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You have built a very independent life. So much so, that others exclude you. That is the air you are giving off. You don't run in their circles. You are not in the click. And it may stems from cocooni...

Anyone else here kicking ass financially but rotting away from loneliness and isolation?

Anyone else here kicking ass financially but rotting away from loneliness and isolation? I am a single guy in my 40’s. I own a million dollar house, drive a $80,000 convertible, retirement accounts f...

One of my biggest regrets is allowing it to control me all my life. I feel like im an extrovert that learned to be an introvert out of fear of stuttering. It saddens me thinking about how much differe...

In my opinion: I may be wrong, but here’s my take. Perhaps Brocklehurst (PhD) relied on confidence to execute the speech plan. If so, subconsciously his brain was constantly checking (i.e., eval...

In your own words. Does stuttering affect your self-esteem/confidence, and if so, how do you deal with it?

In your own words. Does stuttering affect your self-esteem/confidence, and if so, how do you deal with it? In my opinion: If we stutter more, it could lead to reduced confidence in our ability to exe...

I definitely think there are 100s of stimuli (such as uncomfortable face expressions from listeners) that our subconscious could perceive as a need to reduce in order to execute speech. Such protectio...

If kids become more cautious in speech execution (in a maladaptive way) in response to the need to become more respectful, or formal (etc), this might increase their protection mechanism to express th...

I think that past experiences might result in becoming more cautious in executing speech. If we maladaptively link this cautiousness to speech execution (by unnecessarily learning to need unnecessary ...

In my opinion: Even when stuttering feels “random” or unpredictable, there are actually layers, built from past experience.. running subconsciously. And also, I think we construct a narrative around ...

I think id be better of as someone else yk

I think id be better of as someone else yk I get this feeling a lot, that maybe I’d be better off living someone else’s life, where I could speak normally and fluently. People always say that everyon...

Anyone else just always had a stutter?

Anyone else just always had a stutter? I see some posts on this Reddit from people who ended up developing stuttering later on. I’ve just always kind of had one, am I the only one? 😂 lol!! I wonder ...

I'm afraid I'm becoming a bitch

I'm afraid I'm becoming a bitch I'm 18f, I started stuttering when I was 11 and at 13 I stopped speaking, stopping having friends, etc. I don't think my stuttering was that bad at first, but there cam...

We might not stutter. When we substitute a word or distract ourselves by focusing on our breathing, or by focusing on what the other is saying, or when we convince ourselves that we do not care about others. In your own words. WHY?

We might not stutter. When we substitute a word or distract ourselves by focusing on our breathing, or by focusing on what the other is saying, or when we convince ourselves that we do not care about ...

From a stimulus-evaluation perspective. Why are most people who stutter not aware of their subconscious stimulus-evaluation as well as their panic response prior to the stuttering manifestations? What do you think in your own words?

From a stimulus-evaluation perspective. Why are most people who stutter not aware of their subconscious stimulus-evaluation as well as their panic response prior to the stuttering manifestations? What...

Hello fellas !! (Help if you can about the topic)

Hello fellas !! (Help if you can about the topic) hey ppl, i am a stutterer with big dreams . i want to become an robotics engineer and want to pursue this field i didn't really think about my stut...

My effective approach for fluency.

My effective approach for fluency. This approach has helped me achieve fluency, and I share it to invite dialogue, not to claim a cure. If your first reaction is anger at a framework for understanding...

The Real Method for Fluency

The Real Method for Fluency Hey everyone, about 4 months ago I hit around 95% fluency in just one month. This came after reading books, learning from well-known figures in the stuttering world, and ev...

People don't and never will understand our struggle

People don't and never will understand our struggle I hate that we have to go thru what we go thru and nobody has a slight clue how it feels. To me it's like being forced to be someone you are not. My...

Relapsed stuttering

Relapsed stuttering So three years, I achieved more than 95% fluency, then I moved to canada for study in masters in mechanical engineering. Maybe because of laziness and lots of things going on, I st...

My struggle

My struggle My stutter began when I was 6 years old we were living with my mom's family it was the best years of my life then we moved into different country with my dad, then my nightmare began, a ne...