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I’m new here I’m twenty three, and I am an actor/singer. I graduated with a degree in Theatre and have found success on stage without much of much stutter getting in the way. But I’m scared. I still ...

Question.

Question. When I am speaking alone I dont stutter. But sometimes I do speaking with other people. Is it psychological? I have stutter, but is very light, but I often get anxious before talking. And th...

My stuttering comes and goes in waves as well. Sometimes it's quite manageable, other times it's a serious disability. Most colleges offer free therapy for their students. I took advantage of this, ...

Studying medical school with a stutter

Studying medical school with a stutter Hi. I'm 21 years old and have been stuttering all my life. Most of the time I have done a good job of hiding it, mostly by changing out words and rearranging my ...

I keep saying "um, um, um" repeatedly when talking on the phone.

I keep saying "um, um, um" repeatedly when talking on the phone. I go like I'm um um um looking to make um an appointment. It's really embarrassing (English is my mother tongue, so that's not the prob...

Hey man, I get it. Most of us on this subreddit get it. This stutter thing really adds a whole other dimension to our lives. It makes speaking hard, it takes our energy away, and really reduces our vi...

this is a crisis , like really.

this is a crisis , like really. i stuttered my whole life , but recently it is getting so much worse. i'am a 19 year old boy who is starting university and more responsibilities are in the way. i real...

Ik man. I gotta present for my final year project defense this friday and I'm scared as fuck. Even emailed my teacher to give me 0 but I don't wanna give it but she wants me to come no matter what. Pr...

Before doing something you should ask yourself "whats the worst that can happen?" Most of the time the worst thing that can happen isnt that bad...

Any tips for introducing myself in a meeting?

Any tips for introducing myself in a meeting? Hey guys. I've been stuttering since I was 4-5 and I'm 21 now. I'm interning at this company, and today they're having a discussion among all the young m...

Later I'm gonna die

Later I'm gonna die Tomorrow I have my first presentation at work so first 2 things: 1) I really suck on presentations in front of other people 2) the presentation is on english and english is not my...

its one the most awkward moments i have to face. I don't even know how to react to it and so i pretend to be deeply focused in the movie idk why...

I think you described it excellently when you said “20+ years of speech experience and muscle memory.” We have such a strong reflex to talk in the way that’s natural, and I think social expectations a...

I know it's hard, at least in the beggining, but i am confident that it will be better in the long run. I think it should be hard as you are overwriting 20+ years of speech experience and muscle memor...

100% relatable. What I've done is I now focus on understanding/combating whatever anxiety I'm feeling, this usually helps to minimize the level of stutter...

Anybody experiencing with voluntary/pseudo stuttering?

Anybody experiencing with voluntary/pseudo stuttering? 28 m, stutterer since 5. I can read and talk fluently when alone, but experiencing anxiety and fear of judgment when with people. Went to an S...

Vicious cycle vent

Vicious cycle vent I’m from Spain, and have been stuttering severely my whole life. Stuttering is a vicious cycle. You stutter because you know you’re gonna stutter, and you know you’re gonna stutter...

Stuttering is a vicious cycle. You stutter because you know you’re gonna stutter, and you know you’re gonna stutter because you stutter. The expectation of stuttering, mixed with the fear of being jud...

When I went to church while on vacation the priest stuttered. When I heard him in the beginning, the way he talked initially already caught my attention but I blew it off thinking no way. Then during ...

I’m on the same boat as you. I actually went to a speech therapist once in the eighth grade and I talked flawlessly. The only thing she told me that I remember is that I didn’t really maintain eye con...