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I think Lee Lovet is a quack. We stutter in social situations because those situations are higher stress /more demanding. To use a real world example, let’s say you inherit a car. It runs ok for neigh...

> Clear/logical thinking while speaking is my ideal goal as I feel this is the only way I'll ever be able to avoid stuttering. Amen - I knew I wasn't the only one whose stuttering disrupted their ...

Concerned parent about daughter who may have begun to stutter. Please help.

Concerned parent about daughter who may have begun to stutter. Please help. Hello r/Stutter ​ I'm not sure if my nine year-old daughter has just begun to stutter. She never stuttered befo...

I can't seem to explain a long story

I can't seem to explain a long story So, I have very mild stutter. I only stutter under pressure (presentation, public speech). Although, my stutter has gotten a lot better lately as I am feeling more...

Its less a stutter and more a challenge to come up with words

Its less a stutter and more a challenge to come up with words I know that you could depict the where i'm going at just from reading the title, but let me explain. For the past few years I've had a mil...

Modafinil

Modafinil Does anyone have any idea if such thing as modafinil could help cure stuttering?...

yes, i really do hope that people can understand what it feels like in these situations. i sometimes feel like i’m ‘one step behind’ anyone else, when others can express their ideas with total fluency...

Environmental stuttering

Environmental stuttering A lot of stutterers I know stutter regardless of the situation they’re in. I, on the other hand, stutter only in certain situations. For example, when I’m casually talking to ...

Kind of Odd

Kind of Odd Today, I was at my university attending a mentorship lecture. One of my class mates was mute and used sign language/text to speak. Now my stutter isnt too bad, but I still have the occasio...

I notice that when I’m passionate about something that I’m speaking about, I’m very fluid. When I’m forced to do a presentation that doesn’t interest me I get caught up in what others are thinking, ho...

It’s the exact same for me. Giving a presentation is a lot like talking to yourself: there’s no conversational aspect about it. I’m guessing if people ask you questions after the presentation, you sta...

For some reason I do not stutter when i'm giving a speech/presentation

For some reason I do not stutter when i'm giving a speech/presentation Hello guys, i've been stuttering since i was 5. My stuttering was really bad(would rate it 8/10) but during the years i improved ...

I found out that I don't stutter when I suppress emotions (or when I don't care)

I found out that I don't stutter when I suppress emotions (or when I don't care) I don't know if this works for anybody else. But I find that I don't stutter when I go into a "machine-like" or "roboti...

A little lost

A little lost I recently (in the last few months) have started to stutter. Or at least I think that’s what it is. It started to concern me more, but my SO says I don’t stutter which confuses me becaus...

Frustrated

Frustrated I really really do not get it now , why do I stutter in spot situations, yesterday I was out with friends and my stutter was virtually non existent, even when I speak to my younger brother ...

I’m going to beat this and so will you.

I’m going to beat this and so will you. Hey there, My name is Ryan. Was not a stutterer until the age of 18 or so, cant explain the reasoning, but it is been a mild to extreme part of my life for al...

First of all, it's really great you're asking this question! I would say not to finish what he's trying to say - unless he asks you to. Maybe he will say at one point "you know what I mean" or "that ...

Anybody Else?

Anybody Else? My stutter is not chronic, but it happens often enough to make social situations difficult. I try to plan out my sentences and everything beforehand to prevent it, and sometimes I get th...

Excitement and stuttering

Excitement and stuttering I just don’t understand this. When I have something I want to say, or I’m excited to say something, I stutter. It’s because my vocal folds close, but why does this happen? D...

Rhythm aspect of stuttering

Rhythm aspect of stuttering Have you ever started talking and you are pretty fluent, and then someone corrects you on something, and you have trouble getting back on track? Or when anyone starts a con...