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This are a helpful list and I'm currently in a pretty high flying fluent phase after being a gibbering mess last year. I have my own little list of things to do. Just a note though there's no panacea...
feeling frustrated
feeling frustrated hey everyone this is my first post here. I've been stuttering since I was in high school. I had some speech therapy when I was in college. lately my speech has kind of gotten a l...
I'm not a therapist. But after receiving speech therapy (over 20 years ago), I certainly recognize his blocks and his techniques. I'm actually surprised with the number of times I've observed him dro...
Starting a new job this week at a cinema and have an interview for a retail job this week!
Starting a new job this week at a cinema and have an interview for a retail job this week! Okay so I had a zoom interview for a cinema job and I got told I aced it which I was happy about. I just trie...
bit late here but i feel like my perspective is nowhere in the comments: german is my first language and that is where i developed my stutter (at 5 y/o). i started learning english pretty early on and...
as far as i'm concerned and have been told in speech therapy these movements develop over time and are used in an attempt to get the word out. i've heard that it's not really effective though. so not ...
It’s so hard to talk about something that other people cannot understand. The anxiety of ordering or asking for help, and the shame of fucking up a simple sentence. The best thing that has got me th...
Writing certain letters?
Writing certain letters? Anyone else get stuck on certain letters almost like a verbal stutter but while writing? Growing up bilingual I had strong stutter that was more prevalent in one language tha...
I have a masters. Thinking about doing an MBA. I do pretty well presentations though because I feel detached. It's in personal conversations that I do worse....
Wanting 100% fluency is what will keep you struggling. But if you really want 100% fluency you could sing, whisper, or become robotic every time you talk....
Everything you said is right, I love the way you put that. It sounds a lot like if I were talking to Jordan Peterson haha. With that said, so much of what you said is right when it comes from an alr...
In theory I agree but in the real world this analogy breaks down. Communication is a essential part of working relationships and everyday interactions. If you cant communicate fluently and effectively...
How do you feel?
How do you feel? I feel as if I don’t belong anywhere. I’m not meant for anyone or any thing. That being stated. I know many of you were able to overcome this and have productive lives with support ...
Anyone else in a masters or higher education program? Any good advice for helping getting by with a stutter
Anyone else in a masters or higher education program? Any good advice for helping getting by with a stutter Starting my MBA on Monday. Looking forward to get my masters but not looking forward doing p...
I am not *ape-with-keyboard* (awesome user name btw) but since I stutter too I also don't qualifie for any career in which I have to talk a lot or have customer contact. So I have to find a job with ...
This is so bizarrely true. I have a hard time with words that start with “st” and “sp” so just accepting that I’m gonna have to break down the sounds and maybe seems a little weird helps me to press t...
I'll buy the book. Just very briefly, how did the book help you? Because I've seen so many blog posts that say to speak VERY slowly or sing and what not. But in real life, everyone knows that's imprac...
That's maybe the worst piece of advice you can get. Talking spontaneously actually helps you to be fluent. Of course, it takes lots of practice to be able to be spontaneous....
I'm a 21m who wants to get a sales job. How do I succeed at this kind of job?
I'm a 21m who wants to get a sales job. How do I succeed at this kind of job? I'm really struggling right now in my life. I've always wanted to be an entrepreneur and own my own company. Part of me ha...
i wish i could confront everybody 😂 but I am also more fluent when I curse or I'm angry, I think I should be angry all day to make it productive (?...