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What a weird requirement in college. We used to have to do it in primary school and I always dreaded it. I’d talk to your professor after class and candidly tell her that reading out loud is hard for ...

That fear goes out when you accept stammering. I am a 21 year old college student, and I've accepted that I stammer. Just be confident, and accept stammering. It will help a lot more. Also, don't be ...

You're young, after school you will likely never see these people again. Just be confident and embrace your stutter, being afraid solved nothing...

It’s so important to surround yourself with people who make you feel good. So that’s #1. The more comfortable you are around others, the easier (I say this lightly) it’ll be to be fluent. I like to ki...

Internal conflicts

Internal conflicts I recently got completely fine talking to people with my stutter. But while I was in a very bad mindset, I was forced into extreme introversion, so now I dont even know what to talk...

It’s not meant to be a cure but to teach you tools to help you get through difficult situations. I am sorry it didn’t work for you though. However it is beneficial to others. It helped me alot in elem...

This is why my school life was a horror show minus the other experiences. Every time my turn came to introduce myself, I started panicking, racing heartbeats and what not. All the symptoms made my spe...

I often forget I have it. Don't notice it myself unless I am nervous, stressed out or tired. I don't let it dictate my life. It is part of me. Is it annoying af sometimes? Yes. But I am glad that I am...

Hey, a bit late to the party but still want to give you my take. I am now in uni but when i was in highschool, everyone knew i stuttered(now in uni i bearly meet any people). My go to method was try ...

Accommodations for a fellow student in debate and public speaking

Accommodations for a fellow student in debate and public speaking tl;dr: How can I make debate more accommodating? Hello! If this type of post doesn't belong here, feel free to let me know, or take...

I stuttered and in my class I ranked 234 out of 234. And for all those curious as an adult I’m doing just fine. Married with kids and just bought a new house. So I guess I debunked the theory of a t...

Don't worry,you are not alone.I have had those breakdowns almost on a daily basis in school.We used to read a set book in turns,and i could not even read the first word.The whole class used to laugh a...

I have a similar story. In 9th grade my stutter was at its worst that it had been in a while, and because of that I didn’t participate at all in classes, and for presentations would regularly rely on ...

Yeah, same … until college at least. Then I was at least decent once I enjoyed what I was studying....

Can't relate, I never gave a shit about school. It was full of assholes who hated me so I mentally checked out for a lot of it. Spent a lot of time sleeping in class....

I was also very successful academically, I went to a top university and have a 1:1 in comp sci. Highest overall grade in my year 88%. What I will say is, we are highly neurotic people. Meaning we sp...

Why are most people who stutter toppers??

Why are most people who stutter toppers?? All through highschool,we had a group of us,who used to stutter.All of us had a common trait,we were all among the top in our classes,is there an explanation ...

Daamn,i did the same thing.We used to read set books in class according to our sitting arrangements.I never ever read,the fear of being laughed at was real.I told the teacher,i have a stuttering probl...

Yes I did experience this back at my old school when I had to do a speech in front of the whole class...

i used to “go to the bathroom” during those times haha but then i’d come back and they’d still be reading...