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Are you reciting vows that you wrote yourself? That's what my wife and I did, so I practiced, practiced, practiced what I had written. It was muscle memory by the time I was up there, and it went pret...

Why don't you tell him you have stuttering instead? You will end up being in a somewhat unordinary situation no matter what you choose....

I understand. Tbh, you are going to be weird if you cough or fake an injury whenever you say certain words. They will still want to know your name. If someone asks my name I say. “I’m R-. R-… I stutt...

Not sure about others but I personally prefer others don’t point it out to me because I like to brainwash myself into thinking I’m talking just fine. I usually do a decent job at disguising most of it...

Thank you for your point of view! I’m actually thankful you brought up your name. Yours isn’t the first comment I’ve read talking about your name being one of the hardest things to say without stutter...

Thank you for taking time to respond. I appreciate your point of view. I’m thankful to hear so many of you say to let them be the first to acknowledge their stuttering, if and when they want to. I w...

I noticed you said “a lot recently” so just going to assume this is something you bring up to people often. It’s like with anything else — people often discount what they take for granted (in this cas...

I think it would be nice if more people knew how much social pressure stuttering adds in communication. Every day. It can be a topic people are very ashamed of. This is how it should be handled when t...

Not always! I’m thinking about jobs like federal/state where they’re mostly trying to count numbers/stats, but you don’t have to necessarily disclose it to your actual hiring manager. I get what you m...

Yea I do. I have other disorders, ADHD and NVLD which I've been diagnosed for. If I have just had stuttering, I would still say I have a disability since mine can get severe, especially at a new job...

Thanks for posting and asking! I agree with the previous not to bring it up unless they do. What you are doing now is perfect. I so appreciate when people just wait me out and ignore it. I think abou...

Advice Requested - What do you wish you didn’t need to tell everyone?

Advice Requested - What do you wish you didn’t need to tell everyone? I (30F) do not have a stutter, and have struggled a bit internally over whether or not this space is for me. I worry my question ...

I stutter with my name, too! Honestly, just take a deep breath, and say your name and just "Sorry, I stutter with my name" and move on. If you don't pull focus to it, they won't dwell on it. If the...

I could never tell anyone I met that I stutter, feel like it would only make it worse But I did read somewhere that it helps to tell people that you have a stutter, apparently it helps you relax kno...

It’s very common to end up stuttering less when you tell people you stutter. My assumption is you’re not wasting brain power on worrying what the other person is thinking because you know they now kno...

Here’s my tip, don’t do it. A) you don’t stutter and the mechanics of what happens can not be duplicated naturally B) there are so many different facial/body ticks that happen when a person gets s...

1. During fluent lines, include moments of noticeably using coping strategies (ex: slowing down, tapping a rhythm, easy onsets, etc) 2. Stutter on the important bits too. Things we care more about are...

Thank you so much for sharing this with me. Tips from your book: Helpful tips: * observe how you speak e.g., how your jaw moves * focus on your breathing (to have adequate air to speak) * train the...

I don't think it affects my actual stuttering, but it does make me more comfortable. If I am on a call, the caller now knows I am not breaking up. If I make a weird face, they know I am not having a s...

Does telling people that you stutter help you stutter less?

Does telling people that you stutter help you stutter less? Like something has been lifted from your shoulders? So you feel less pressure?...