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When I first started smoking I had an identical reaction. My stutter would totally disappear. It was a good feeling. Eventually my body or mind or whatever adjusted itself and it kinda wore off. I sti...

Yep. While it's nice that sometimes I don't stutter at all, that also creates its own difficulties in that a) some people might not believe I actually have a stutter let alone one that can impede on a...

Introduction anxiety

Introduction anxiety Its been a while since I have been able to introduce myself properly and its eating me up. Because of this I am not very social. I start a bootcamp(programming) next week and I h...

Ah, I feel like that’d be counterproductive because a big source of my anxiety is that I tend to plan and dread conversations days before they happen, a little spontaneity might be better for me, but ...

I’m starting a job tomorrow and I’m so scared...HELP

I’m starting a job tomorrow and I’m so scared...HELP So I’m 17M and have social anxiety and a stutter. I’m so scared to start and idk why. Any tips to help calm me down a bit??...

I wouldnt do that. You wont talk to a real person in TOEFL exam so why would you bother !...

Tip: always carry a notepad and a pen/ pencil/ fountain pen/ quill/ whatever floats your boat, whenever the cycle starts up just write it out. Makes life so much better....

need some help

need some help i’m 15, and for a few years now, i’ve have a minor stutter, or tick. it doesn’t completely affect my speech, but sometimes i find myself repeating words over and over, trying to get the...

Group situations, because I feel like I have to speak quickly before someone interjects and the subject changes. The more people in a situation, the worse it is, and certain people interject more than...

For me its situations, where in the past things haven't gone too well, so I have developed a fear and anxiety about the situation. So really, any group situation will send me in a spiral, doesn't matt...

Unfortunately breathing does not help at all. It’s always important to use one method to get better. Don’t switch your words since you can’t say that word. That’s called covert stuttering...

I would like to hear your insights

I would like to hear your insights Hello friends, I got three questions and I would like to consult with you. 1. My stutter started when I was 6 and stopped somewhere around the ages 7-8. Even after ...

New to this

New to this I have grown up with a pretty intense stutter, I’m a barber/hairdresser now. But I remember being a kid with a stutter and I used to have to other people order food for me. My siblings got...

Yeah, I didn't stutter for years. I actually didn't start stuttering bad until I stopped smoking. It's like being sober made me forget all of my speech therapy....

hard to get my words out...

hard to get my words out... I’m trying to accept my stutter but it’s getting hard when I can’t get certain words out like it’s so inconvenient at times. It’s like I can’t get a word out so I change it...

For me when I smoked weed, and admittedly took acid later in college, I learned that stuttering was really in my head, and driven by anxiety. For many people marijuana increases anxiety, but for me it...

First time with alcohol, stuttering was gone. But it's funny how quickly you adjust to drugs and alcohol. Drugs and alcohol aren't the answer....

My biggest problem in telling my email is that i’ve created it when I was 15 so it’s a bit childish...

Reading outloud has its place if you do it right but I find most mainstream or therapy ways they teach you to practice reading out loud so you can "practice saying words fluently" so that maybe it can...

I have a simple solution for this kind of situations: just pre-write your important information (phone number, email...) in your notes app on your smartphone (or just write them somewhere) and show th...