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I think this is a great discussion topic. My views are as follows: I think advertising is great, but you have to know why you're doing it. If you're mostly doing it to put the other person at ease an...

For me it works bc it gives me a bit more freedom to have the guts to stutter. Bc they know about it when I advertise. Mostly people react 'Oh, that's okay.' And the conversation goes on. I would ne...

I'm glad he found a way to fix his stutter, but a lot of what he's saying is just wrong. He's taking a sample size of himself and extrapolating to stuttering in general. There is a definite genetic co...

SURVEY: The Role of Acceptance for People Who Stutter

SURVEY: The Role of Acceptance for People Who Stutter Hello! I am conducting research on the role of acceptance as it is related to stuttering for people who stutter. I would appreciate it if anyone w...

Honestly I've got to agree with everything you've said. I've gone through extremely good phases where I've hardly stuttered, to the point where I worked in a communications job. I was just able to pus...

I didn't say stutterers will always stutter. I said we'll always *be* stutterers. Our disfluency will always be there. An acceptance of this is vital to improving our fluency. Stutterers who have achi...

I came to a point that it doesn't bother me anymore that people lift an eye brow, or look a bit strange when they hear me stutter. I can imagine that they do that. I can be totaly fluent for a while ...

What I mean by curing it is, making it pretty much invisible. Look at Emily Blunt, she had a stutter, check her interviews now, flawless. I mean to a point where I can just talk without having to thin...

There is no cure for stuttering. Stutterers will always be stutterers. People can sometimes reduce stuttering by eliminating unnecessary anxiety and learning to stutter more efficiently, which makes b...

I think basically walking into a lion's den like that helps you improve your stutter the most. ...

You can still stutter and be a effective and even good communicator....

But don't be mad at yourself if it doesn't work what you wanna do.I've been there. But it doesn't help to be mad. I learned to let it be and think 'Next time beter.' Now I sometimes substitude and t...

I'm a college freshman now. It started mainly in 11th grade where I had extreme anxiety. I had an AP language class (basically lots of presentations). One day after class, I went to my teacher and ap...

I actually kind of appreciate it. I know the word I'm trying to say, YOU know the word I'm trying to say, we both know, so let's just somebody say it so I can continue my sentence. *shrug* It used to ...

What had the biggest positive impact on you opening up about your stuttering and eliminating avoidances? Any successful stories or defining moments that stood out to you?

What had the biggest positive impact on you opening up about your stuttering and eliminating avoidances? Any successful stories or defining moments that stood out to you? For previously covert adults ...

You are a BETA male. Your attitude disgusts me. I am slowly overcoming my stutter through putting in work i.e. speech therapy, call centre jobs, toastmasters meeting, and practicing daily. I have a...

If you decide to go to speech therapy, make sure that you find a therapist that understands what stuttering is. I grew up going to speech therapy and all of my therapists sucked because they didnt rea...

People won't feel uneasy if you're confident when you speak, like maintaining eye contact is crucial, especially when stuttering. It shows more respect and makes them feel less uneasy and more patient...

Thanks for the reply,I know that I should accept my stutter but the real problem is making other people uneasy because of my stutter ,thankfully nobody tries to interrupt me during blocks though. Als...

Have you ever read the book redefining stuttering? By John C Harrison? It's free online as a pdf. He talks about your situational stuttering and fluency with old people and children in the book. And m...