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I am the EXACT same way. I don't think I've ever posted on here before but I had to say something. I am perfectly fine if I don't think about what I'm going to say but if I rehearse it in my head... u...

Beta Blockers (Propranolol) help me with public speaking anxiety and interviews. I am careful to only take them as needed though, which is about 5 times a year....

The reason we stutter in the first place is because we are trying to be perfect speakers. We and trying to force perfect speech. Our forcefulness is the cause of our stutter. Just stop trying to not t...

I think I'm getting depressed because of my stutter

I think I'm getting depressed because of my stutter I've been trying to find a job for a while now, but no succes, I didn't keep my last job most likely because of stutter, and now I'm realizing again...

I use "Uh" and "Um" as well. Do whatever you gotta do to help the conversation go smoothly! Saying my name is the hardest part for me!...

I had one today but it wasn’t the main one I was worried abt and I did good actually. I feel like my stutter has evolved to me just saying um and uh at the start of every sentence and I’m good to go. ...

This was the worst part of my high school years. I actually skipped class on the first day of senior year to avoid having to introduce myself. Looking back now I should've gone and just dealt with it....

Ideal career

Ideal career As a person with a stutter I think my ideal career would be in construction. Because I really know my way around blocks 😅😓...

Sometimes I do really well and sometimes I get super massive blocks. I’ve been told many times they could not hire me because I lacked social fluency and skills. When I didn’t stutter, or at least tha...

Interviews with stuttering

Interviews with stuttering How do you guys deal with your stutter during interviews. I would say mine is usually mild but it can get really bad to the point I just block up if I get nervous or am at a...

Saying your name is probable the toughest part of stuttering and it’s the only thing I still struggle to say. I’ve never been able to say my make outright I usually just say, my name is or have to say...

School introduction, saying my name

School introduction, saying my name So in about 2 weeks I'll have a new class and I will also have to re-introduce myself to everyone. Now my stutter is really bad and I am not able to form a simple ...

Yes! Just don’t talk ever to people that want you to talk. If they ask why you’re not taking just say “I’m stuck on a word” if they say “which word” say “all of them”...

Anybody else in school just HAM up the stuttering when asked to read out loud so the teacher didn’t ask you anymore?

Anybody else in school just HAM up the stuttering when asked to read out loud so the teacher didn’t ask you anymore? This worked until the grade 6 teacher took me aside and told me she knew what I was...

Wow I was same until I just stopped speaking to my family all together because “stuttering” was always the topic. So no speaking meant no stuttering. If my dad asked me a question I’d say “sorry I’m...

Anybody have their boss get mad at you because you’re stuttering??

Anybody have their boss get mad at you because you’re stuttering?? I’m still “wowing” over this. Worked for block buster cause of I’m old and had to call people to remind them of their late movies so...

Worst stutter in a long time

Worst stutter in a long time Hey everybody, just needed to get this one off my chest. I have a relatively mild stutter but it can still get me sometimes. It has been getting more frequent over the las...

I faked having to cold call people at a job. I spoke into the phone but never dialed the numbers...

I think at around age 17 I just completely stopped responding to people who acknowledged my stutter. If my dad asked me a question I’d just say “sorry I’m stuck on a word” he’d say “which one” and I’...

Stuttering taught me that a thesaurus is very useful for finding replacement words for those nasty Stutter words...