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In another talk I gave, I talk about the importance of grabbing fear by the balls. We can all do it!...

In my interview I think I definitely sounded weird but it wasn't quite apparent that I had a stutter. I paused a lot trying to think of what I was going so that I wouldn't stutter tried to mimic conf...

Experiences of working in a call centre for a year.

Experiences of working in a call centre for a year. I thought i'd post this since I thought some people here might be interested. Using a throwaway as I believe if I post too many things from my real ...

I’ve talked a fair bit about anxiety, especially social anxiety, with my speech therapist. She told me that about 50% of stutterers develop some social anxiety, some more than others. To address thi...

This doesn't sound like a common stuttering association. I tend to frown when I concentrate (e.g. in trying to explain something), because I grew up near-sighted, and the eye compensation has stuck. ...

For Those Who Developed Anxiety From Stuttering, Do You Get the Angry Face Symptom?

For Those Who Developed Anxiety From Stuttering, Do You Get the Angry Face Symptom? Hello everyone, I wanted to get some inputs on anxiety caused by stuttering. I have been dwelling about this for to...

Perhaps your stutter is anxiety induced ? I say this because in uncomfortable situations, it seems as if you start to stutter/ stutter more badly. One step would be to get used to talking in these un...

well, you gotta do it, hah! that's the attitude i tend to have for situations like this. i have to meet the senior vice president of my division next monday, so i definitely empathize. i think, if y...

I am a student with no prior work experience whatsoever, so I can’t help in that direction. However, I believe if you keep your calm, get out of your head and just be present in the moment, you will ...

Just remember this isn't heart surgery and sometimes you just have to jump in feet first. Make sure your shoulders are relaxed and breathe in through your nose. Take your time and smile. I'd even crac...

Big day in my career tomorrow but I'm afraid I can't make it

Big day in my career tomorrow but I'm afraid I can't make it I just moved to dubai, new job with really amazing salary for a junior like me, we are a mid size company and we should work with large mul...

To be completely honest, the fear of stuttering is waaay worse than stuttering itself =) Congratulations to you! BUT! now you've had this victory, you must persevere. You must keep calling people on t...

I get nervous when answering the phone at work or when I have to call a company. If you want to practice, PM me and I’ll give you my number. ...

I'm a huge flirt, so I guess my tip is forget about your stutter and be confident (like they're easy right /s ) Breathing helps a lot too. Everybody has their different strategies, but I never let my ...

I'm sure everyone has certain sounds that they have trouble with. I get my ass kicked by S's, B's, W's, and K's. I've been an anxiety-filled mess lately so I've been having more trouble than usual. ...

What are some tips you can give me because I’m a cute guy but I just can’t talk to girls and it sucks...

I don't mean to toot my horn but I get plenty of girls, despite my stutter. I think if they sense it doesn't bother you, it doesn't bother them. I never settle for girls based on which accept my stutt...

Hey, I can empathize with this a lot. I’m a rising 4th year at a US med school and am planning on going into internal. Ive felt the same qualms and thoughts when talking to patients. It’s so awkward h...

Oh that’s really interesting. I guess anything is possible then haha. My biggest concern going into medical school with a stutter was “establishing rapport with patients.” Like, how can I maintain s...

Being in relationships?

Being in relationships? How has stuttering affected your relationships . Any advice on how to approach girls ? Can moderate blocking stutter be unattractive to girls ? Im 19 and ive never had a girlfr...