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I (usually) mention it up front to take away my worry that when I stutter the first time they won't know what just happened. Yes, this does not give them any opportunity to talk ask questions about it...

The airflow technique works wonders. Make sure you’re speaking on the breath, but a lot of ppl have a hard time using it because stuttering is more psychological to some...

I wouldn’t call it a screw up at all. Most of us (if not all of us) went/are going through such things and those are probably the most stressful situations for PWS. You actually came to school even th...

Hello! I’ve just completed my presentation too. It was an individual presentation. I started off very nervy and had several blocks. What I did was to substitute words that I could use to prevent from ...

completely screwed up my presentation

completely screwed up my presentation Did a 10 minute presentation with a partner. Stuttered and blocked from start to finish. Stuttered to the point that my partner deliberately spoke on more powerpo...

I "talked" to a girl

I "talked" to a girl We know each other for a long time, she was always into me I always liked her too. Well lately things starting to get a bit more serious, but... there's always a but... she always...

Yes I do believe that noticing my fluency rate was falling increased my stress. I have been trying to not think about my stutter as much and just go ahead and say what I want to say which has been hel...

How do you deal with feeling rushed?

How do you deal with feeling rushed? Both real and imagined. Real meaning when you can tell people want to leave and imagined when you feel like you are burdening people by keeping them. I work in c...

Hi, just saw you scrolling trough new, I never stuttered but I'm a heavy marijuana user: Weed tends to make people overly self-conscious, and I fear that ever since you might have been in a downwa...

The more I live the more I see that stuttering has almost nothing to do with my problems. My low self-esteem - yes, that's a bigger problem, than stuttering....

I'm the opposite, I get more pissed off which causes me to say more but it sends my anxiety into over drive which then causes me to stutter alot more as I'm trying to spit my words out quicker :/...

Feelings

Feelings I wish I didn't stutter. Social anxiety and depression suck. I feel alone even when I'm surrounded by people who love me because I feel like I can never love myself. Even when I express how m...

Definitely, or when I try to speak before thinking and it just doesn't come out right. Either that or when I'm tired. It's probably why I go quiet alot of the time as I'm usually anxious around other ...

My Story

My Story Guys I just joined this subreddit but I feel it is necessary to share my story directly taken from my college common app essay. Remember there is always hope:) The Bane of the Invisible Man ...

Same in school cafeteria. When you're in a line and there's bunch of people behind you. Now that you're near to the counter.. ANXIETY INTENSEFIES!!!!...

I’m a retail manager and I’ve worked retail forever. I understand completely. I’m 35 and still get people laughing or outright teasing me about my stutter. It’s been a chip on my shoulder for as long ...

I understand your anger completely, no one should mock someone's way of talking. I started working in retail on tills just over a month ago to become a more confident and coherent speaker. Because I u...

I think you’re overthinking it a little too much tbh . I’ve stuttered my way through plenty of job interviews where customer interaction was part of the job duties , including a job as a tutor where I...

I like the idea of keeping of short and sweet, but I’m scared I could be in a position to lose the role because they may think I’m not able to fill the role they need. What are you thoughts on this?...

It’s the whole build up to ordering and anxiety as I get closer to the till and even worse when I’m in a group when we’ve just been discussing what we’re all having and suddenly I have to pretend I’ve...