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I totally agree but i feel it is boring to tell a story in slowed down way ... i feel you though. I hope it gets better for everyone with the same issue...

That's true. I can't begin to name the many experiences I've had where I know something very common, but I can't say it so I pretend not to know it....

Yup, happen in stupid times too, like pretending to forgot the name of the main character of a popular show you are known for being a fanboy of....

I do that all the time and I hate doing it because I sometimes feel like I sound stupid but it does get the job done....

Sudden problem with stuttering

Sudden problem with stuttering For the past while I've had problems with stuttering that I never had before. I'd stutter every now and then in the past but it wasn't a problem and it didn't feel like ...

I do this, but like others have said - it makes people think I am dumb or rude (when it’s the name of someone’s baby or I’m trying to introduce somebody etc). And I hate it. I’ve been trying to chal...

I know, I don't like doing it, but between that a crippling stutter, it's the only real option....

I sometimes don't say things I know because of that. Like a friend asks me who that xy sport player was and I know the answer, but can't say it, so I just pretend like I can't remember. I guess that i...

Yup, although more in the sense of "oh I forgot the name, the street that's next to David Street, begins with a P..." Waiting for the other person to get it....

Anyone get by their stutter by pretending their memory is just awful?

Anyone get by their stutter by pretending their memory is just awful? For example if I’m blocking on “Peter Street” I’ll just be like “What’s the name of that street.. I think it’s ... why can’t I rem...

This is a good insight to realize and I think one of the first steps to embracing who you are. However this will also mean reducing covert behaviors until you are no longer covert. The first step to c...

All the time! They come to me very situationally, but the most recent one went something like "Well that happened faster than I could spit out the words!"...

How to stop avoiding feared words?

How to stop avoiding feared words? Ok. So i am a covert stutterer who has been stuttering since when I was a child. I think the primary reason for my stuttering is that some of family members constant...

I gave a little impromptu speech to the incoming freshmen band kids at my high school orientation. I just winged it and everyone seemed to enjoy it....

Can I Reach A Stage Where I can Have Deep, Complex conversations with People?

Can I Reach A Stage Where I can Have Deep, Complex conversations with People? My stutter is pretty bad and it prevents me from connecting with people and having conversations with them. As a result I ...

That's okay.. My mum still makes all appointments for me... It's just so much easier. If I can manage to convince my roommate to answer the phone for me when I don't know who it is, she does it. 🤦‍♀️...

What have you done this week?

What have you done this week? Hi guys. Let's continue and tell each other what have we done during the week related to small speaking victories. Today I was in swimming pool with my daughter and swim...

Nothing. I dont talk on phone at all now..and it's way more embarrassing now that I'm getting interview calls and i run to find a friend or brother to pick it up....

What have you done to get over phone anxiety?

What have you done to get over phone anxiety? So, I'm a 28 year old mum. I have major phone anxiety, I started to get over it a couple of years ago but then a real bad call with my doctors office kind...

99% of the time I play along with it cause I have the worst block when saying “stutter”....