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If you wanna say it just say that you have public speech anxiety. I wouldn't say stutter....

Yes do it! It will make the listners more comfortable as well. Not that we should care but you know there are times when it's in our interest so should care that they don't get surprised or feel awkw...

Interviews

Interviews Hello! I am going to apply for a scholarship to study in Japan named MEXT. The problem is that i have a stutter and the interview phase is known (at least in my country), to be spoken in 3...

Maybe we use our brain in one way when we are alone and in another way when we are together with others. Maybe it’s anxiety maybe it’s just malfunction . To me the biggest mystery is; why can’t “scie...

I’m curious, what do you think the reason is that we stutter around other people but not alone? Do you think it’s anxiety or something else?...

I believe that I probably have a biological predisposition to stuttering but it didn’t come out till I began to accumulate negative feelings such as anxiety around other people. It is still the same t...

Nah, not really, once you do this for a few times, becomes so much easier, at least anxiety wise. Not everything is so bad....

Thank you for your reply! That does make sense that those who stuttered since a young age have had their personalities shaped by it. I also think that stuttering has further been an influence on me fe...

Did your stutter get better once you stopped caring? I take it the anxiety and tension is no longer there?...

When you obsess about something to the point it starts causing a problem I’d say that’s ocd. Stutterers obsess constantly at when they will next speak or speaking situation or how they will say what t...

Through my stutter has improved over the years, it's not fully goen yet (I really hope the yet is true) But my advice for you would be to relax more. I'm assuming, like me, your stress comes from you...

Same here when I'm anticipating a potential call any moment at the desk that I feel way more under pressure if there's someone else right next to me!...

Tuff

Tuff Friday or Monday I’m making a move at school, this girl sits alone cuz she’s new to the school I’m new too and I like her, Tuesday I was gonna talk to her but my stutter holds me back like I don’...

Anxiety about phone calls

Anxiety about phone calls I get super anxious about calling people that are not close friends of mine that I regularly talk to, I guess it stems from a fear of stammering as I am a mild stutterer, pro...

worst case scenario if someone is rude to you they will probably just hang up. it can feel like crap but you can always call back and if you get the same person, you can tell them they were being rude...

It really depends on the situation. People who make fun of a person who stutters by mimicking the stutter, or by saying things “can’t you just say it normally?” Is really offensive. Your professor is ...

I voted "no", as long as you don't do it in front of us or in a mocking way. Personally I cannot stand to hear others stutter, not that I find it embarassing, I honestly feel extremely empathetic to t...

I don't know if I belong here but i want to vent a bit

I don't know if I belong here but i want to vent a bit Ever since I got Depressed due to Problems in school and a mother that didn't care, I've gotten extremely reserved and stopped having normal conv...

Thanks for your comment. Firstly, it always makes me happy knowing about stutterers who reached great places despite our condition. Being a snr. solutions architect esp. in cybersecurity is a sweet gi...

Thanks for your comment. What somewhat motivates me is knowing that Im not alone on this earth facing this problem and that many stutterers have achieved greatness in life well beyond a well paying jo...