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Yes, it is incredibly frustrating and disrespectful when someone cuts you off because of a stutter. It can 100% make you want to fade out and not be a part of the conversation. Truthfully, I don’t t...

I do this too. I also have more trouble with my last name vs. my first name. If I'm having a bad day, I'll stop with my first name if I can. I also stutter less if I say my last name first - James Bon...

Yeah my stutter isn't as bad as most of us that suffer from it. I've become a sort of recluse because its easier to not try to express my opinions to others. You brought up a lot of positives, I can...

I'm a line cook, I tell all of my managers straight up from the start to keep me away from customers. I hate interacting with customers. Maybe if i didn't have a stutter I wouldn't be so anti-social b...

I think that saying your name or address have some things in common. Usually, when you are just talking in a conversation, you have the opportunity to change words around, stop and think, or insert in...

I used to do the “if only...” i.e. if only I didn’t stutter, if only I had money, if only I had a girlfriend...Funny thing is I’m pretty fluent now , good job, happily married, and I have a shit ton o...

Not quite rational thinking, but then again, obsessions tend to be that way... ;) - Problems outside of stuttering are obviously solvable regardless of the stutter or not. The two routes you have a...

In a one word answer situation, I either, use a filler as "um" "uh" or I try to take deep breath and say the word as slow as I could say it....

I agree with you 100% they not contribution to find a cure for Stuttering because they think is easy to live with this,...

If I could just go a day without stuttering.

If I could just go a day without stuttering. I've got an interview tomorrow and I've been practicing for it all day. I can't even get by the "Tell us about yourself part" without breaking down. What's...

Exactly this, I tell a joke, people don't hear it, I just tell them to forget about it because I know I won't be able to get it out....

Same. The most difficult word for me to consistently pronounce is my first name, so I add words like “Pleased to meet you me name is...” or on the the phone,”This is ...”....

I’m the type of stutterer who says never let it stop You. I would initially say just not letting it stop you is what You do. But I understand. Try saying something before it. Almost develop A script...

Is Aiming For Fluency A Good Methodology For Stutterers?

Is Aiming For Fluency A Good Methodology For Stutterers? I've been stuttering since age 5. It's gone up and down. I've thought about all sorts of methodologies when it comes to dealing with your stu...

Speaking slowly doesn't always help - sometimes it does. What mostly happena is that we are surrounded by fear, so we don't seem to think about the words that we have to say. It's better if you make s...

1. Ordering food for me can sometimes be the hardest thing on earth, some D words I just get stuck on for no reason but if there’s a D in the middle or the end of the word I can say it completely fine...

1. Speaking on the fly, as someone else said. And not being able to fully express myself. A third thing would be the stuff that comes with stutter in most cases, like anxiety, depression. 2. If we’r...

1. Just the nerves and almost panic when we have to think and speak on a fly. For example, ordering food at a restaurant or introducing ourselves( names are the worst) etc... 2. I would just like to ...

I do this all the time at work and people think I'm stupid. So infuriating when I know the answer but instead of stuttering/stammering in excitement of knowing the answer and providing the knowledge t...

Yep..I sometimes have to act like I don't know something just cause I know the answer will cause me to hesitate....