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Blocks are the worst. It comes off extra humiliating since at least with a stammer everyone can see I'm trying to spit it out but with a block I just go silent like a weirdo. For blocks the only co...

Stutter carrying into new language learning

Stutter carrying into new language learning My stutter and stammer/blocks are moderate to severe. I've always been good at picking up on languages and memorizing.. but of course the cruel joke is the ...

Advice to overcome blocking?

Advice to overcome blocking? hey everyone, i've been stuttering for quite a few years now and have always seemed to have a problem with blocking. the only ways i can get some words out is by swearing,...

I’ve had this issue my whole life, at an early age I would read a lot... I learned synonyms for the most common words... whenever I KNEW a block was coming I would be able to inject an alternative wit...

Trauma is not always proportional to a "wound" inflicted. It's due to a wound going untreated. In my experience, stuttering seems to come from a place where we feel like we have to hold back. When you...

I am overthinking my stutter, AGAIN

I am overthinking my stutter, AGAIN Hello! I am 21 years old and I stutter. I have stuttered for a long long time. When growing up I always thought it would go away or at least it would get much bette...

Learn more words and synonyms so you can always have options to say the best one without stuttering. That also helps you not to focus on your words but on your overall message that you want to convey....

I never stutter with my best friend i dont know how but i can control my stutter with him but when im talking to my brother parents or teachers i stutter and sound like a typing machine...

Developing a stutter as a teen?

Developing a stutter as a teen? Hello, before all of this just know I am not very informed so I most likely won't be using proper terminology and I won't know all of the acronyms So, when i was about...

Wait, you can't just bullshit in the speaking section? I'm starting put with my prep and assumed it's like sat, you just show your language skills even if what you are saying is bull...

I need help with anxiety, I think.

I need help with anxiety, I think. First of all I just wanna say this is really out of character for me, like I usually don't go out of my way to ask for help but I think I need it. But uh if you guys...

I also talk super fast when I’m nervous which causes my to stutter, which is why I try to calm my nerves by taking deep breathes every other sentence and taking my time speaking. Another method that h...

As a non-native English speaker I stutter mostly when I am talking in English. Any tips or suggestions to improve fluency and not stutter?

As a non-native English speaker I stutter mostly when I am talking in English. Any tips or suggestions to improve fluency and not stutter? Hi there, I am from Bangladesh and my native language is Be...

Yeah your right if they have the same qualifications and similar work experience, why would someone hire someone with a stutter for example in a sales/customer service role. If I could hide my stutter...

I talk pretty fast when I’m nervous, and it’s hard to calm myself down. Talking slower doesn’t really work for me. My stuttering hasn’t been this bad in months, I haven’t even thought about it until t...

Something that I've found that's super super helpful- record your order into the voice memo app on your phone, by yourself so you don't stutter, and then when you're at the window, play the recording ...

I experienced that exact scenario once in a club and once gaming online with friends. Kinda scarred me and I haven’t attempted any jokes or punchlines since. Unfortunately I’m known as a quiet person ...

Fast food is garbage so I never order at drive-throughs. The additional benefit being not having to stutter to those faceless intercom voices. All my food is groceries and I don’t have to talk to any...

I usually don’t give a fuck about the states anymore it’s been 7 years since I stutter so I’m out of fucks to give, so I just order if there are too many blocks I just say “sorry i have a stutter” and...

In my 20ish years of experience having a stutter, I’d say it depends. I’ve had periods of time when my stutter is good and/or I have adapted to my environment well enough to work with it. Stressful li...