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It is appropriate to mention your stutter at a job interview?

It is appropriate to mention your stutter at a job interview? What are your thoughts? I have a moderate stutter that is noticeable as I have prolong speech. If you do believe it is appropriate, do y...

for me i never really cared about hanging out with others due to my stuttering. it's been like this since i started school, i keep to myself a lot, not only because of my stuttering but also because ...

for me it's the other way around: when I'm with family and friends i stutter less but put me in front someone i don't know or I'm not comfortable around my stuttering is kinda bad. if i had to rate my...

The way I've ever approached it has always been a “okay, boyfriend knows it, has accepted it, still loves me, bring it on”. Even if it happens just try to act super natural and cool yourself down. I k...

I tend not to stutter but I get blocks because I'm nervous...

I’m pretty fluent at this point in my life, but just the other day I woke up in a panic when I realized I was going to a meeting where I would have to introduce myself to a group of people. I usually ...

Nah it happens like every voice chat I’m in and sometimes IRL and I don’t really know how to communicate without stuttering a bunch...

I have an awful memory too. I feel like people view me as really "slow" in general when talking, as alot of times it looks like I zone out of conversations or forget what I'm about to say but it's a...

I only have online friends as I don’t have any IRL ones. We voice chat a lot and usually I have a bunch of jokes and stuff to talk about and I could talk perfectly with absolutely 0 issues. But then o...

Same here, mine definitely is a result of social anxiety though. I have a near to perfect home life as such, and have lots of great friends at school so it's weird I have the social anxiety to begin w...

I guess so. It’s just so frustrating. Because I’m not a socially awkward or anxious person. In fact when I’m with a group of people I know I’m talking all night and quite often find myself centre of a...

I'm 14 and this has recently happened to me. It's overall a cause or severe social anxiety which could be what is happening to you. Are you sure there aren't any issues stressing you out right now at ...

Hi. 22F here and I have felt what you felt before and have had my stutter for as long as I can remember, but it does get better. After graduating college, I was terrified about not being able to find ...

Challenges when growing up, doing to speech therapy and taking IQ tests in school when your parents/school don't tell you what the tests are for. Mine's barely present, and my only speech impediment ...

Though I get blocks even when I’m not under any noticeable stress, they get much much worse when I’m in a stressful situation such as taking to a stranger or presenting or talking on the phone. The o...

Possibly. Though I stutter pretty frequently even when I’m not under any stress, it does get much worse when I’m in stressful situations (talking to strangers, presenting, etc) and it does tend to get...

Would you say you’re under more than average stress lately? As a lifelong stutterer (29yrs) I found when I’m suffering from a lack of sleep or am more anxious than normal, my blocks/stutters/repetit...

That’s very strange. I’ve never heard of anything like it. Maybe just extreme amounts of tension/ stress? Stress can have pretty intense effects on the body....

Ted Talk

Ted Talk I have to do a Ted Talk at the end of January for my college. Its being live streamed. I only stammer when I get nervous. Does anyone have any advice? Thanks...

Meditation has always been hard for me. Can you suggest which technique I should practice for keeping my mind away from anxiety. Also, the awkward silence is what I fear the most that has lead to me t...