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You’re not alone. I’m an English teacher and stutter more speaking it compared to my native language (Turkish) -yes, it’s ironic that I teach something I have increased difficulty with :) I guess th...

Stuttering more on Second Language

Stuttering more on Second Language hi everyone, as titled, my stuttering seems to be more when i speak in English (during standup and interviews) . not just that there is also physical signs like swea...

When I was 10, with severe stutter, every second word, my teacher made us all reply to roll call by saying "good morning Mr blue.." He would say "good morning purple", and purple would reply "good mor...

Phlebotomist! Can be challenging, but mostly it's the same questions and small talk that I can control. After a long day I feel my breath is tired and talking is tiring/hard. Also during stressful tim...

I relate with this. I try staring over them like the side of their shoulder to help focus my brain to talk fluent to an extent. They’re still in my eye view but when they make disrespectful faces or c...

I try making eye contact. Sometimes I do great but other times i block so much my head won't stay still lol. Does it make you flow better if you don't make eye contact? I've been stuttering 40 years...

A lot of people stutter due to anxiety and anxiety causes stuttering. It's an evil catch 22....

Making eye contact is impossible when talking to someone.

Making eye contact is impossible when talking to someone. Whenever I'm talking to someone I can't look them in the eye, cause it will look like I'm staring at them as if something is on their face. An...

This was me! I dreaded presentations even days before it but for some reason I would always ask the teacher for me to go first! I hate the panic attacks/anxiety so I needed to relieve myself by just g...

French is my native language but I have learned English when I was very young too, being from Canada. I'd say I actually stutter less in English but I think that's mostly because the context of when I...

I get what you're saying, but I feel like you're really overgeneralizing. Sure, the self-pity and defeatism aren't helping anybody, and the frequency with which it appears here is frustrating. But...

First of all, I get you’re frustrated with your speech and all, but I am too you know, and your mocking is very out of place, especially when I’m trying to help by engaging in conversation with you. Y...

Hey man, I get it. I’m just saying you cant be surprised by the reaction to your post. Not attacking you, you don’t have to argue. Hope you have a good one and keep kicking this thing’s ass...

Hey, I don’t think you’re a jerk for posting this. As you probably know, a lot of people in this sub are currently in their season of despising their stutter and having a tough time. Try to think back...

SAME! I envy people who don’t have a stutter so much...

venting is a thing. that's what those posts are. you could have just moved on if you don't know how to react to venting, but no, you just had to vent about venting in the worst way. accusing people of...

That's interesting. I stutter much more the more familiar and comfortable I am with both the language, and the people I'm around....

Question for socially awkward stutterers

Question for socially awkward stutterers How much do you think your stutter contributes to your social awkwardness? Completely? Partially? Or maybe you don't think it contributes to your social awkwar...

There is no formula to stuttering or dating, thats incel thinking and it'll do a lot more harm to your ability to be happy, make friends, or date than any disability. The truth is I and a ton of peop...

Bro I can't even make friends, I can literally see their face when I stutter, If I stop initiate conversations, nobody even look at me....