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My wife tries to tell me that it is, for other reasons that people have listed. However, one thing that I have apprecited it, is it makes me pause and actually think about speaking. I find there are a...

“I constantly think about what everyone thinks of me.” Just fucking stop it right there. It’s about your mindset. Nobody cares more about your stutter than you. I was a retail manager, had to watch ...

>*"This hypothesis is not proved beyond doubt as far as I understand."* Yes, I agree with everything you said! >*"This is because one of the most frustrating and painful aspects of stuttering, is th...

My stutter is a bit different…

My stutter is a bit different… Long post, but I’m wondering if anyone can relate.. I can’t really remember how it was when I was a toddler, but it was definitely noticeable. My school friends remembe...

I feel your pain homie, I use profanity to help me curb the stuttering when allowed obviously I can't do it in a professional setting. It's definitely a confidence killer and what makes it worse is wh...

My name is Jill. I have always struggled with speech/communication. I remember when I was in junior high or high school that when I spoke, I would pause because I couldn't find the word I was looking ...

It's a hard question... One suggestion. Every time you consider your stutter, stop yourself from doing so. We often let our stutter make decisions for us. We allow it to be a huge influence in how w...

> I'll still always have the anxiety about not being able to say your name when asked... IDK how old you are. I had a severe stutter until mid 20s. Did speech therapy throughout my youth with littl...

I agree with you it's ridiculous, in that, avoidance techniques might become a negative coping mechanism. I think, for some individuals it can still be useful to swap words for example to prevent trau...

When I don't think about how I talk, I don't stutter and when I do think, I stutter....

People always think I am mad at them??

People always think I am mad at them?? Any context where I need to explain anything to anyone the other person takes on obvious feelings that I am yelling at them. I need to speak in short clear phras...

Should I avoid eye contact for a split second if it helps?

Should I avoid eye contact for a split second if it helps? Hi! I have been doing speech blocks for half a year now, and I decided to seriously address this habit. From what I read, it is not recommend...

Hi, you’re not too late ( : So glad you wanna get the recommendations I listed. Some of the key points I took from these courses are basically to not hold your expression back when you speak or act...

I like your writing style, anyway, i’ve been thinking about this all of my life. You know when you speak to someone there’s all this information to be processed - in the form of a person, topic of con...

Sometimes for me the feeling of knowing you're observed used to trigger more of my stuttering, like you were saying. At least when I was younger this had an effect on me for sure. Brains are complic...

Venting

Venting I've had a speech impediment for as long as I can remember, starting from childhood. At first, adults around me thought it was cute because I was young. However, as I entered puberty my stutt...

Stutter, Software Engineering, and System Design Rounds

Stutter, Software Engineering, and System Design Rounds Hey guys. I’m a software engineer that was laid off in February and have been grinding leetcode and system design like normal. I have been d...

The key to fluency is to not think before speaking. Fluent speakers speak when an idea comes to their mind, not words. In order to do this yourself you need to find a way to keep yourself from plannin...

First time posting, happy to find this sub

First time posting, happy to find this sub I am so happy to find this sub and after reading through a few posts and comments, for the first time ever I feel like people understand my struggle with sp...

I think speech therapy can be really helpful if we as PWS are committed to practice every day , an of course it requires some acceptance from our side to talk with techniques . Also it would be helpfu...