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When someone's stutter is so severe as to be disabling, as mine was for many years, then it is akin to a physical disability. The advice to 'just' whatever completely ignores context like state of mi...

I really appreciate this comment a lot. I'm almost 15 FYI. It's just that talking like the normal would help me unleash my true potential with confidence. Guess I'm unlucky....

“Just talk” is the worst bit advice I have ever heard

“Just talk” is the worst bit advice I have ever heard I have only ever heard this from people who don’t stutter and it makes sense why. “Just talk” implies the reason I can’t get the word I’m trying t...

Yes. For example, you're asking about the different types of stuttering and if stuttering tends to disappear with time. Most people here suffer from developmental stuttering, but your character stut...

Joining the model UN school conference

Joining the model UN school conference Next week I'mma represent my class in the model UN school conference and I'll discuss sexualities. I'm really excited about it and stressed at the same time, I ...

I think about the word before I say it and I try to speak a bit slower. It usually happens when I’m anxious about something. The only thing I can’t say is my government name because I got bullied for ...

If you’re up for it, I would try to tell your lecturer beforehand. In my experience whenever I’m around people who I’ve told about my stutter I feel a lot less anxious/pressured because they won’t be ...

stuttering and asthma are two separate things that don’t necessarily overlap. however, anxiety can cause asthma attacks. what’s most likely happening is that the anxiety your friend experiences around...

Bro six months ago i was in a similar situation. I didn't tell my teacher about it. I managed to present my project, but my anxiety was huge on my voice and i suffered from speech blocks. After that p...

Does anyone have a massive problem with speaking way to fast and not forming words properly?

Does anyone have a massive problem with speaking way to fast and not forming words properly? This is something that according happens more than stuttering for me. I definitely have social anxiety from...

Uni presentation

Uni presentation Hey guys, so I have a presentation for university coming up in the next 10 days and I’m already feeling anxious about it. I’m going to be doing it with 2 of my friends who already kno...

You don't need to respond to every comment directed at you. We stutterers have very high sensitivity towards what others say about our speech - So much so that we start obsessing over it. we dont real...

Those people are trying to help you in their own weird way. It's what extroverts do... They want you to join the conversation. It's fine to be quiet, but it's not Ok to let fear rule your life. There...

Is the why-thought about why you stutter important? (in your experience with your stammering)

Is the why-thought about why you stutter important? (in your experience with your stammering) **Is the why-thought about why you stutter relevant? (choose one or more options)** 1. No, because the wh...

Accept your stutter

Accept your stutter For me it was more so a ‘block’ I knew what I wanted to say I just couldn’t get it out. It took me until my early 20s to finally accept my stutter, and move beyond the social anx...

The best thing you can do is to work on your self-confidence and self-esteem. You can try multiple things, cognitive behavioral therapy, hypnotherapy, self-affirmations, etc. You will become more at...

Stuttering and my confidence.

Stuttering and my confidence. I am a 24 year old man from the Netherlands and have been stuttering for as long as I can remember, some periods more than others. I went to a doctor about it when I was...

If I'm meeting a teacher/professor for the first time, I find it helpful to self-disclose and be upfront but nonchalant. Something along the lines of, "Hey, I stutter, so it takes a little longer for ...

Sadly, they'll never truly be able to understand completely, but you can certainly talk to them and discuss it. Being open about it might actually have a positive effect and cause you to be more fluen...

0:90 I have a mindset that I stutter on these words and anxiety makes it more worse :( Sometimes I can able to talk fine and sometimes I just don't want to talk, just want to get sleep or stay out...