be fluent! Once I got a grasp of my own fluency, I wanted to give back to my people and give others the gift of fluency. I made this deci...

Hi! I have a similar type of stutter, one where specific syllables get stuck in my throat and the more I try to force them out, the worse the block is. You need to have both, basically. All the tech...

Man, you just have just gone stuttering or not. There's still a chance for you to ask her again....

Sales! Like OP, exposure therapy to the max but it’s done wonders for my confidence and learning to accept my stutter in a positive light and not a negative one....

i can only meniton that a person does learn to cope with it. sometimes even overcome it. my childhood was rough in that sense, but now im doing a bit better( im 18). my father and some of his brothers...