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Do you think it was the "don't be nervous" comment that made things worse for you, or a combination of the two? It's definitely my first response to smile warmly and try to put a candidate at ease whe...

Boomerang stutter, can anyone relate?

Boomerang stutter, can anyone relate? When I was a kid (19 now) I had trouble saying my R’s - they sounded like W’s, and I was made fun of for it but eventually after therapy I got over the R’s and th...

Don't smile when he faces a block. I understand you have good intentions but that's one time that smile kills. Once in a viva question I had a block on word "credit" and my interviewer smiled and sa...

Personally it was the stutter. I vividly remember not stuttering, up to age 5. I was a bubbly kid by all accounts, I loved talking and did it a lot. I also remember being mercilessly bullied when I de...

I think it's just the fear and anxiety. Sometimes I don't really think about my stutter and just accept that I'm like that. Try to not worry about it or at least to not think about it. I know that it'...

The fell that you will Stutter?

The fell that you will Stutter? Hi, first of all english is not my first language and i dont know if that questions was asked before and it feels kind of dumb but it was running through my head latel...

online class, send tips pls

online class, send tips pls So, I'll be having an online class once a week to have a recitation. Class just started now and I'm already freaking out. Can you suggest me some tips to reduce my anxiety,...

It's such a common thing, I think! That feeling of pure panic when you know you have to say something that you obviously know the answer to but still get stuck on. I just wish more people understood, ...

Your name came be the hardest thing to say sometimes. It's often in a stressful moment when you meet a new person and sometimes you don't expect it. You want to make a good first impression so you thi...

Of course. And there’s more than just congrats, but I find congrats to be especially embarrassing when I’m at a wedding, or someone just got engaged, or countless other things. I’m like a deer in head...

Starting 1st job at a call center, any advice?

Starting 1st job at a call center, any advice? I'm a pharmacist, was somehow able to get blessed with an amazing job working at a call center with good pay, no weekends, etc. I am in orientation now, ...

I started stuttering in my 20s, what doctor should I approach?

I started stuttering in my 20s, what doctor should I approach? I realize I rarely stuttered as a kid and teen because I was aloner that never spoke. On the other way my most fluid means of communicati...

Reading this made me smile and motivated. I am in my second last year of my education course to become a teacher and I get butterflies in my stomache during the start of the day because I know I'll be...

Panicking

Panicking I can't stop crying and shaking, I'm starting a pastry course in 5 days and I've been thinking about the moment where I need to introduce myself since I found out about the course. Im so sca...

Heya! I’m a senior in university with ADHD (diagnosed as a child) and a stutter as well. I didn’t have the luxury of finding ways to cope and diagnose it when I was younger, but you’re doing great thi...

I’m not sure I get what you’re asking. Are you asking how my (a stutterer) brain works? I have no idea. For all I know, it’s some sort of magical grey organic computer that generates electricity. ...

Interesting comment, thanks for sharing. I can see why someone might look away if you're really struggling with a word, almost like giving you space to work through it instead of staring and putting p...

I haven’t tried Shrooms so I can’t tell, but from my experience with Alcohol and Weed, I think it depends on your state of mind. For instance, Alcohol alters your state of mind and gives a strange new...

I didn’t know there were so many people like me

I didn’t know there were so many people like me Hi, everyone! I’m a lifelong stutterer and for so long I’ve felt completely alone and sheltered. I’ve been ashamed of my stutter my entire life and hav...

Personally, I really appreciate the help of I'm having trouble. But some people really hate it. Best to ask the person what they prefer. But more generally, something I really appreciate when talkin...