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No, I don't. I aim to use all the words I come up with. It's not a good habit to avoid words, I think....

I think tactics for very young stutterers are different, but that in itself wouldn't explain those particular approaches. It's not my understanding that we teach stutterers to pretend to not have a st...

SAME i also struggle with word that begin with D,A or that contains a V. i have to change the word on the spot otherwise i can’t talk...

Does anyone feel like their vocabulary is hindered by their stutter?

Does anyone feel like their vocabulary is hindered by their stutter? I don’t mean just words you use when speaking, I mean even thinking to yourself or in a written context. I come across words all th...

I would speak to your teacher and ask if you could give the speech privately. I think that the more we stutter, and especially under very stressful situations like these ones, where we feel very humil...

Same for me, mine is only two syllables but the first one is *always* a huge block. I've just given myself a one letter nickname to get around it....

I advise highly against #2 "Change the stutter word. Substitute.". Over time more and more stutter words are developed and this will only lead to more anxiety in the long run....

lol was it difficult for me? Imagine working at an architects called " Berties design shop" but you cant say "Berties" or "design" without stuttering ! Names changed but totally true. I dreaded the ...

Teacher uses my stuttering to discredit me HELP

Teacher uses my stuttering to discredit me HELP Hello everyone,i've got a problem ​ I don't stutter much in day to day life but i stutter a lot when i'm under a lot of stress,like during ...

\#2 has been my go-to forever. I loved reading/writing/English class so my walking thesaurus skills were well known when I was a child (it was more impressive then, haha)....

I think we might have to say that it works in terms of being successful covert stuttering. But that's not a criticism! It's just that not all people can sustain that kind of thing over time. For thos...

Hm, those all look like avoidance tactics to me. Are you consistently dodging/evading anything you sense will be a problem?...

Practical, simple tips to help stuttering.

Practical, simple tips to help stuttering. Hi, Has anyone ever come across a list of things that help people with a stutter. I don't mean support, I mean actual, physical things to try. As a former s...

The vicious thing with stuttering is that it is often a self-enforcing loop. When you stutter, you feel bad and can get a little bit insecure. This can lead to more stutters because you feel worse. It...

I sometimes feel like they listen more carefully now that they can’t see our mouths with masks on. But also felt a bit of the opposite where people can’t intuitively guess what I’m going to say anymor...

first job interview on Monday

first job interview on Monday So this morning I got a call back from the local grocery store I applied to. I was super caught off guard and it was instant anxiety and I ended up stuttering A LOT even...

I just feel lost

I just feel lost I recently turned 17 and I just feel lost. I don’t really know how to say it but I don’t really know what to do. I started school again for the year a few weeks ago now and we have to...

I totally feel you man, the inner me is a social creature that likes being interacted with but the outer me or who I portray to be is a shy and timid person and it sucks. I shy away from conversations...

I’m 28 and I’ve stuttered my whole life. I work for Oracle as a salesperson and I’ve worked there for almost 6.5 years, since I graduated college. At first my stutter held me back a lot and I would b...

In my experience, the more cold calling I did, the better my speech got. Putting myself out there and doing things I tell myself I’m nervous about or scared of makes a big difference for me. Even if i...