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You can approach this in two ways 1st - Get the stuttering part of out the way. When you talk to someone directly say that you stutter. It takes the pressure off. Most of the time people are conside...

starting at a new school

starting at a new school Hello, I'm a 16-year-old boy about to start high school on Tuesday, and I don't know anyone there. I'm currently overthinking and feeling a bit scared to start because I know...

Perhaps if you are on the dating apps you can mention it in your profile and/or before you meet them for a date, so if it is something that will bother them you can weed them out early!...

Whenever you meet someone and think they're going to ask your name, say "nice to meet you, I'm X, what's your name?"...

I can't say my name. Please advice

I can't say my name. Please advice I can't say my name if someone asks it. It's a bit long and starts with D and I struggle saying it. Whenever someone asks me my name I start stuttering at the first ...

I never hid my stutter.. bit I have this happen too ..sometimes I'll know someone for weeks and not stutter ,when it comes up I let them know. It just makes it easier to let it be known off the jump ...

A few suggestions that have helped me though college: 1. Self-disclosure of your stutter is hugely important and will take a lot of weight and anxiety off your shoulders. I highly recommend self-disc...

I get it. I've never publicly volunteered that I stutter. Though obviously someone would notice after speaking with me for a few minutes. If someone asks me about it, I confirm it. But I'll never br...

I have stuttered in middle school, high school, and college. Your best weapon will ultimately be disclosing your stutter, this will ease your nerves and save you from any perceived judgements. Non...

Coworker made a joke about my stutter.

Coworker made a joke about my stutter. My stuttering consists on blocking. Sometimes I am unable to let a word out and I get stuck. I noticed that when I talk to my close family I do block but then I...

Does your stutter become better when no one can hear you? I'm very anxious of someone hearing me talk, especially my family and i'm wondering if other people on here have or had that too and maybe got some advice for how to start to overcome this?

Does your stutter become better when no one can hear you? I'm very anxious of someone hearing me talk, especially my family and i'm wondering if other people on here have or had that too and maybe got...

if it helps at all, i usually preface job interviews with "i have a chronic, uncontrollable stutter. this is a medical condition. please be patient with me." or something along those lines. in school,...

Anyone had that awkward moment when is hard to tell someone u stutter cos u struggle to pronounce the word stuttering? cos I struggle with S word is soo hard for me and sometimes I will end up typing it on my phone and show people.

Anyone had that awkward moment when is hard to tell someone u stutter cos u struggle to pronounce the word stuttering? cos I struggle with S word is soo hard for me and sometimes I will end up typing ...

Advice - jobs?

Advice - jobs? As someone who stutters - what was your first job? I’ve been really nervous about applying to places due to my stutter. Do you tell you employer that your stutter? Or will it just come ...

😁 not at all my friend, not only i used it for my name but for my sons name, what i do is a pause so either people say did u forget ur name or ur sons name, or did you really have to think about it ,...

Magnesium

Magnesium I’ve seen a few posts and commenting here suggesting magnesium to aid stuttering and wanted to share my experience. For background, I’m 20 and I’ve stuttered since I was about 6. It’s geneti...

I stutter... sometimes?

I stutter... sometimes? Hi, i had a pretty big stutter when i was a kid but as i grew up and gained confidence it kinda just calmed down. Now i only seem to stutter in some specific cases. When i stu...

Phone calls are where I struggle the most with phone calls. I had to call up the doctor a couple weeks ago and I could barely explain what was up with me. I managed to tell them I had a stutter at the...

Tell them you stutter at the beginning of the phone call. “Hi, I stutter, please be patient” then start....

Perhaps admit you stutter and sometimes you struggle on your name? The best answer for you is the one which probably frightens you most but you know you'll grow by doing it (give a fake name won't do ...