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Perhaps we should analyze this notion of uncomfort a little. How do you conclude that people are uncomfortable? And to which extent does it happen? I'm also suspecting a feedback loop where you perc...

Both? It definitely feels less awkward when i'm with my friends who understand it but sometimes the feeling of uncomfort i have is the same when i communicate with new people i don't know and with peo...

Does anyone else feel like an extrovert trapped in an introvert/stutterer's body?

Does anyone else feel like an extrovert trapped in an introvert/stutterer's body? I just want to be able to tell a funny story at a dinner or engage in conversation at a party without feeling like a f...

Some stutters are psychological, like I said I'm fluent alone, and stutter more in certain circumstances. That is a psychological problem, doesn't matter if you have studies to 'disprove' it. If yours...

> Why is it there's way more stutterers in western countries than asia? 1. Regional genetics 2. Social standards that make it more acceptable to be a stutterer in some societies than others. Far m...

Any professors or TAs here?

Any professors or TAs here? I'm considering TAing next semester and the only thing preventing me from doing it is my stutter. I know the course material extremely well and I have several friends that ...

Oh yeah. Fighting blocks would give me migraines. And the ups and downs of anxiety-producing talking moments... jr high and high school felt like the kind of exhaustion you get after an emotional day ...

i dont stutter but my boyfriend does and his stems from stress and anxiety. he barely stutters around me because he says he's "comfortable with me" idk if your stutter is biological or if it comes fro...

:( I took online classes my first 4 semesters because I just couldn't do it. Too anxious. I knew it would all be a disaster. I eventually felt more comfortable with my stutter and and now take all c...

Now, we're obviously not therapists, so I'd certainly recommend visiting one of those... But I see sort of two lines here: -Are you comparing yourself to other people that you deem more worth than y...

I certainly feel socially impotent, especially lately now that I'm around some very charismatic co-workers. I feel like it does make me worth less. ...

>called me "socially impotent" and that label has definitely stuck with me Did you start interpreting yourself wrongly, you think? At any rate, you should figure out if you consider yourself wort...

I have pretty much the exact same problem. Right now I have a block on saying my last name when we do introductions at the start of meetings at work - which happens all the time since at our meetings ...

Just had an Icebreaker for a physics club today, about an hour ago. Basically, we were in smaller groups and that part went fine. I was pretty proud of my fluency for that (haha), but after a few minu...

Sorry for the late reply. These past few weeks have been exhausting. Yea my B. S in psychology was fairly big on presentations but this program has a lot more. Unfortunately I do not have health ins...

Is stuttering psychological or neurological?

Is stuttering psychological or neurological? What do you think it is? Some say its neurological while others say its psychological. My question is this: If it is neurological, then how have so many ...

I don’t remember having trouble saying the word in the past. The first time I remember struggling with “accounting” was just a year or 2 ago. Idk what happened. I don’t try to hide my stutter but I do...

Im having a huge problem with blocks lately.

Im having a huge problem with blocks lately. I have always had a stutter since I was small and it was really bad as a kid. In middle school and the beginning of high school I still stuttered a little ...

The fact that you view talking to others as a high stress activity, plays a significant role in why you stutter. Talking is not technically supposed to be stress inducing, because humans are a social ...

Honestly me too. I think it's a problem with everyone that stutters tbh...