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Yeah I get that cause when I’m calmly talking to someone or myself I speak pretty clearly. When I’m anxious, nervous, or angry I tend to stutter and sometimes I just can’t get past a single word. I’ve...

If you are asked to read out loud, I would try to focus on keeping a smooth flow of air and really focus on the document. Like try to pretend your reading to yourself, a dog, a kid - many stutterers d...

Weight loss/muscle gain will help with boosting confidence, which COULD lower anxiety and therefore cause you to stutter less. I’m not saying it WILL....

Any tips to stop/reduce a stutter?

Any tips to stop/reduce a stutter? I have social anxiety and I Big part of it is due to this. It was really bad today and I don’t know why, the only thing I can think of is I didn’t get a goodnight sl...

Thanks for sharing your experience. I went through the same thing all through high school. It's tough. There's nothing I can tell you that will magically take away your fears and allow you to talk wit...

No offense but you shouldn't let your stutter dictate your personality. It's cute and all I guess, but you'll never be a playboy type of guy with that attitude, if that is your goal of course. But ac...

The group presentation..

The group presentation.. In the upcoming seminar I have to do two group presentations which is required in college, that really really makes me nervous and I don’t think I can finish my course. I hat...

When i want to talk with someone about a thing i always feel nervous but i always end up talking with them anyways. I've never had a serious crush on someone so i can't give you any advice but i'm sur...

Has anyone else gotten weird treatment when checking out or ordering something?

Has anyone else gotten weird treatment when checking out or ordering something? This happened to me while i was on a field trip with my class. We had just finished for the day and decided to go eat. I...

Am I sensitive for feeling this way?

Am I sensitive for feeling this way? I really have a problem with people who say "What?" in response to my stuttering. It's not so much the word but how they say it. I have encountered people who re...

I wish I could say it gets easier with age (I’m almost 30), but it really doesn’t. You can have online friends, yes, but good luck getting them to hang out with you in person. I have a severe stutter,...

This is really amazing. The person who interviewed and hired you is a saint. My stutter has been affecting my mental health, but I recently got a job too! I'm kinda nervous bc I feel like I don't des...

Tips and advice

Tips and advice So I’m curious as to what you all here think. I’m a 20 year old male college student who works at a grocery store. My manager recently asked me if I would like to be promoted to workin...

Anxiety, depression and a job!

Anxiety, depression and a job! Hey all, first post here, only just coming across the sub. I've had a stutter for most of my life, at least the last 20 years. It's gotten pad and worse, had its ups an...

Yes, it depresses me that I can’t fix relationships just cause they have a biased opinion about my stutter and won’t hear me through. They don’t talk to me for the only reason of me having a stutter. ...

No friends no self esteem

No friends no self esteem I hate my life at the moment. A bit on the past and probably in the future. I’m from finland and i stutter in almost every sentence. Finnish language is hard and a lot harder...

Right. So, this is something you're going to have to address in separate therapy. It's not something that managing your stutter will handle. Perhaps a different sort of question: Are you able to comm...

Yes, I’ve experienced trauma. Maybe to the point that I have PTSD from social experiences. There is no positive when I have a severe stutter and social situations. Every person, every social situation...

I feel the same way. That I may have overreacted to the situation. In my defense she has the slightest idea what I’ve been through with my speech. Decades of not getting jobs, discrimination, fired fr...

Speech therapists are there to take advantage of us. When I was at my most vulnerable when I was just a little kid, my speech therapist at school implemented this system where she told my friends to s...