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I've stuttered all my life, but didn't develop speech blocking until I was almost 18 years old. It was really crushing because I thought the stuttering was bad enough. I don't know a lot about recov...

Is there anyone else who is the total opposite? I find it very difficult to say my name or do short responses but I can breeze through a conversation any day....

A long conversation is just a bunch of short conversations. Try to look at it that way. I feel like the biggest problem with my stutter is avoidance. I have to keep on my self not to avoid talking. ...

I find that I do the same thing. I feel like my stutter has conditioned me to have short responses in conversations because I dont want to stutter. But now I just force myself to say what's on my mind...

i think there is certain "lateral movement" we can do -- for example, i've begun to alter my stutter so it's more repetition than severe blocking, it feels like it is more productive in terms of commu...

very true, in my experience, the things you dont do because of fear of stuttering, these are the things you should do intentionally, this really helps, the fear in the mind is the main reason, and sp...

I got into a lot of trouble substituting words when I was younger - In my opinion it's better to tackle it head on....

i've done this and also used to bite the inside of my gums. it helps for a little but it made my stutter crazier and i needed to train myself to stop doing it because it began to really hurt (like my ...

Sometimes I can get away with saying "jew" instead of "did you". Say it quick enough and no one can tell the difference. ...

Blocked on “did”

Blocked on “did” I can’t start a sentence with “did”. I feel so dumb lol how do you guys get around this. D words are my strongest blocks but I don’t think I’ve ever started with “did” my whole life...

When i were at high school, i ran for Vice President, i didnt win but i was part of student government ...

I have a stutter and am running for student council

I have a stutter and am running for student council My stutter first appeared when I was 11 years old and has stayed with me ever since. I use to let it control me as I was afraid to order food at res...

SLP (Speech Language Pathologist) here, so I can only offer that perspective. Although I have experienced some social anxiety in the past, which made it difficult/ impossible for me to talk in certain...

I've been hiding how i felt about my stutter for years and years. My dad used to stutter a bit but he overcame it somehow...I wish i talked to him about it before he passed away three years ago, i'm ...

I do clench my jaw and will do hand gestures - like enunciating with my hands will help. I started a new job where I have to be very precise and articulate. This is actually helping me as it’s forci...

Aaaaalllllll the time. Just general comments about it, pointing it out when I don’t do it, and ways I can “stop” my stutter. ...

Formal evidence of stutter for University?

Formal evidence of stutter for University? I have stuttered for the past 10 years (not from birth). My university course currently has multiple modules where there is an assessed verbal presentation ...

Hey, I had a phone interview for a programming job. I literally could not speak, I blocked on 1 work for over a minute and hung up the phone! Then they called me back and said I could type the answers...

One thing that I have found in my interviews that worked well is confidence, finding your “trigger” sounds (mine is words starting with H and sometime F) and avoiding them when you get nervous or feel...

Biggest interview of my life this weekend

Biggest interview of my life this weekend Hi everyone. I have a really important interview this weekend for a scholarship to my dream school, and my stuttering has been getting me down. I wrote about ...